Ahmed Khan to direct Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi starrer Welcome 3: Report

Uday Shetty and Majnu Bhai have been immortalised in Bollywood, thanks to Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor’s performances in Welcome. However, it was earlier reported that both the actors are being replaced by Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi in the third part of the franchise, titled Welcome 3. Akshay Kumar is also supposed to be a part of the franchise, after he was replaced in the second part by John Abraham.

Now, according to a source by Bollywood Hungama, Firoz Nadiadwala has pulled in Ahmed Khan on board to direct this comedy of errors. The source adds that Firoz Nadiadwala and Ahmed Khan share a bond that goes way back to the 2000s. In fact, not many know that Ahmed has also directed a film for Firoz titled Fool n Final. The source further adds that Firoz feels that Ahmed has the right aesthetics to direct Welcome 3 and has signed him for the comic caper.

The source further added that Akshay, Arshad, and Sanjay are quite excited about Welcome 3. According to the source, Ahmed has delivered multiple hits in the action space and Welcome 3 will also have some action alongside the humour. Adding to that, the source added that the entire team is confident that Ahmed will bring a new flavour to Welcome.