Key Takeaways:
- The actor played the hilarious gangster and artist Majnu bhai in the film, which also starred Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, and Katrina Kaif.
- The welcome was produced by Firoz Nadiadwala and directed by Anees Bazmee. It was a box office smash with 117 crores in box office revenue at the time.
Anil Kapoor published a post to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his smash comedy Welcome from 2007. In the movie, which also starred Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, and Katrina Kaif, the actor portrayed the hilarious gangster and artist Majnu bhai.
His portrayal of Majnu Bhai in the movie is still well-known for his painting of a dog perched atop a donkey.
Anil posted on Twitter on Wednesday, “15 years ago Majnu bhai took the paintbrush, and the rest is history! “along with a few stills of Akshay, Nana Patekar, and Feroz Khan.
Because of how much happiness it has given people, “Welcome” has been, is, and always will be among my most cherished movies. Amazingly, some stories and characters continue to be relevant years later.
He tweeted, “Thanks for giving #Welcome & Majnu Bhai so much love!” before tagging his co-stars Mallika Sherawat, Paresh Rawal, and director Anees Bazmee.
In his tweet, a follower wrote, “Truly iconic. Majnu and Uday are brothers. They don’t make such movies any longer, another user tweeted.
A timeless classic. Majnu bhai, the Great, yelled yet another admirer. Another fan used the well-known movie word “control”, made famous by Nana Patekar.
Anees Bazmee was the director, and Firoz Nadiadwala was the producer of Welcome. It was a box office smash with 117 crores in box office receipts at the time.
Malaika Arora also appeared in the movie’s special dance number, Hoth Rasiley. A sequel called Welcome Back was released in 2015 after it. John Abraham and Shruti Haasan were the new lead actors in it.
Anil last appeared in the ensemble film JugJugg Jeeyo, which also starred Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Kiara Advani.
He is currently developing the movie Animal. Rashmika Mandanna and Ranbir Kapoor are its stars. Animal, which Sandeep Reddy Vanga directed, also features Bobby Deol.
It will debut on August 11 of the following year and is billed as a crime drama. Additionally, he plays a crucial part in Siddharth Anand’s film Fighter, which also stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone.
