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In an important development for Bollywood’s 2026 film lineup, Dhamaal 4<\/em> has shifted its release date from July 3 to July 17, 2026. This change avoids a direct competition with Akshay Kumar\u2019s much-anticipated comedy, Welcome to the Jungle<\/em>.<\/p>\n Sources in the trade suggest that this adjustment followed discussions between Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar. Both actors realized that releasing two major comedies so close together could negatively affect their box office results. To prevent this, they agreed to give each film enough space to thrive in theaters.<\/p>\n Welcome to the Jungle<\/em>, directed by Ahmed Khan, is set to hit screens on June 26, 2026, featuring a star-studded cast including Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, and more. <\/p>\n On the other hand, Dhamaal 4<\/em> will see the return of beloved characters played by Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Sanjay Mishra, and Jaaved Jaaferi, along with fresh faces like Esha Gupta, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Anjali Anand, Upendra Limaye, and Ravi Kishan.<\/p>\n The new release schedules now provide both films with a three-week window, which is beneficial for attracting audiences and maximizing ticket sales.<\/p>\n Industry insiders believe this strategic move could make Summer 2026 one of the biggest comedy seasons in recent years, as both films will be marketed as unique events rather than direct competitors.<\/p>\n What is particularly noteworthy about this situation is how Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar approached it. Instead of allowing a potential rivalry to escalate, they chose cooperation, which many in the film industry view as a sign of maturity and foresight.<\/p>\n Dhamaal 4<\/em> is produced under the banner of T-Series, in collaboration with Devgn Films, and directed by Indra Kumar. The film is poised to deliver plenty of laughs when it arrives in theaters on July 17, 2026.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In an important development for Bollywood’s 2026 film lineup, Dhamaal 4 has shifted its release date from July 3 to July 17, 2026. This change avoids a direct competition with Akshay Kumar\u2019s much-anticipated comedy, Welcome to the Jungle. Sources in the trade suggest that this adjustment followed discussions between Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar. Both<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[15619,1226,511,41797,41798,517,7457,19947,3801,3707,41799,514,2155],"class_list":{"0":"post-31904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bollywood","8":"tag-ahmed-khan","9":"tag-ajay-devgn","10":"tag-akshay-kumar","11":"tag-bollywood-box-office-2026","12":"tag-bollywood-comedy-2026","13":"tag-bollywood-news","14":"tag-clash","15":"tag-dhamaal-4","16":"tag-exclusive","17":"tag-indra-kumar","18":"tag-july-2026-releases","19":"tag-news","20":"tag-welcome-to-the-jungle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}