Welcome To The Jungle Mahabharat Twist: Akshay Kumar's much-awaited multi-starrer film 'Welcome to Jungle' has been released in theatres. There is a huge craze among the fans for this film starring stalwarts like Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty, Tusshar Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav. But for the audience who came out of the theaters after watching the First Day First Show, a surprise has come to the fore, the discussion of which is going viral on social media. Such a connection is being seen in this film, which has directly taken the audience to the Doordarshan era of the 90s.
In fact 'Welcome to Jungle' A very interesting and unique twist has been added to BR Chopra's iconic 'Mahabharata'. When Mahabharata's 'Arjun', 'Karna' and 'Duryodhana' enter the film, the same old Mahabharata's signature music plays in the background. Seeing this scene, the audience in the theaters started whistling and clapping.
The interesting thing is that these three actors are playing the role of military officers in the film, but the makers have kept the names of their characters the same, Duryodhana, Karna and Arjun! There is an amazing scene in the middle of the story where a glimpse of the old Mahabharata has been recreated through these military officers. Seeing these veterans in army uniform in the same old style and with the same strong voice became a worthwhile moment for the audience.
In this special sequence, Firoz Khan (Firoz Arjun Khan), who played the immortal character of Arjun in Doordarshan's Mahabharata, is seen. It is quite interesting to see Firoz, who has worked with Akshay Kumar in films like 'Zalim' and 'Barood', in this style. At the same time, Puneet Issar, who became famous in every household with the role of Duryodhana, is also seen looting the gathering in the same style. The most emotional moment happens when Pankaj Dheer (Karna of Mahabharata) appears on the screen. He died in October 2025, and after his death, seeing him on screen brought tears to the fans' eyes. People's old memories were refreshed after seeing Pankaj Dheer, who proved his mettle in films like 'Soldier' and 'Baadshah', in this role.
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The film has a huge cast of more than 32 actors including Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Johnny Lever and Shreyas Talpade. This special connection of 'Mahabharata' among so many characters has emerged as the biggest highlight point of the film.
If you also want to see Akshay Kumar's comedy as well as the memories of that magical era of the 90s and Mahabharata on the big screen with a new and fun twist, then you should not miss this special scene of 'Welcome to Jungle'!
