‘Producer wanted more’: Why 35 actors were cast in Akshay Kumar’s Welcome To The Jungle | Bollywood News
Writer-director Farhad Samji has opened up about the ambitious scale of Welcome to the Jungle, saying the film’s story demanded a massive ensemble cast and that producer Firoz Nadiadwala wanted to make it even bigger. In a recent interview, Samji also spoke about the logistical challenge of coordinating 35 actors, praised Akshay Kumar’s positive attitude despite recent box office disappointments, shared his thoughts on the ongoing debate around inflated box office and budget figures. In an interview with Siddharth Kanan, Samji spoke about the film’s unusually large cast and said the script itself required a huge ensemble. “The film is about a group of actors who arrive in a village. Even today, Firoz bhai (producer) isn’t satisfied with just 34 actors. He would always say, ‘Bring in more people. Make it bigger. We need scale.’ And the scale comes from the faces you see on screen. He was so passionate. He kept saying, ‘The audience will enjoy it,’ and that’s exactly what happened. In every frame, you have seven actors standing here, eight actors there, …
