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2026 might as well be the year of comedies because of the upcoming lineup. From the success of Bhooth Banglato the rising numbers of Pati Patni Aur Woh Do, things are looking positive for the genre. In the core of it sits Akshay Kumar, who has built his career on making such films.

In the year’s lineup, Welcome to the Jungle and Dhamaal 4 are also coming out in the next few months. To avoid a clash between the two films, Akshay and Ajay Devgn have made a very smart decision.

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Ajay Devgn’s Dhamaal 4 was initially scheduled to be released on July 3, and a clash would have happened between the big-scale comedy film with Welcome to the Jungle. Luckily both Akshay and Ajay have agreed that the films deserve a fair and even chance to shine at the box office instead of competing against one another.

As such, according to Bollywood Hungama, Dhamaal 4 has been postponed to July 17. This way, both films will have ample time to attract fans to the theatres and the audiences won’t be forced to choose between one film or another.

Welcome to the Jungle is scheduled to be released on June 26, and had Devgn’s film not been postponed, the window between them would have been too small. Now, there is a three-week gap between the two films that assures that fans won’t miss out on either comedy.

Welcome to the Jungle features Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor and more. The film is also directed by Ahmed Khan.

Dhamaal 4 has a balance of new and old faces with Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Sanjay Mishra and Jaaved Jaaferi, with Esha Gupta, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Anjali Anand, Upendra Limaye and Ravi Kishan.

Upcoming comedies in the year also include Hai Jawani to Ishq Hona Hai, and potentially Golmaal 5.

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