Welcome Back
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Movie Details
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Comedy |
| Release Date | September 4, 2015 (India) |
| Running Time | 2hr 32min |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Shiney Ahuja |
| Directed by | Anees Bazmee |
| Written by | Story: Anees Bazmee Dialogues: Raaj Shaandilyaa Screenplay: Rajiv Kaul, Praful Parekh, Rajan Agarwal, Anees Bazmee |
| Produced by | Firoz A. Nadiadwala |
| Narrated by | Vijay Raaz |
| Cinematography by | Kabir Lal |
| Edited by | Stevan Bernard |
| Music by | Songs: Anu Malik, Meet Bros Anjjan, Mika Singh, Abhishek Ray Score: Aadesh Shrivastava |
| Casting By | Shahid Hasan, Andrew Rozario, Girdhar Swami |
| Production Design by | Sailesh Mahadik, Sandeep Shelar |
| Art Direction by | Rajesh Rajput |
| Costume Design by | Irasoudagar, Subodh Srivastava |
| Production Company | Base Industries Group Swiss Entertainment |
| Distributor | Eros International |
Cast & Characters
- Anil Kapoor as Sagar Pandey “Majnu Bhai”
- Nana Patekar in a dual role as
- Don Uday Shetty, Shankar’s son
- Shankar Shetty; Uday, Sanjana, and Ranjana’s father
- John Abraham as Ajju Bhai / Ajay Barsi, Freedom Fighter, Dr. Ghunghroo’s stepson and Payal’s son
- Shruti Haasan as Ranjana Shetty, Uday’s half-sister
- Paresh Rawal as Dr. Ghunghroo, Ajju’s stepfather
- Ankita Srivastava as Babita / Rajkumari Chandini
- Dimple Kapadia as Poonam / Maharani Padmavati
- Naseeruddin Shah as Wanted Bhai
- Shiney Ahuja as Honey
- Supriya Karnik as Payal Ghungroo
- Ranjeet as Vikrant Kapoor
- Rajpal Yadav as Tailor
- Neeraj Vora as Badshah Khan
- Mushtaq Khan as Ballu
- Adi Irani as Advocate Hariwant Sahni
- Akshay Kumar as Rajiv Saini in archive footage
- Feroz Khan as Ranvir Dhanraj Xaka (RDX) in archive footage
Storyline
Uday Shetty and Majnu Bhai have left the underworld, and are now big businessmen. Two women, Chandni and Maharani, enter their life. Chandni is the new love in Uday Shetty and Majnu’s life and both friends dream of tying the knot with her. However, Appa – Uday’s father, plays spoilsport by bringing in his other daughter, Ranjana. He tells Uday Shetty to get her married to someone from a good family. Maharani puts a condition that only after her sister is married, will Chandni will marry one of them. Now, a search to find a suitable husband for Ranjana starts.
About Welcome Back Movie
Welcome Back is a sequel to the 2007 film Welcome, it features an ensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Shiney Ahuja, Ankita Srivastava in her debut, with Dimple Kapadia, Paresh Rawal, and Naseeruddin Shah.
Made on a budget of ₹88 crore, a significant portion of Welcome Back was filmed in the United Arab Emirates. It is the first Bollywood film to be shot inside the luxurious Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Additionally, a replica of the Emirates Palace was built at Mumbai’s Film City to shoot the song “Tutti.”
A comedy sequence was shot at The Meydan, the world’s first five-star track-side hotel, situated at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. Other filming locations include the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah, the Sofitel Hotel – The Palm, the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Burj Khalifa, and Rixos The Palm Dubai.
A particular scene was shot in Dubai’s Margham Desert, with 1000 camels being arranged for it. It was reported that a pivotal scene was shot on the personal yacht of the Royal Family of Dubai, Al Maktoum.
Furthermore, it was said that limited edition luxury and sports automobiles including a Ferrari Spider, a Mansory Carbonado Apertos, an Aston Martin One-77, and a Rolls-Royce Phantom were used in the film.
Fardeen Khan was initially the first choice for John Abraham’s role, but he declined as he had been on a break from films since 2010. For the female lead, Asin and Sonakshi Sinha were considered, but due to scheduling conflicts, the role eventually went to Shruti Haasan.
The film’s music director Aadesh Shrivastav passed away a day after the film’s release on 5th September 2015 he had been battling with cancer for some years.
After the success of the two films, the makers announced the third part of this franchise on 10th September, 2023, titled ‘Welcome To The Jungle‘. Producer Firoz Nadiadwala said, “It is an all-out action film featuring the army and features some of the most complicated stunts ever filmed in a Hindi movie.”
Welcome Back Release Date
Welcome Back was released worldwide on 4 September 2015. The film became a box office success and collected an estimated ₹133.26 crore (US$17 million) in 17 days. The final worldwide gross was ₹168.76 crore (US$21 million).
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Budget & Box Office Collection
| Budget | ₹88 crore |
| Opening Day | ₹14.35 crore (US$1.7 million) |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹168.76 crore (US$19 million) |
Soundtracks
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Tutti Bole Wedding Di” | Meet Bros, Shipra Goyal | 04:23 |
| 2 | “20-20” (Title Track) | Mamta Sharma, Anu Malik, Shadaab | 05:56 |
| 3 | “Welcome Back” | Mika Singh, Geeta Jhala, Music Mg. | 04:38 |
| 4 | “Meet Me Daily Baby” | Siddhant Madhav, Pawni A Pandey, Hyacinth Dsouza | 04:57 |
| 5 | “Time Lagaye Kaiko” | John Abraham, Anmol Malik | 05:42 |
| 6 | “Nas Nas Mein” (Promotional Track) | Rani Hazarika, Shabab Sabri | 04:23 |
| 7 | “Welcome Back” (Beat Mix) | Mika Singh, Geeta Jhala, Music Mg. | 03:40 |
| 8 | “Meet Me Daily Baby” (Beat Mix) | Harshit Saxena, Pawni A Pandey, Hyacinth Dsouza | 04:57 |
| 9 | “Welcome Back” (Theme) | Abhishek Ray | 03:48 |
| 10 | “Tutti Bole Wedding Di” (MB Swag) | Meet Bros, Shipra Goyal, Ambresh, Ved, Ashish, Ruchir & Bipin | 03:52 |
