Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who will next be seen in 'Players', says the film is much different from action thriller 'Dhoom' as director duo Abbas-Mustan have given a different twist to its script. “Players and Dhoom are two different films -- Dhoom was on cops-robbers face-off and all the main characters in 'Players' are thieves,” Abhishek said.

“However, the genre of both the films is the same. Both films are action-thrillers, but director-duo Abbas-Mustan have given a different treatment to Players,” he said.

Apart from Abhishek, 'Players' boasts of big names such as Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor and Neil Nitin Mukesh. It is an official remake of 2003 Hollywood film 'The Italian Job'. The entire starcast had undergone physical training to atone the body to the requirement of the roles they were playing, Abhishek said, adding that most of the stunts were done by the artists themselves.

Besides, Deol and Basu's characters were completely new, which the Hollywood film did not have, Abhishek said. He also said though initially it was planned as a Diwali release, it had been delayed since they realised it would take more time to complete the film as the story demanded extensive filming of action scenes, he said. “Therefore, we decided on a January 6 release,” he added.

Sonam said it was great working with Abbas-Mustan as they knew the pulse of the audience. “I am playing a computer hacker and crazy about Abhishek,” she said. Asked about the exciting moments she spent during the making of the film, Bipasha reminisced the scenes shot in north of the Arctic Circle in Russia. “For me shooting in Russia fantastic ... we worked under -30 degree Celsius condition,” she said.