MUMBAI: Players, the official remake of the 2003 made Hollywood film The Italian Job, is all set to release on 6 January 2012.

The Italian Job revolves around the story of six thieves, who plan to pull off the heist of their lives by creating a largest ever traffic
jam in Los Angeles.

The filming of Players started on 9 November last year and has been shot in Goa, Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand. It already has had a long schedule in Siberia, St Petersburg and other locations in Russia.

The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sikander Kher, Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor. The film also stars Omi Vaidya and Sikander Kher in major roles.