Shah Rukh Khan’s famous dialogue – ‘Haar ke jeetne wale ko baazigar kehte hain’ – was born of a Formula 2 car racing scene in the film Baazigar (1993). Despite ample car and bike chase sequences in Indian movies, very few have based their storyline on this high-risk sport. Saif Ali Khan did play a professional car racer in Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007) but the movie was hardly watchable.

John Abraham making a film on bike racing

John Abraham has been planning a film on bike racing for a long time. He had earlier said that Ajay Kapoor would be producing the film, to be directed by Rensil D`Silva. The film is set to roll next year, John told Mid-day at the Indian racing Festival.