‘Welcome To The Jungle’ witnessed a star-studded song launch of ‘Tera Paisa Mera Paisa’ at the Mumbai multiplex, with Akshay KumarFarida Jalal, Jacqueline Fernandez, Jackie ShroffParesh Rawal, Suniel Shetty:, Rajpal Yadav, Kiku Shardaand Vindoo Dara Singh who graced the event along with director Ahmed Khan and producers Firoz A. Nadiadwallah and Rakesh Dang. The occasion also saw Firoz making a rare appearance at a film promotional event after a long time.
Akshay Kumar gets the crowd going at the ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ song launch
The song was played for the audience at the start of the event, followed by Akshay Kumar who took the stage and asked, “Yahaan kaun hai jisko paisa accha nahin lagta?” When someone from the crowd cheekily raised their hand, Akshay quipped, “Usne haath khada kiya. Usko bahar nikaal!” The actor then turned serious for a moment, adding, “Everybody wants money. It’s good to earn.“
Akshay Kumar gives a warm welcome to Farida Jalal on stage
Akshay then invited the entire cast and producers to join him on stage. He gave a warm introduction to one of the attendees, saying, “I want to call a beautiful woman whom we all love. Her name is Farida Jalal.” In a touching moment, Suniel Shetty and Jackie Shroff gently held her hand and walked her to the stage.
Akshay Kumar reveals that 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 urged Akshay to take it. Akshay smiled and teased, “Main baithu? Aur aap khadi rahenge? Aur fir press humein chhod degi?” He then moved on to introduce the next guest, saying, “I want to call the senior actor, Jackie dada,” before quickly correcting himself. “Oh wait, Paresh bhai is the senior-most actor. May 30, 1955 ko paide hue insaan, Paresh bhai, upar aaiye! Dada was born on February 1, 1957, that is, two years ago. So, you are the second senior person.”
Jackie Shroff and Akshay Kumar share a fun banter at ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ event
Jackie was clearly in a playful mood and decided to tease Akshay, telling him, “Lekin daadhi teri safed lag rahi hai!” Akshay laughed at this and retorted, “Aap kya daadhi kaali karwake nahin aate kya? Poori pol khol doonga!” The actor then shifted the spotlight, saying, “There’s a king in a jungle. The king of our film is our producer, Firoz A. Nadiadwallah.”
Farida Jalal talks about her role in ‘Welcome To The Jungle’
During the Q&A session, Farida was asked about her decision to take on the film. He kept it interesting, saying, “Watch the movie and you will get the answer. I will shock you all! And the men responsible for that shock are Ahmed Khan and Akshay Kumar.” Akshay was quick to support her, assuring the audience, “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 pressed Farida to reveal a little about her role, Akshay happily jumped up and shouted, “Nahin. Nahin!” Farida smiled and gracefully refrained, saying, “I wish I could say it, but I can’t.” However, Akshay could not contain himself and ended up blurting out, “Farida ji yeh bhi nahin bata sakti ki inki dialogue delivery kaisi hai!”.
‘Welcome To The Jungle’ release date:
‘Welcome To The Jungle’ is set to hit theaters on June 26, with paid previews scheduled for the evening of June 25.