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‘ Welcome To The Jungle ’ showed a strong jump in numbers on Saturday, indicating that the film has been warmly received by audiences. One of the biggest reasons behind the film's success is its comedy and humor, which has struck a chord with viewers. A lot of the credit for this goes to dialogue writer Farhad Samji , who played a key role in shaping the film's funny and entertaining tone. Samji recently opened up about his writing process and shared some interesting insights about his journey with the film.



What kind of feedback has Farhad Samji received for 'Welcome To The Jungle'?

In a conversation with Bollywood Hungama, Farhad was asked about the kind of feedback he has been receiving for ‘Welcome To The Jungle’. The dialogue writer seemed extremely happy and overwhelmed with the response. He shared, "I have received a great response. The industry people are the first one to call me and share their feedback. This time, the reaction was 'Iss baar toh chakkaa laga hai' in terms of dialogues! It made me happy. For us, getting appreciation is akin to receiving Oscar."


How did Farhad Samji create Farida Jalal 's hilarious 'Badi Bi' character?

When asked about one of the biggest surprises of the film, which was Farida Jalal's character Badi Bi, Farhad Samji revealed an amusing and interesting story behind how the character came to life. He shared that he had spoken to Farida ji just two hours before the interview, and she had a funny complaint to share with him. He laughed and recalled, "I just spoke to Farida ji two hours before. She said, 'I have a complaint. Main set pe aayi Farhad Samji ke dialogues bolne lekin malum pada ki dialogue hi nahin hai!'. And that's what works. Arshad Warsi says in the film, 'Ya toh yeh bahri acchi actress hai ya isko apne dialogues yaad nahin hai'."


He concluded, “However, the biggest support was Akshay Kumar . Our basic idea is that there's a group of buffoons who are playing actors. Meanwhile, the villagers are real people, that is, Raveena Tandon, Kiran Kumar and Farida Jalal. They appear in the mid-point when the audience has already got into the mood to laugh. Now you can't make the film too serious at that point. You have to give them a little dose of laughter. Hence, it was Akshay sir who implemented the idea. He suggested the tone of Farida ji. Akshay sir, Farida ji and I sat together and fleshed out the character of Badi Bi.”


Who are the other cast members of 'Welcome To The Jungle'?

‘Welcome To The Jungle’ has a huge star cast along with Akshay Kumar. The film features many popular and well-known actors including Raveena Tandon, Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta, Farida Jalal, Johny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Aftab Shivdasani, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Kiran Kumar, Zakir Hussain, Vindu Dara Singh and Urvashi Rautela , among others.