Don 3: Farhan Akhtar NOT to play cop in Shah Rukh Khan starrer

Farhan Akhtar has rubbished the reports of him being a part of Don 3 cast and has urged the fans not to speculate things on the basis of false news.

It was reported that the Rock On actor will not just be directing the movie but will also be playing the role of a cop in the movie opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Indeed, the reports created a lot of buzz amongst the fans. However, Farhan lately chose to put all the speculations to rest and made a post on micro-blogging site Twitter, saying, "Request those who conjure up news about #Don3 without any fact checking to please refrain. It is not fair to raise expectations of the film's fanbase via false news".

Request those who conjure up news about #Don3 without any fact checking to please refrain.
It is not fair to raise expectations of the films fanbase via false news.

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) March 27, 2018

Notably, Don 3 happens to be the third instalment of the popular Don franchise starring Shah Rukh Khan.

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's production company, Excel Entertainment, owns the rights of the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 1978 film Don.

Reportedly, Riteish has begun working on the script of the movie and Deepika Padukone will be replacing Priyanka Chopra as the female lead. However, no official announcement has been in this regard so far.