Officially Titled Welcome To The Jungle, the third installment of the Welcome franchise is in the works
Welcome 3
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Led by Akshay Kumar, the movie was announced with an ensemble star cast that includes Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Lara Dutt, Raveena Tandon, and many others
Ensemble Starcast
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However, Sanjay Dutt has to walk out of the film due to his health reasons
Sanjay Dutt Walks Out!
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After Dutt's walking out, Jackie Shroff joined the cast of Welcome To The Jungle, but he was not onboarded to replace Sanjay Dutt
New Entry
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Reportedly, Sanjay Dutt's character requires a macho personality. It also has some action sequences to pull off. Suniel Shetty is now playing the Dutt’s part
Suniel Shetty filling Dutt's shoes
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Jackie Shroff is essaying the part that was initially written for Suniel Shetty
What is Jackie doing?
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Ahmed Khan is helming the comedy-drama
Director
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The movie is bankrolled by Jyoti Despande and Firoz Nadiadwala
Producers
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The comedy movie is presently in production. It is scheduled to hit the screens on Christmas 2024
Release Date
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The movie is likely to face a clash with Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par