Sunil Shetty is very much liked for his simple humor. The actor shares a great relationship with Akshay Kumar, with whom he has worked in many films. He is working with Khiladi Kumar once again in Firoz Nadiadwala’s Welcome to the Jungle. Currently under production, the upcoming entertainer has a surprise for fans: Suniel Shetty’s character. Pinkvilla has exclusively learned that Suniel Shetty will reprise his popular character ‘Yeda Anna’ in Awara Pagal Deewana, but with a twist.
In an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, director Ahmed Khan confirmed the development and gave key details about Anna’s character. He revealed, “Well, Sunil is playing the character that we have chosen from Awara Pagal Deewana, Yeddha Anna. So, he is playing Yeddha Anna with a slightly different touch. He has already got the same character.”
He further added, “You will basically see Anna, the same Sunil Shetty who was known for the character he played: a witty, humorous Yeda Anna and Shyam.”
Ahmed revealed that his character has great banter with Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi, which will take the fun and anarchy a notch higher. “He and Akshay go on for many years, and with time their banter gets just right. So, in this I have him (Suniel Shetty), Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi together. So, it (the fun) increases three times. He is having a ball, and so are we.”
The Baaghi 2 director shed light on Anna’s initial reaction on knowing the details of her character. Ahmed said, “He has always been a part of the Nadiadwala team with Firoz Nadiadwala. He is always in all Nadiadwala’s films. So, even though, he knew he would be there. But when we told him the character, he was completely jumping. He said, I am not doing comedy films. But if this is the film and this is the role, I am all in.”
Khan concluded by mentioning that the film will have three grand songs by Sunil Shetty. “He’s got three songs. I made him dance in his younger days. Now, again, I’m making him dance, and that’s the best thing about that guy. He refuses to grow old.”
Produced by Firoz Nadiadwala under Base Industries Group, Welcome to the Jungle stars Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta and many more. The producers are aiming to finish it in January 2026, with a mid-2026 release in mind.
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