The news was already floating around that Ahmed Khan will be helming the third part of the Baaghi series soon. Now, the buzz is that the director-choreographer will also hold on to the reign of the third part of the popular Welcome series, tentatively titled as Welcome To The Jungle.

The trade sources say that producer Firoz Nadiadwala wants a director who has made some popular action-oriented films. Ahmed Khan directed Baaghi 2 and it turned out to be a Box Office winner early this year. Now, the director is expected to create the same magic with Welcome To The Jungle.

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A popular entertainment portal quoted a source saying, "The first two films in the series were comedies, but the third instalment is likely to have both comedy and action in equal proportions. Now Anees who has directed the first two is adept at comedies, but with Welcome 3 also featuring action, the makers decided to rope in Ahmed Khan since he better suits the bill".

The source added, "The Welcome franchise that has already seen two films release has become quite a success. While the previous two films viz. Welcome and Welcome Back that hit screens in 2007 and 2015 respectively were directed by Anees Bazmee, producer Firoz Nadiadwala has now decided to rope in Ahmed for the third part".

While an official confirmation on both the film and the director is awaited, it should be noted that Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Anil Kapoor are expected to reprise their popular characters.