Nana Patekar returns to films post #MeToo allegations

After being removed from ‘Housefull 4’ last year over sexual harassment allegations against him, actor Nana Patekar is will soon be returning to films with the sequel of ‘Welcome’.

The 2007 blockbuster comedy film ‘Welcome’, directed by Anees Bazmee starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal. In 2015, the makers came up with ‘Welcome Back’ with John Abraham and Shruti Hasan, along with Anil and Nana reprising their roles of underworld dons.

Now, reportedly makers have been planning another sequel of the popular franchise. “We are planning to do 'Welcome 3' and 'Welcome 4' back-to-back. We will start shooting soon. The actors will remain the same - John, Anil, Nana, Paresh Bhai. The third one will be directed by Ahmed Khan,” a source close to the to the filmmakers told PTI.

This time the film will have a lot of action along with comedy. “We will have fun and stylised action, like how it was in Mission Impossible series. So, there will be laughter and action both,” source added.

The third and fourth installment of ‘Welcome’ will hit theatres in 2020 and 2021 respectively.