Players(2012) Players is a 2012 Indian action thriller heist film directed by duo Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla and jointly produced byViacom 18 Motion Pictures and Burmawala Partners. The film features a ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor,Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Sikandar Kher and Omi Vaidya in the lead roles, while Aftab Shivdasani appears in a cameo.The theatrical trailer premiered on 3 November 2011, and the film was released on 6 January 2012.It is an official remake of the 2003 Hollywood blockbuster, The Italian Job, which itself is a remake of the 1969 British caper film, of the same name.Players employs the same plot as the 2003 version, while making the characters and incidents completely different.. Be the first to review