If you enjoyed the wild mix of comedy, action, gangsters and absolute chaos in Welcome to the Jungle, there are plenty of Bollywood movies that deliver a similar kind of madness. From fake film shoots and impossible heists to eccentric gangsters and ordinary people getting trapped in dangerous situations, these movies like Welcome to the Jungle know how to turn trouble into comedy.
While no movie follows exactly the same storyline, these movies like Welcome to the Jungle come closest in terms of ensemble casts, crime-comedy plots, ridiculous missions, action and larger-than-life humour. Here are our top 10 picks.
10 Movies To Watch If You Liked Welcome To The Jungle
1. Tees Maar Khan (2010)
If there is one movie that immediately comes to mind after Welcome to the Jungle, it has to be Tees Maar Khan. Akshay Kumar plays a shameless conman who needs to rob a train carrying valuable antiques. His solution is wonderfully ridiculous: pretend to be a filmmaker, convince an entire village that they are appearing in a movie and secretly use the shoot to pull off his robbery. With Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna joining the madness, the fake-film setup makes this the closest match on the list.
2. Welcome (2007)
Before Welcome to the Jungle took the franchise into an even bigger adventure, there was the original Welcome. Rajiv wants to marry Sanjana, but discovering that her brothers are powerful gangsters complicates everything. What follows is an unforgettable comedy of criminals attempting to become respectable, bizarre family negotiations and one disastrous situation after another. Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor’s Uday and Majnu remain the movie’s biggest highlights.
Where to Watch: JioHotstar
3. Total Dhamaal (2019)
A hidden fortune sends a huge collection of eccentric characters racing towards the same destination in Total Dhamaal. Everyone wants the money, nobody trusts anyone else and almost every stage of the journey introduces another ridiculous disaster. The adventure eventually takes the characters into a zoo filled with dangerous animals, making its blend of wilderness, ensemble comedy and chaotic action particularly suitable for fans of Welcome to the Jungle.
Where to Watch: JioHotstar
4. Awara Paagal Deewana (2002)
A quiet dentist unexpectedly gets dragged into the affairs of dangerous gangsters after moving abroad. Soon, he is surrounded by assassins, criminals, hidden fortunes and people whose motives are impossible to understand. Awara Paagal Deewana combines elaborate action sequences with slapstick comedy and an eccentric ensemble led by Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Aftab Shivdasani.
Where to Watch: Prime Video
5. Om Shanti Om (2007)
Om Shanti Om may begin as a story of love, murder and reincarnation, but its gloriously exaggerated Bollywood world makes it a surprisingly good companion watch. Shah Rukh Khan plays Om, who eventually uses a movie production itself as part of an elaborate plan to expose the man responsible for a decades-old crime. Add a gigantic ensemble of Bollywood cameos, comedy, action, filmmaking chaos and a spectacular climax, and the similarities become easy to see.
Where to Watch: Netflix
6. Happy New Year (2014)
Charlie assembles one of Bollywood’s most unlikely teams to execute an ambitious robbery, but there is a problem: getting close to their target requires them to participate in an international dance competition. None of them is exactly qualified for the job. The combination of a secret mission, fake identities, a huge ensemble and ordinary misfits attempting something far beyond their abilities gives Happy New Year plenty in common with Welcome to the Jungle.
Where to Watch: Netflix
7. Welcome Back (2015)
Uday and Majnu have supposedly left the criminal world behind, but peaceful living doesn’t last very long. Their attempts to arrange their sister’s marriage bring them face-to-face with another powerful family, a conman and several people pretending to be someone they are not. With gangsters, romance, mistaken identities, outrageous schemes and a huge climax, Welcome Back offers the same brand of loud ensemble comedy associated with the franchise.
Where to Watch: JioHotstar
8. De Dana Dan (2009)
Two financially struggling friends decide that kidnapping a wealthy woman’s dog could solve all their problems. Predictably, almost nothing goes according to plan. The story eventually brings an enormous number of characters into the same hotel, where kidnappings, marriages, gangsters, mistaken identities and money problems become hopelessly tangled together. Few Bollywood comedies embrace complete ensemble chaos quite like De Dana Dan.
9. Phir Hera Pheri (2006)
Raju, Shyam and Baburao think they have finally become rich, only for a tempting investment scheme to wipe out their fortune. Their attempt to recover the money drags them into debt, gangsters and increasingly ridiculous plans. From guns and criminals to mistaken identities and an unforgettable circus climax, Phir Hera Pheri turns a simple money problem into wonderfully uncontrollable chaos.
10. Golmaal Again (2017)
Gopal, Madhav, Lucky and the two Laxmans return to the orphanage where they grew up and soon realise that something strange is happening around them. What begins as another reunion between constantly fighting friends turns into a supernatural mystery involving a ghost, hidden secrets and dangerous enemies. The massive ensemble, cartoonish action and over-the-top comedy make Golmaal Again another entertaining choice for viewers looking for more large-scale madness.
Where to Watch: Prime Video, JioHotstar, ShemarooMe
Which Movie Should You Watch After Welcome to the Jungle?
Start with Tees Maar Khan, especially because of its hilarious fake-movie-shoot setup. Welcome and Welcome Back are obvious choices if you want more eccentric gangsters and franchise-style comedy,. And if the movie-within-a-movie angle entertained you most, Om Shanti Om and Happy New Year should definitely be on your watchlist.
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