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Breaking | Ajay Devgn pushes Dhamaal 4 ahead to give clean window to Akshay Kumar's Welcome To The Jungle, here's why

In a show of friendship, actors Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar have mutually discussed and decided that the former's Dhamaal 4 will be pushed ahead.

Published on: May 16, 2026, 17:45:36 IST
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The film industry, apart from a lot of love, also receives flak every now and then for not spacing out releases properly. Clashes too, lead to business getting impacted unnecessarily. Which is why when they are avoided, it's a cause for celebration for all stakeholders. The latest example is Ajay Devgn's comedy caper Dhamaal 4 and Akshay Kumar's Welcome To The Jungle.

Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar
Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar

HT City has exclusively learnt, that in the true spirit of fraternity and Bollywood unity, Ajay spoke to Akshay. After mutually discussing, they have decided that Ajay’s film Dhamaal 4 would move its release date from July 4 to July 17, so as to give a clean window to Akshay’s Welcome to the Jungle that hits theatres on June 26. Both films are in the multi starrer family comedy genre.

A source says, “Ajay and Akshay have been friends for as long as they have been massive stars. They both produce films too apart from acting, and understand how important it is to allow every film to have sufficient breathing space. Which is why the discussion went off smoothly and they understood that the audience would need a gap between two comedies.”

Dhamaal 4 and Welcome to The Jungle both will boast of a massive star cast. Interestingly, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn are working together as well in Golmaal 5, which further explains the camaraderie.

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    Rishabh Suri

    Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.Read More