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Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon Reunite Onscreen in Welcome To The Jungle

The director says the pairing was staged as deliberate nostalgia to boost publicity ahead of the film’s June 26 release.

Overview

  • Director Ahmed Khan confirmed Monday that Raveena Tandon agreed to work with Akshay Kumar and described their reunion as a purposeful piece of ‘fan service’ for audiences.
  • Kumar and Tandon share multiple scenes in the film but are not cast as a romantic pair.
  • The two perform a song sequence choreographed by Rahul Shetty and Prince Gupta that, Khan said, prompted applause on set and a comment from Suniel Shetty recalling their 1990s work.
  • Khan told reporters the pair were friendly off camera, joking, reminiscing and talking about their children, and that his long friendships with both stars helped bring them together.
  • Welcome To The Jungle is directed by Ahmed Khan, produced by Firoz Nadiadwala and opens June 26, with the reunion used as a timely promotional hook tied to the actors’ 1990s hits such as Mohra.