Shoaib Akhtar distances himself from biopic Rawalpindi Express due to 'contractual violations'.

Rawalpindi Express is in the books no more. Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar announced that he has distanced himself from the 'dream project' and legally revoked all rights to his life's story. He attributed the cutting of ties to 'failure to resolve disagreements amicably' and 'constant contractual violations'.

On Saturday, he released his official statement on his Twitter account. 'Very sadly, I would like to inform all of you that after careful consideration of months, I have decided to disassociate myself from the film Rawalpindi Express and its makers by terminating the agreement through my management and legal team,' he wrote.

He said that though he tried to stay afloat, his biopic just didn't work out as he had hoped. 'Definitely, it was a dream project and I tried a lot to prevent [this] and stay in the boat but unfortunately, things were not going well,' he said, explaining the reasons. 'Failure to resolve disagreements amicably and constant contractual violations finally resulted in us to cut ties with them.'

Akhtar said he has formally and legally left the project and will...