As family entertainer ‘Welcome’ complete
16 years today, actor Akshay Kumar made sure to make fans dive into the jungle
madness with him and Sanjay Dutt on this day.
To mark the occasion, Akshay shared a
clip from ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ sets featuring himself and Sanjay Dutt on his
Instagram handle.
In the video, Akshay can be seen riding
a horse while Sanjay follows him on a bike.
Sharing the video, he wrote, “What a
lovely coincidence that we celebrate 16 years of Welcome today while I am
shooting for the franchise’s third part Welcome To The Jungle. And it’s
wonderful to welcome Sanju Baba in this one. What do you think? Sanjay Dutt, Welcome
3.”
Sanjay Dutt also took to Instagram and
shared the same clip along with a caption, which read, “Excited for Welcome To The
Jungle! Thanks for the warm welcome, Akshay. Can’t wait to rock this movie with
everyone! Akshay Kumar, Welcome 3.”
Helmed by Anees Bazmee ‘Welcome’ was
released in the year 2007 and starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor,
Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, late actor Feroz Khan and Mallika Sherawat in lead
roles.
The film was declared a blockbuster and
is considered among the funniest Bollywood films.
‘Welcome’ was followed by a sequel ‘Welcome
Back’, which starred John Abraham and Shruti Hassan in the lead roles.
‘Welcome 3’ is being directed by Ahmed
Khan. The star cast of the film also includes Disha Patani, Suniel Shetty,
Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sanjay Dutt, Rajpal Yadav,
Shreyas Talpade, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Rahul Dev, Mukesh
Tiwari, Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Zakir Hussain, and Yashpal Sharma.
Apart from this, Akshay will be seen in
the Hindi remake of the Tamil drama ‘Soorarai Pottru’ which is all set to hit
theatres on February 16, 2024.
He has an action thriller film ‘Bade
Miyan Chote Miyan’ alongside Tiger Shroff and a comedy film ‘Housefull 5’ in
his kitty.
Sanjay, on the other hand, will be next
seen in a sci-fi horror comedy film ‘The Virgin Tree’, which also features
Sunny Singh, Mouni Roy, and Palak Tiwari in the lead roles.
ANI