Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in Mumbai to promote XXX: Return of Xander Cage

Actors Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone along with director DJ Caruso carried out a press conference in Mumbai to promote their film, XXX: Return of Xander Cage. It is the third film in the XXX franchise, and has a global cast, including Padukone, who plays Serena Unger, one of the main characters.
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 13 January 2017.

The actors and director were accorded a warm welcome which included being greeted by women dressed in Maharashtrian nine-yard saris.
Director of the movie is DJ Caruso and he said that cinema is global and the movie 'XXX: Return of Xander Cage' is not an American action movie but a global one because it has a cast of actors from different countries. Deepika Padukone is from India, Donnie Yen is from Hong Kong, Ruby Rose from Australia and Tony Jaa from Thailand.
Both Caruso and Diesel hinted at the possibility of another film in the franchise and it could even include a dance number with Padukone and Diesel.


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This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 20 October 2016.

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This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 18 October 2016.

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