Welcome Back (film)

Welcome Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnees Bazmee
Written byStory:
Anees Bazmee
Dialogues:
Raaj Shaandilyaa
Screenplay by
  • Rajiv Kaul
  • Praful Parekh
  • Rajan Agarwal
  • Anees Bazmee
Produced byFiroz A. Nadiadwala
Starring
Narrated byVijay Raaz
CinematographyKabir Lal
Edited bySteven H. Bernard
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Meet Bros Anjjan
Mika Singh
Abhishek Ray
Score:
Aadesh Shrivastava
Production
companies
Base Industries Group
Swiss Entertainment
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 4 September 2015 (2015-09-04) (India)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹168.76 crore[1]

Welcome Back is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action crime comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Firoz A. Nadiadwala with Eros International serving as distributor and co-producer. A sequel to the 2007 film Welcome, it features an ensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Shiney Ahuja, Ankita Srivastava in her debut, with Dimple Kapadia, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah. While Kapoor, Patekar, Rawal, Karnik, Irani, Josh, Dabi, Khan and Ranjeet have reprised their roles from the previous film,[2] Abraham and Hassan are new additions to the lead cast.[3] Made on a budget of ₹88 crore, the film was largely shot in and around Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Welcome Back was released worldwide on 4 September 2015.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "There is no replacement for Akshay Kumar: Anees Bazmee". The Indian Express. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Welcome Back postponed to February 2015". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Today's Big Release: Welcome Back". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Welcome Back Movie Review: WELCOME BACK is not a patch on WELCOME (2007)". Glamsham. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.