As per the latest buzz, the upcoming film Welcome 3 has locked its female leads in Jacqueline Fernandez and Disha Patani. The film will be directed by Ahmed Khan and is slated to go on floors early next year. For the unversed, Welcome 3 is the third installment in the Welcome franchise, which started with Welcome in 2007 and Welcome Back in 2015. The forthcoming film will star Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt along with Akshay Kumar. According to a report by PinkVilla, the makers are currently in talks with another actor to play the antagonist in the film. They plan to announce the film with a photoshoot shortly. A source close to the development told the portal, "Jacqueline Fernandez and Disha Patani have signed on to play the female leads of this comic caper. Both Jacqueline and Disha will bring in the right amount of confusion to the story." The source also revealed that Bobby Deol was initially approached to play the antagonist in the film, but the talks fizzled out.