As we have previously reported that megastar Salman Khan is all set to take over the third installment of the blockbuster film franchise Race and star in its third installment, titled Race 3. Recently, a lot of speculations were doing the rounds regarding the female lead of the movie, but now it has been confirmed that Salman Khan will romance his Kick co-star Jacqueline Fernandez in the third part of the thriller franchise.

Fernandez, who is currently busy promoting her upcoming film A Gentleman with Sidharth Malhotra , was recently in Delhi where she told a news agency that after Judwaa 2 and Drive , she will move on to do Race 3 with Salman.

The actress said, "After Judwaa 2 I am working on Drive, that is Tarun Mansukhani's next with Sushant (Singh Rajput) and then it’s Salman's Race 3."

While Salman Khan is the latest addition to the super successful franchise, Jacqueline has previously appeared in the second installment of the series, Race 2 , in 2013.

The previous two parts of the franchise were directed by the well-known director duo Abbas - Mustan , but according to the reports, choreographer-turned-director Remo D' Souza has been entrusted with the responsibility of taking the franchise forward. We will have to wait and watch to know if he does full justice to the film franchise.

Meanwhile, Salman Khan is currently busy with the shooting of his upcoming film Tiger Zinda Hai , which stars his ex-flame Katrina Kaif as the female lead.