Ahmed Khan breaks silence on Sanjay Dutt’s last-minute exit from Welcome to the Jungle: ‘Shot part of movie with him’

Ahmed Khan breaks silence on Sanjay Dutt’s last-minute exit from Welcome to the Jungle: ‘Shot part of movie with him’


Ahmed Khan’s directorial Welcome to the Jungle was making headlines lengthy earlier than its launch due to its large ensemble solid. The movie options 34 actors, with Akshay Kumar main the star-studded lineup. Not too long ago, Ahmed Khan revealed that though Sanjay Dutt was initially part of the movie and had even shot a portion of it, the actor needed to exit on the final minute.

Sanjay Dutt was initially set to star in Welcome to the Jungle.
Sanjay Dutt was initially set to star in Welcome to the Jungle.

Ahmed on Sanjay’s exit from Welcome To The Jungle

Talking to News18, Ahmed stated, “Sanju Baba cherished the script, and he actually needed to be part of the movie. Movie mein itne saare buddies the unke (Fairly a number of of his buddies have been engaged on the movie) – Jaggu Dada (Jackie Shroff), Akshay Kumar, and so forth. He was thrilled. We shot part of the movie with him. However he had date points. He needed to go to the US. He went there for his remedy, and I could not shift the dates of so many actors.”

Sanjay Dutt steered Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff

Sanjay did not simply exit the challenge — he additionally helped the makers recast his function. He steered Suniel Shetty and Jackie Shroff for the movie to make sure the shoot continued easily. Sharing the identical, Ahmed stated, “He graciously known as Suniel Shetty and instructed him to play the character that he was speculated to play and requested Jackie Shroff to play the function that Suniel Shetty was initially set to play. He arrange an answer to his unavailability. We’ll at all times stay grateful to baba for that.”

Welcome to the Jungle field workplace

Welcome to the Jungle is performing decently on the field workplace. The movie has collected 85.67 crore in complete India gross collections and 72.25 crore in complete India internet collections up to now.

Welcome to the Jungle revolves round a gaggle of gangsters, criminals and quirky characters whose paths cross in a jungle close to the border. What begins as an operation resembling a movie shoot quickly turns right into a sequence of absurd misadventures.

The movie stars Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Farida Jalal, Johny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Aftab Shivdasani, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Kiran Kumar, Zakir Hussain, Vindu Dara Singh, Urvashi Rautela, Hemant Pandey, Brijendra Kala, Feroze Khan (Arjun), late Pankaj Dheer, Puneet Issar, Sudesh Berry, Jeetu Verma, Vrihi Kodvara, Adityaa Singgh, and Bhagya Bhanushali.

Ahmed Khan on the movie’s price range

Not too long ago, whereas chatting with Instances Now, Ahmed opened up in regards to the movie’s price range. He stated, “Welcome to the Jungle, with solid, motion, songs, all the things, I haven’t crossed greater than 115 crore to 120 crore, or perhaps 125 crore. You depend the curiosity cash additionally. I haven’t crossed the price range. And that has been recovered from digital, satellite tv for pc, music and abroad (rights). The movie is even. Now, regardless of the movie is making, it’s the excess. They’re utterly benefiting from it.”