"Hum Bohot Puraane...": What Nana Patekar Said About Not Being Part Of Akshay Kumar's 'Welcome To The Jungle'
Nana Patekar addressed the reason behind him not being a part of 'Welcome' film franchise's next installment, 'Welcome to The Jungle'.
Veteran actor Nana Patekar will next be seen in Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' which will be releasing in theatres on September 28. The trailer for the film was unveiled on Tuesday evening in Mumbai. In the latest entertainment news, the actor spoke about making a comeback in Hindi films after a gap of six years, and he also addressed the reason behind him not being a part of 'Welcome' film franchise's next installment, 'Welcome to The Jungle'.
For the unversed, Nana Patekar was sidelined after his 'Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss' co-star Tanushree Dutta accused him of sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement in India.
“The industry was never closed for me. The industry never closes its doors on you. If you want to do good work, they’ll come to you and ask you. You have to decide if you can do it, if you want to do it or not. I feel this is my first and last chance, and utni hi jaan daalni chaahiye usmein. Everybody gets work, it depends on you if you want to do it or not," The Indian Express quoted Nana Patekar as saying.
When asked about not being a part of 'Welcome to the Jungle', he said: "I am not a part of it, maybe they think hum bohot puraane ho gaye hai." Then, the actor gestured towards Vivek Agnihotri, he said: "He doesn’t think I have become so old, so he cast me in his film. It’s that simple.”
For the unversed, Nana Patekar was a part of 'Welcome' franchise since its inception in 2007 when he appeared as Don Uday Shetty. He was also a part of 'Welcome Back' in 2015.
A new promo of 'Welcome to the Jungle' was unveiled last week, on the occasion of Akshay Kumar's birthday. The star-studded cast of the film includes Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Rahul Dev, Mukesh Tiwari, Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Zakir Hussain, Yashpal Sharma, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Jacqueline Fernandez, Disha Patani and Vrihi Kodvara.
The new Hindi movie is slated to release on December 20, 2024.
'Welcome to the Jungle' will be directed by Ahmed Khan while it is being produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Firoz A Nadiadwala. The movie is currently in pre-production stage.
