Dhoom 3 on the way: Abhishek Bachchan /Sanjay Gadhvi/Hrithik Roshan/Aishwarya Rai

Aficionados of the action-adventure Dhoom franchise can fasten their seat belts as the much-awaited third instalment of the series is being scripted.

"Dhoom 3 is being scripted right now... I met Uday (Chopra) yesterday (for the same). It's a franchise and obviously after the success of Dhoom and Dhoom 2, we want the next one to do better (hence the wait)," Abhishek said.

Abhishek was on live chat on http://raavan.zapak.com/ with over 40,000 fans for almost an hour, to promote his upcoming movie Raavan.

He and Uday are tipped to reprise their roles in the slick cop and thief chase thriller produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF).

While John Abraham starred in the negative role in the first outing that released in 2004, the second one that came out in 2006 was a phenomenal success, courtesy the presence of Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. Both instalments were directed by Sanjay Gadhvi.