Vijay Acharya all charged up to start on 'Dhoom 3'

Writer-director Vijay Acharya Krishna, who is all excited and charged up to direct Dhoom 3, says his debut film Tashan that proved to be a dud at the box office will always hold a special place in his heart.

"Tashan is the first film that I directed and it will always be close to me. I believe success and failure are part of life...you should be able to learn. When whatever you do does not find resonance you must go back and find why," Vijay said.

Vijay, also known as Victor, has been the writer of the Dhoom series including upcoming Dhoom 3 and is all charged up to direct the third part for the Yash Raj. The earlier two parts were directed by Sanjay Gadhvi.

"I am very happy directing Dhoom 3. We are in pre-production right now. I like to direct what I write. When I started writing Dhoom 3, I knew I would be directing it," the writer-director said.

Dhoom series centres around thrill, action, bike chases, handsome thieves, smart and daring stealing plans. After the success of Dhoom (2004) and Dhoom-2 (2006), there is much buzz in B-town regarding the next sequel.

Actor Aamir Khan would be seen as the baddie in the film this time, while actors Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra would be continuing with their famous pair of Jai and Ali. Aamir and Producer Yash Chopra last worked together for the film Fanaa five years ago.

As per the gossip mills in the tinsel town, actresses Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra are in the race to be cast opposite Aamir.

"Since Dhoom is a successful franchise there is a lot of speculation. We will announce the heroine when the time is right," Vijay said. The film is likely to hit theatres in December 2012.