Last month, Vin Diesel set off speculation about Deepika Padukone getting a role in Fast and Furious 8, by posting an image with the Bollywood actress on Instagram.

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Padukone had also followed suit posting an image with Diesel and stating that fans will find out soon what this collaboration is about. Diesel has finally broken his silence about this, revealing that Padukone is set to star in XXX: The Return of Xander Cage.

But the actor did add that they were very close to getting Padukone a role in Furious 7. The Mumbai Mirror reported this bit of news.

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The Hindustan Times also sourced Diesel speaking about the collaboration via Twitter.

"You have heard some of the casting, you have heard about Deepika, who is somebody I have wanted to work with for a long time. We were really close to working together in Furious 7 and...we are going to have a blast," Diesel said.

The actor also added that he has always wanted to work with someone from Bollywood.

"I have been dying to work with someone from Bollywood and bridge that gap, and I think there is something very multi-cultural about that, and very exciting," he said. "I think she is going to be just such a delight. I think the world is going crazy over her character."

Fast and Furious 8 will be released on April 15, 2017.

Furious 7 hit theaters on April 3, 2015.

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