Akshay Kumar starts shooting for Welcome 3

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar on Wednesday said he has started shooting for the third part of the comedy film franchise Welcome.

Directed by Ahmed Khan, the upcoming movie in the series is titled Welcome To The Jungle. It is scheduled to be released in the theatres on December 20, 2024.

Akshay shared the film update on the microblogging site X. Sharing a BTS video from the sets, Akshay wrote, “Absolute madness of masti begins as we start the shoot of Welcome To The Jungle. Will need your wishes for this rollercoaster full of all things fun and crazy.”

Apart from Akshay Kumar, the film will also star Paresh Rawal, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Johnny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor.

The Anees Bazmee directorial, the first Welcome film with Feroz Khan, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Akshay Kumar among others, came out in 2007. It was followed by Welcome Back in 2015, which added John Abraham and Shruti Haasan to the cast. 

The movie, presented by Jio Studios in association with AA Nadiadwala, is produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Firoz A Nadiadwala.