Welcome To The Jungle trailer launch: Did Akshay Kumar charge just Rs. 1.8 cr? Actor BREAKS silence: “Mujhe utna bhi nahin mila!

Akshay Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Tusshar Kapoor, Yashpal Sharma, Johny Lever, Aftab Shivdasani, Shreyas Talpade, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Puneet Issar, dialogue writer Farhad Samji, director Ahmed Khan, producer Ajit Andhare, and co-producer Shaira Ahmed Khan all attended the trailer launch of Welcome To The Jungle at a studio in Mumbai. The event was set up like a jungle, with a big, fake waterfall that helped create the feel of the place.

There were some reports that Akshay Kumar was paid just Rs. 1.8 crore for his role.

 A journalist asked him if this was true. Akshay Kumar said, "To be honest, whoever told you that I charged Rs. 1.8 crores, maine utna bhi nahin liya. Mujhe utna bhi nahin mila!"

He added, "What's important for me is that the film was written by the late Neeraj Vora ji.

 I have learned a lot from three people in the industry – Priyadarshan ji, Rajkumar Santoshi ji, and Neeraj Vora ji. Neeraj ji had a huge role in my career and helped me a lot with learning comedy. He wrote the story and Firoz A. Nadiadwallah is also involved as a producer. I have known him for 36 years. I used to know him during my tough times and even today, I still struggle. It was hard to get him here to the event (smiles)."

Welcome To The Jungle releases in cinemas on June 26.