‘Welcome to the Jungle’ witnessed a star studded song launch of ‘Tera Paisa Mera Paisa’ at a Mumbai multiplex. Akshay KumarFarida Jalal, Jacqueline Fernandez, Jackie ShroffParesh Rawal, Sunil Shetty, Rajpal Yadav, Kiku ShardaAnd Bindu Dara Singh enjoying the event with director Ahmed Khan and producers Feroze A Nadiadwallah and Rakesh Dang. This event marked Feroze’s rare appearance at a film promotional event after a long time.
Akshay Kumar gathers crowd at ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ song launch
The song was performed for the audience to start the show, after which Akshay Kumar took to the stage and asked, “Yahan kaun hai jisco paisa na lala laga na?” When someone cheekily raised a hand in the crowd, Akshay quipped, “Usne haat khada kiya. Usko bahar nikal!” The actor then turned serious for a moment, adding, “Everyone wants money. It’s good to make money. Thanks to money, you can run your house, pay your electricity bills and go on vacations.“
Akshay Kumar gave a warm welcome to Farida Jalal on stage
Akshay then invited the entire cast and producers to join him on stage. “I would like to call a beautiful woman whom we all love. Her name is Farida Jalal,” he warmly introduced to one of the attendees. In a touching moment, Sunil Shetty and Jackie Shroff gently held her hand and led her to the stage.
Akshay Kumar reveals Paresh Rawal is the senior most actor in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’
A single chair was placed on the stage for Farida, but she kindly requested Akshay to take it. Akshay smiled and said, “Maya Baithu? Or Up Khadi Rahenge? Or Phir Pres Humen Chhota Degi?” He then moved on to introduce the next guest, “I’d like to call senior actor Jackie Dada,” before quickly correcting himself. “Oh wait, Paresh Bhai is the senior-actor. May 30, 1955 ko pae huye insan, Paresh Bhai, up aye! Dada was born on February 1, 1957, that is, two years later. So, you are the second senior person.”
Jackie Shroff and Akshay Kumar engage in a hilarious banter at the ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ event
Jackie was clearly in a playful mood and decided to tease Akshay, telling him, “Lekin dadi teri sahar lag rahi hai!” Akshay laughed at that and fired back, “Aap kya dadi kali karwake nahin ate kya? Puri pol khul donga!” The actor then shifted the spotlight and said, “There is always a king in the jungle. The king of our film is our producer Feroze A. Nadiadwallah.”
Farida Jalal teases her role in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’
During the question and answer session, Farida was asked about her decision to enter films. He kept it intriguing and said, “Watch the film and you will get the answer. I will shock you all! And the people responsible for that shock are Ahmed Khan and Akshay Kumar.” Akshay was quick to back her up, assuring viewers, “Farida Jalal ji has done the best comedy in the film, followed by Kiran Kumar ji and then all of us.”
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Akshay Kumar praises Farida Jalal’s dialogue delivery in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’
When a journalist presses Farida to reveal a bit about her role, Akshay jumps excitedly and shouts, “No! No!” Farida smiled shyly and said, I could say, but I can’t. However, Akshay couldn’t help himself and ended up exclaiming, “Faridah ji ye vi na bata shakti ki inki dialogue delivery kasi hai!”.
‘Welcome To The Jungle’ Release Date
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ is all set to hit the theaters on June 26 with a preview scheduled for the evening of June 25.
