In a significant reshuffle for Bollywood’s 2026 release calendar, Dhamaal 4 has officially moved from July 3 to July 17, 2026, avoiding a clash with Akshay Kumar’s mega comedy entertainer Welcome to the Jungle.
EXCLUSIVE: Dhamaal 4 moves to July 17; Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar’s gentleman’s agreement avoids major box office clash
Trade sources reveal that the choice got here after a direct conversation between Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar, with each stars agreeing that two large-scale ensemble comedies releasing per week apart would impact one another’s box office potential. As an alternative of competing head-on, the actors reportedly selected a more strategic route, giving each movies enough respiration space in theatres.
Welcome to the Jungle, directed by Ahmed Khan, is locked for a June 26, 2026, release and boasts an ensemble forged featuring 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 several other others.
Meanwhile, Dhamaal 4 brings back franchise favourites Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Sanjay Mishra and Jaaved Jaaferi, alongside recent additions Esha Gupta, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Anjali Anand, Upendra Limaye and Ravi Kishan.
With the revised release plan, each movies now get a three-week window, considered ideal in today’s theatrical marketplace for maximizing word-of-mouth and weekend collections.
Trade insiders imagine the move could turn Summer 2026 into Bollywood’s biggest comedy season in years, with each movies positioned as standalone theatrical events slightly than rivals.
What stands out most, nevertheless, is the style by which the situation was handled. As an alternative of allowing a high-profile box office clash to escalate, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar reportedly selected collaboration over competition, a move many within the industry are already calling a rare example of maturity and long-term pondering.
Gulshan Kumar and T-Series present, in association with Devgn Movies, a T-Series Movies, Maruti International, Panorama Studios production. DHAMAAL 4 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 film is all set to bring laughter to the theatres from seventeenth July 2026.
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