Welcome Back (film)
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Production companies | Base Industries Group Swiss Entertainment |
Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹88 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹168.76 crore[2] |
Welcome Back is a 2015 Indian
Plot
Uday Shetty and Majnu Pandey end a life of crime and become honest businessmen, settling in Dubai after being duped by Uday's brother-in-law Rajiv. Two conwomen from India, Poonam and Babita, pose as Maharani Padmavati and Rajkumari Chandni of Najafgarh in order to con Uday and Majnu of their money. Babita gains the attraction of the two men, thus getting them to finance herself and Poonam's luxurious lifestyle. Later, it is revealed that Uday has another sister Ranjana from his father, Shankar Shetty's third marriage and Majnu and Uday are emotionally blackmailed by Shankar into arranging the marriage of Ranjana and are also forced to do so as Poonam makes it one of her conditions for getting Babita married to either one of them.
The film then shifts to Rajiv's uncle, Dr. Ghunguroo, who has found out that he has a step son named Ajju from his wife's previous marriage that he was unaware. Unlike Rajiv who was decent, Ajju is brash and is a local goon of Mumbai, where Ranjana studies. Through a chain of hilarious events, they both fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Majnu and Uday arrange the marriage of Ranjana with the step-son of Doctor Ghunguroo, not knowing that he is a goon. However, at the engagement ceremony, Majnu reveals the truth, causing Ajju to retaliate with a fight, threatening to marry Ranjana without any of the brothers' consent.
Expecting to keep Ajju at bay, Uday and Majnu visit Wanted Bhai, who is an infamous blind don. They also return to their old, violent ways in order to kill Ajju. The brothers are shocked to find that Wanted Bhai's son Honey likes Ranjana and would like to marry her. They decide to arrange the marriage of Ranjana to some other decent man, in order to sidestep Ajju as well as Wanted Bhai's son. However, due to Ajju and Dr. Ghunguroo, who are in league with Babita and Poonam, they are caught by Wanted Bhai, who takes them to his island.
At the island, Ajju and Dr. Ghunguroo try to convince Honey that Honey no longer loves Ranjana and that Babita is his true love. Meanwhile, Uday and Majnu try to kill Ajju, but are frightened at the graveyard in a ghost act planned by Dr. Ghunguroo, Ajju and Ranjana. Unbeknownst to all of them, their activities have been recorded by CCTV camera, causing Wanted Bhai and Honey to plan to finish them off. However, in a hilarious climax scene, Honey is kidnapped by all of them and they escape towards the desert where they are chased by Wanted Bhai. In the midst of saving himself, Dr. Ghunguroo pushes Wanted Bhai, causing him to faint. Meanwhile, a group of camels heavily march there. Ajju is successful in saving Wanted Bhai from the stampede of camels, and restoring his sight. Wanted Bhai himself, as a form of gratitude, decides to arrange the marriage of Ajju with Ranjana, calling Ajju his 'second son'. However, they notice another sandstorm conjuring up, making everyone run for their lives, and the movie ends on a cliffhanger.
Cast
- Anil Kapoor as Sagar Pandey "Majnu Bhai"
- Nana Patekar in a dual role as
- Don Uday Shetty
- Shankar Shetty, Uday and Ranjana's father
- John Abraham as Ajju Bhai / Ajay, Freedom Fighter, Dr. Ghunghroo's stepson and Payal's son
- Shruti Haasan as Ranjana Shetty, Uday's half-sister
- Paresh Rawal as Dr. Ghunghroo, Ajju's stepfather
- Ankita Srivastava as Babita / Rajkumari Chandini
- Dimple Kapadia as Poonam / Maharani Padmavati
- Naseeruddin Shah as Wanted Bhai
- Shiney Ahuja as Honey
- Supriya Karnik as Payal Ghungroo
- Ranjeet as Vikrant Kapoor
- Rajpal Yadav as Tailor
- Neeraj Vora as Badshah Khan
- Mushtaq Khan as Ballu
- Adi Irani as Advocate Hariwant Sahni
Special appearances
- Akshay Kumar as Rajiv Saini in archive footage
- Feroz Khan as Ranvir Dhanraj Xaka (RDX) in archive footage
- Lauren Gottlieb in song "20-20"
- Reema Debnath in song "20-20"
- Radhika Bangia in song "20-20"
- Sambhavna Seth in song "20-20"
- Sakshi Maggo in song "20-20"
- Surveen Chawla in song "Tutti Bole Wedding Di"
- Snigdha Gupta Mehta in song "Tutti Bole Wedding Di"
- Shubhi Sharma in song "20-20"
- Katrina Kaif as Sanjana Shetty in archive footage
Production
A large portion of Welcome Back was shot in the United Arab Emirates.
Soundtrack
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 46:29 | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Anu Malik chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack for Welcome Back was composed by seven artists:
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tutti Bole Wedding Di" | Music Mg. | 03:40 |
8. | "Meet Me Daily Baby" (Beat Mix) | Harshit Saxena, Pawni A Pandey, Hyacinth Dsouza | 04:57 |
9. | "Welcome Back" (Theme) | Abhishek Ray | 03:48 |
10. | "Tutti Bole Wedding Di" (MB Swag) | Meet Bros, Shipra Goyal, Ambresh, Ved, Ashish, Ruchir & Bipin | 03:52 |
Total length: | 46:29 |
Critical reception
Box office
The film became a box office success and collected an estimated ₹133.26 crore (US$17 million) in 17 days.[2] The final worldwide gross was ₹168.76 crore (US$21 million).
India
On its first day, the film grossed ₹14.35 crore (US$1.8 million),[2][24] while collecting ₹17.05 crore (US$2.1 million) on its second day[2][24] and ₹19.60 crore (US$2.5 million) on its third day.[2][24] Thus, its first weekend's domestic gross stands at ₹51 crore (US$6.4 million).[24] The film collected ₹73.75 crore (US$9.2 million) in its first week.[25] Welcome Back had ₹11.75 crore (US$1.5 million) nett in its second weekend with a total 10-day collection of ₹85 crore (US$11 million).[26] The film grossed around ₹96 crore (US$12 million) after three weeks and became the eighth highest grosser of the year.[27]
Overseas
On its first day, the film grossed ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million).On its second day, the film grossed ₹5 crore (US$630,000).On its third day, the film grossed ₹8.38 crore (US$1.0 million).Thus, its first weekend's overseas gross stands at ₹21.38 crore (US$2.7 million).[28] The film has collected $4.25 million plus in the first week.[29] The film collected $1.5 million approx. in gulf and $1 million in US/Canada[29] and around ₹6 crore (US$750,000) nett in its second weekend.[30]
Standalone sequel
After the success of two films, the makers announced third part of this franchise on 10 September 2023, titled Welcome to the Jungle.[31] Producer Firoz Nadiadwala said "It is an all-out action film featuring the army and features some of the most complicated stunts ever filmed in a Hindi movie."[32] 'Welcome To The Jungle' is directed by Ahmed Khan who is taking over the franchise from Anees Bazmee, Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal will return from previous films while Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi will replace Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor as Uday and Majnu for the 3rd installment, the cast also includes Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Jacqueline Fernandez, Disha Patani, Lara Dutta, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Mukesh Tiwari, Rahul Dev and Yashpal Sharma.[32]
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- ^ "There is no replacement for Akshay Kumar: Anees Bazmee". The Indian Express. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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- ^ a b c "'Welcome Back' has twice the extravagance and laughter of its earlier part". The Times of India. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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- ^ "Box office collection: 'Katti Batti' witnesses disappointing first week; 'Welcome Back' beats Akshay Kumar's 'Baby'". International Business Times, India Edition. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Overseas Box Office Collection: 'Welcome Back' Turns 3rd Highest Grosser on Opening Weekend After 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Dil Dhadakne Do'". International Business Times, India Edition. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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- ^ "KoiMoi - Welcome Back's Overseas Report : 2nd Weekend Too Managed To Rake In Moolah". koimoi.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K (13 July 2015). "Third instalment of 'Welcome Back' titled 'Welcome To The Jungle'". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b Jha, Subhash K. (13 July 2015). "Firoz Nadiadwala - Anees Bazmee announce Welcome To The Jungle". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
External links
- Welcome Back at IMDb
- Welcome Back at Bollywood Hungama
- Welcome Back at Rotten Tomatoes