Why Akshay Kumar’s ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ release got delayed to 2025

The delay in the release date also means that ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ will not clash with Aamir Khan’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’.

The much awaited third instalment of the beloved ‘Welcome’ franchise ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ has been reportedly been pushed back for a 2025 release for multiple reasons. The Akshay Kumar film was originally eyeing a 20 December, 2024 release.

A source close to the film stated, "Welcome... has been mounted on a grand scale, with the first schedule wrapping up recently in May. It was a lengthy shoot in Aarey, Maharashtra, with the entire star cast present. However, this was just the first of several schedules planned. Additionally, significant VFX work will be required after principal photography concludes. Given these factors, a December 20 release seems unlikely.”

The delay in the release date also means that ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ will not clash with Aamir Khan’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ which is slated for a Christmas 2024 release.

'Welcome to the Jungle' has a star studded cast including Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shreyas Talpade,Arshad Warsi, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Tusshar Kapoor, Disha Patani, Suniel Shetty, Lara Dutta, and more.

Talpade, who will be a pivotal part of the film, shed some light on the plot, “It’s a pretty interesting and funny story about these guys all coming together and pulling off a kind of stunt. The brief was very clear, let’s have some madness on set and let’s make sure we entertain people. I’m looking forward to the next big schedule we’ll have in March. There are some crazy scenes with me and Tusshar together. That was one of the USPs, not only me and Tusshar but also Arshad and Sanju sir are coming together.”