One of the most popular comedy films in Hindi cinema, Akshay Kumar– a star Welcome made fans eagerly await a third installment of the franchise. On Thursday, the makers of the film made an official announcement Welcome 3 together with the title and date of issue. Titled Welcome to the jungle, the film will arrive in theaters by chance Christmas next year.
Taking to Twitter, trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the news and wrote, “FIROZ A NADIADWALA CLOSES CHRISTMAS 2024 FOR ‘WELCOME 3’… #WelcomeToTheJungle is the title of the third installment of the #Welcome franchise… Producer #FirozANadiadwala has decided to bring the family entertainer to #Christmas2024. We remind you that the producer released #Welcome [first part] on #Christmas2007. #Welcome3.” Look:
FIROZ A NADIADWALA CLOSES CHRISTMAS 2024 FOR WELCOME 3… #Welcome to the jungle is the title of the third part of #Welcome franchise… Producer #FirozANadiadwala decided to bring the family artist #Christmas2024.
We remind you that the producer released… pic.twitter.com/oPUJwqT2wH
— Taran Adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2023
The first film installment of the super hit comedy series, Welcome released on Christmas 2007 and introduced Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starring together Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Feroz Khan in key roles. The film was directed by Aneez Bazmee and became one of the highest grossing films of the year.
The second installment Welcome 2 was titled Welcome back. Starring John Abraham and Shruti Haasan in lead roles, the film once again features an ensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Shiny Ahuja, Ankita Srivastava, with Dimple Kapadia, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah. Directed again by Aneez Bazmee, the film became a big success at the box office.
About Welcome 3
Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor will reportedly not reprise their fan-favorite characters Uday and Majnu in Welcome 3. Munna Bhai The duo of Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt will reportedly replace the iconic characters in the latest film.
While Akshay Kumar will headline the film, new cast members including Jacqueline Fernandez and Disha Patani. It was also reported that Suniel Shetty, who co-starred with Akshay in the comedy film franchise Hera Ferry will also be introduced as a new character in the Welcome 3.
Welcome 3 release date and plot
Welcome to the jungle will be a one-of-a-kind adventure comedy. “It’s a comedy set in the jungle. The idea is to create a one-of-a-kind adventure comedy that steps up the scale compared to the previous two installments,” reports in pinkvilla revealed.
While the shooting of the film is yet to begin, the film will be released in theaters on Christmas Day 2024.
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