Director Anees Bazme says his 2007 hit film Welcome was a “beautiful” film and making the sequel to it was not an easy task.
Welcome Back, which is currently out in UAE cinemas, held its premiere in India on Thursday night with most of the cast and crew in attendance. Read the review
Addressing media persons then, Bazmee said: “This film is very special for us because we’ve made it after a film Welcome, which has been running on TV for the last seven years and which people love a lot. So making the sequel of such a beautiful film is not an easy task.”
Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif from Welcome have been replaced by John Abraham and Shruti Haasan in the new film and veteran actors Naseruddin Shah and Dimple Kapadia have been added to the cast. But the storyline of two brothers, Anil Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah looking for a groom for their sister stays constant, with more action scenes added into the plot.
“We’ve made substantial efforts and put in a lot of hard work. I think we have made a beautiful film and people should consider it a good film. They’ll get the feeling that watching this film was [worth their money] for them. There’s lot of fun and laughter. There is grandeur and the film has a massive star cast. We’ve made the film on a very big level. I’m hoping that people will love the film a lot,” said Bazmee.
Bazmee’s last big film, Ready, with Salman Khan, was a big hit and he is hoping that Welcome Back beats the collections of that film.
