"Kahani Nahi Hai," Nana Patekar on Why He and Anil Kapoor Declined Welcome 3

Nana Patekar on Welcome 3

Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor's characters from Welcome (2007) have become cult favourites for fans. Uday and Majnu's Jodi has a huge fan following, but unfortunately, we won't be able to see this pair in Welcome 3.

Nana and Anil both were part of Welcome and its sequel, Welcome Back (2015), but have declined part 3 of this franchise. When asked about the reason, Nana revealed that he and Anil did not like the script.

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Nana Patekar was speaking to Lallantop when he was asked about Welcome, his character, and the reason why people won't get to see him in Welcome. Nana said, "They did approach us. We said no. Kahani nahi hai. Utna mazza nahi aaya."

Meanwhile, the shooting for Welcome 3 is currently in process. Directed by Ahmed Khan, the third part of the Welcome franchise is titled "Welcome to the Jungle." It features an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Lara Dutta, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Mukesh Tiwari, Zakir Hussain, Yashpal Sharma, and Sayaji Shinde.