Katrina Kaif's loss is Sonakshi Sinha's gain as the Dabangg actress is all set to replace the London beauty in Welcome 2. Akshay Kumar, who played the hero in the film's prequel, too was replaced by John Abraham in March this year. Interestingly, John had expressed his desire to work with Sonakshi sometime back. While Sonakshi has has been roped in to play the lead, Kainaat Arora is likely to replace Mallika Sherawat in the movie. THe film, directed by Anees Bazmi, is likely to go on the floors from June.