Dhamaal 4 moves to July 17; Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar’s gentleman’s agreement avoids major box office clash

In a big change for Bollywood's movie schedule in 2026, the film Dhamaal 4 has moved its release date from July 3 to July 17, 2026. This change was made to avoid conflicting with Akshay Kumar's big comedy film Welcome to the Jungle.

According to people who know about the movie industry, this decision came from a direct talk between Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar.

 Both actors agreed that having two big comedy movies come out just a week apart might hurt each other's success at the box office. Instead of letting them compete directly, they decided to space them out so both can do well at the theaters.

Welcome to the Jungle, directed by Ahmed Khan, will come out on June 26, 2026.

 It has a big group of actors including Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, and more.

Dhamaal 4 brings back the main stars of the series like Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Sanjay Mishra, and Jaaved Jaaferi.

 It also adds new actors such as Esha Gupta, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Anjali Anand, Upendra Limaye, and Ravi Kishan.

With this new plan, both movies now have a three-week time frame, which is seen as perfect for today's movie market to build word of mouth and make more money during weekends.

Industry experts think this change could make Summer 2026 the biggest comedy season in a long time for Bollywood, with both films as separate events rather than competing against each other.

What's most impressive is how the situation was handled.

 Instead of letting a big box office battle get out of control, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar chose to work together, which many in the industry are calling a sign of maturity and good thinking.

DHAMAAL 4 is produced by Gulshan Kumar and T-Series, with Devgn Films, T-Series Films, Maruti International, and Panorama Studios.

 The film is directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ajay Devgn, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar, Anand Pandit, and Kumar Mangat Pathak. The movie is ready to make people laugh in theaters from July 17, 2026.