Welcome (2007 film)
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Welcome is an Indian 2007 Hindi-language comedy film co-written and directed by Anees Bazmee.[3] It stars Feroz Khan, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal, and Mallika Sherawat in prominent roles.[2][4] Sunil Shetty and Malaika Arora feature in special appearances.[5] The film marked the last screen appearance of Feroz Khan who died in 2009.[6]
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Directed by | Anees Bazmee |
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Produced by | Firoz Nadiadwala |
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Narrated by | Om Puri |
Cinematography | Sanjay F. Gupta |
Edited by | Ashfaque Makrani |
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Production company | Base Industries Group |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹32 crore[2] |
Box office | ₹117.91 crore [3] |
Budgeted at ₹320 million (US$4.0 million) which includes making and marketing costs, Welcome was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures.[7] It was theatrically released worldwide on 21 December 2007, coinciding with the Christmas festival.[8][9] The film received mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics leading to stiff competition with Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par. Nevertheless, Welcome was a major commercial success and went on to become the second highest grossing Hindi film of the year with global revenues of ₹1.22 billion (US$15 million).[10] It is considered as a modern cult film.[11]
The film is the first instalment of the Welcome series and spawned a sequel, Welcome Back in 2015 that also became a commercial success.[12] There will also be a third instalment in the Welcome series called Welcome to the Jungle 2024