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Welcome To The Jungle Production Halts Over Financial Disputes

Pending payments have left the 60%-complete comedy stalled after this month’s shoot cancellation with its planned December release now uncertain.

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Welcome To The Jungle Shelved?  | Image: Republic
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Overview

  • Production has been paused since the June schedule was cancelled due to funding shortfalls and logistical challenges.
  • Filming is roughly 60% complete after the last scenes shot in August 2023, leaving 40% of principal photography pending.
  • Actors and support staff have not received full payments, prompting confusion and successive last-minute shoot cancellations.
  • Sanjay Dutt has officially exited the project, citing scheduling conflicts and unplanned changes to the shoot.
  • Producer Firoz Nadiadwala has yet to offer a public update or new shooting schedule, deepening uncertainty over the film’s release.