New Report Reasons Anil-Nana's Exit From Welcome 3 Is Due To Welcome Back's Financial Setback
Who isn¡¯t a fan of the comic duo Uday and Majnu? Played by Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor in the iconic Welcome franchise, the duo aren¡¯t returning in part three. After two successful flicks ¡®Welcome¡¯ (2007) and ¡®Welcome Back¡¯ (2015), Welcome 3 is already in production under the name ¡®Welcome To The Jungle¡¯.
Several fans have been upset about the fact that the iconic jodi of Anil and Nana isn¡¯t returning but nobody knows the reason.
Early this year, reports circulated that Anil wasn¡¯t willing to lower down his fees and Nana followed suit. Bollywood Hungama quotes its source saying, ¡°There can't be Welcome without Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar. They were first offered the film, but the conversation soon fell through.¡±
The source said that Producer Firoz Nadiadwala was in shock after Anil demanded Rs. 18 crores to reprise his role.
The report further added, "Anil felt that Welcome is Welcome because of Majnu and the film will just get wider in the third part with the addition of Akshay Kumar. He felt that he deserved the money as the third part is a potential Rs. 300 crore film at India Box Office and even he deserved the amount he asked for.¡±
¡°He tried to put forth his point, but when Firoz refused, he willingly backed out of the film. Akshay Kumar also tried to intervene and get Anil on board, but Anil was stuck on getting Rs. 18 crores." The duo has now been replaced by Munna-ciruit¡¯s Jodi - Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi.
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The source concluded, "Uday and Majnu are like Pav and Bhaji. There is no fun to eat either Pav or Bhaji and it makes sense only to have both components together. Once Anil backed out, Nana also took a backseat. Akshay and Firoz then decided to bring in Munna and Circuit in Welcome 3.¡±
But the latest report suggests something else!
An ETimes report blames Anil and Nana's exit from Welcome 3 due to producer Firoz¡¯s unprofessional behaviour during the making of Welcome Back (2015).
¡°Apparently, the production was mismanaged, payments were delayed, and even TDS was not paid leading to financial losses for not just Kapoor but other actors and technicians as well. It is said that there was a huge showdown with Nana Patekar also because of Firoz's unprofessional behaviour."
Directed by Ahmed Khan, Welcome 3 will also star Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty and Raveena Tandon.
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