Akshay Kumar's 'Welcome 3' Locks Female Lead Cast

Mumbai, August 8 - The third installment of the much-awaited comedy film franchise "Welcome" is in the works and the development on the same is moving fast. The movie will see Akshay Kumar making his comeback in the franchise after missing out on "Welcome 2" while the makers have also locked a rock-solid rest of the cast.

It has been confirmed that besides Akshay Kumar, the makers have roped in Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi who will replace Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor in "Welcome 3". It will also reportedly feature Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty.



Now, according to Pinkvilla, the makers have locked in Jacqueline Fernandez and Disha Patani to play the female lead roles. "Every Welcome film has a conflict around the female protagonist and this one too will stay true to the world of this franchise. Both Jacqueline and Disha will bring the right amount of confusion to the story", the report says.

Earlier, there were reports that Bobby Deol is also a part of the movie but the report clarify that things didn't work out between the producers and Bobby, and now, the team is in talks with another actor to come on board. It is also revealed that Ahmed Khan will direct "Welcome 3".

Meanwhile, earlier last week, Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, producer Firoz Nadiadwala, and director Ahmed Khan met at Empire Studio for a photo shoot of Welcome 3 as they are planning to announce the film with this photoshoot soon. It will go on floors next year.

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