It has been a long time since people have been waiting for Akshay Kumar’s Welcome to the Jungle. Audiences have been waiting with bated breath to know when the movie is releasing in theatres, and it looks
like the makers have happy news for you. The Sajid Khan directorial, starringAkshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, and others, will hit theatres on 26th June 2026.
About Welcome to the Jungle
Directed by Ahmed Khan, Welcome to the Jungle boasts a massive ensemble cast of over 30 actors, each a benchmark of talent and known for their excellent comic timing—a combination that is a rare sight on the big screen. Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Aftab Shivdasani, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Daler Mehndi, Farida Jalal, Krishna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Kiran Kumar, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Vindu Dara Singh, Nawab Shah, Urvashi Rautela, Puneet Issar, Arjun Firoz Khan, late Pankaj Dheer, Sudesh Berry, Hemant Pandey, Zakir Hussain, Sayaji Shinde, and many more all come together to deliver an epic entertainer.
AA Nadiadwala and Star Studios present, in association with Cape of Good Films and Seeta Films, Welcome to the Jungle. It is a Base Industries Group and Seeta Films production and is directed by Ahmed Khan. The film is all set to hit theatres worldwide on 26th June 2026.
Ahmed Khan on Welcome to the Jungle
News18 Showsha recently spoke to the movie’s director, Ahmed Khan, about the film. When asked why the original cast was not retained, Khan shared, “So the thought was very different. If you see Welcome, it is a film that is regularly made, and there is nothing like a similar cast. Akshay (Kumar) was in the first one, John (Abraham) was in the second one, and now again Akshay is in the third one. So it was a complete 360-degree turnaround from the Welcome series. So it’s okay, people keep coming and going.”
Making Welcome to the Jungle wasn’t easy because of the massive cast Ahmed had to put together. Speaking about the same, he shared, “Very difficult, but it’s a filmmaker’s journey. There were so many hurdles, so many apprehensions, but a director has to go through hell to make a film. Welcome has been a tough journey for me because of the cast I have. To manage the actors’ dates, money, and requirements isn’t an easy journey.”
