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Welcome to the Jungle is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language action adventure comedy film directed by Ahmed Khan, written by Neeraj Vora, and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, Rakesh Dang, and Vedant Vikaas Baali under Base Industries Group, Cape of Good Films, and Seeta Films. The film stars an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Disha Patani, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Farida Jalal, Lara Dutta, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Aftab Shivdasani, Yashpal Sharma (actor), and Akshara Singh cameo as a Bhojpuri actress. It is the third installment in the Welcome film series, succeeding Welcome (2007) and Welcome Back (2015) [1][2]. It is loosely based on the 2005 American film The Producers [3] as well as the 2008 American film Tropic Thunder [4]. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and the United Arab Emirates. Welcome to the Jungle was released worldwide on 26 June 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial success. It is the 8th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026.