Welcome To The Jungle Song Wrapped: Akshay Kumar Celebrates with Ahmed Khan

Choreographer Ahmed Khan just wrapped up shooting a song for Welcome To The Jungle in Dubai. He celebrated by posting a fun photo with Akshay Kumar and Disha Patani on a flight. This marks the third installment in the popular Welcome comedy franchise. The film brings together an incredible ensemble cast of Bollywood's biggest stars.

Key Points: Akshay Kumar Ahmed Khan Wrap Welcome To The Jungle Song

  • Ahmed Khan shared an Instagram photo with Akshay Kumar after Dubai schedule
  • The picture also featured Disha Patani and his wife Shaira
  • Welcome To The Jungle is the third film in the Welcome franchise
  • The movie features an ensemble cast of over 15 Bollywood stars
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Ahmed Khan shares picture with Akshay Kumar after wrapping song for 'Welcome To The Jungle'

Choreographer Ahmed Khan shares flight photo with Akshay Kumar and Disha Patani after completing Dubai song shoot for Welcome To The Jungle third installment.

"From set life to jet life. Fun time after wrapping the dubai Song #welcometothejungle - Ahmed Khan"

Mumbai, Nov 6

Choreographer-filmmaker Ahmed Khan shared a picture with Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar as they wrapped up the Dubai schedule for a song from the upcoming comedy entertainer 'Welcome To The Jungle'.

Ahmed took to Instagram, where he shared a picture from onboard a flight. The picture also featured Disha Patani and his wife Shaira Ahmed Khan.

For the caption, he wrote: "From set life to jet life. Fun time after wrapping the dubai Song #welcometothejungle."

Welcome to the Jungle stars Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Aftab Shivdasani, Jackie Shroff, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Disha Patani.

It is the third installment of the Welcome franchise. The first part was released in 2007 and was by Anees Bazmee. Described as a "loose remake" of 1999 English comedy Mickey Blue Eyes, it stars Feroz Khan, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal, and Mallika Sherawat.

Welcome Back released in 2015. A sequel to the 2007 film Welcome, it features an ensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Shiney Ahuja, Ankita Srivastava in her debut, with Dimple Kapadia, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.

Talking about Ahmed, he was born in Pune and performed as a child actor in Mr. India before pursuing a career as a choreographer. After Mr. India, Khan choreographed the films Taal, Ghajini, and Kick. During this period, he also directed Lakeer - Forbidden Lines, Baaghi 2 and worked on the comedy Fool & Final.He wrote and produced Paathshaala and Ek Paheli Leela.

Ahmed served as judge on Dance India Dance Lil Master during its third season, and was popular among contestants, who referred to him as "Pappi King". In 2019, he served as a judge on the ninth season of the reality competition show Nach Baliye.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Ahmed Khan is such an underrated talent. From Mr. India child actor to becoming one of Bollywood's top choreographers - what a journey! His work in Ghajini and Kick was brilliant. Hope this song becomes another chartbuster.
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Sarah B
The cast is absolutely massive! Almost every comedy actor from Bollywood is in this film. But I hope they don't overcrowd it like some ensemble films do. Quality over quantity, please!
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Vikram M
Dubai songs in Bollywood always have amazing production value. Remember "Kamli" from Dhoom 3? Excited to see what Ahmed Khan has created this time. The Welcome franchise needs to maintain its comedy legacy!
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Ananya R
Missing Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor from the original cast though. Their chemistry was the soul of Welcome. Hope the new cast can recreate that magic. Still, looking forward to this! 🤞
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Michael C
Interesting to see Ahmed Khan's evolution from child actor to choreographer to director. His journey shows how versatile Bollywood professionals need to be. The "Pappi King" nickname from DID is so cute! 😄

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