India, June 26 -- It is an exciting time at the movies. A Partition romance, a romantic comedy, and a horror flick are all playing in theatres simultaneously- and more importantly, all are working. Add a madcap comedy to the lineup, and audiences are genuinely spoilt for choice.

Few Hindi comedies enjoy the internet afterlife that Welcome (2007) does. It arrived before memes became a global currency, yet somehow produced some of the most popular ones. A sequel followed years later, though Welcome Back is best forgotten. So, when a third outing was announced, even with Akshay Kumar's return to the fold, expectations were understandably kept in check even by this author.

As it turns out, lowered expectations can be a blessing. More import...