Anees Bazmee Shares His Experience Working with Nana Patekar in Welcome

Akshay Kumar's film 'Welcome' was released in the year 2007. Nana Patekar played the memorable role of Uday Shetty in the film. His comedy made the audience laugh a lot. His dialogues are still famous and many memes are made. Meanwhile, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 director Anees Bazmee recently revealed that Patekar initially did not want to listen to the script of Welcome.

Anees Bazmee said this on working with Nana Patekar

In fact, in his recent interview, Anees Bazmee shared his experience of working with Nana Patekar in Welcome. He shared that "he was not even ready to listen to the story." The filmmaker recalled the time, "When I tried to give the narration for Welcome to Nana Patekar, you swear on your mother and tell me that I should do this".

Anees Bazmee calls himself a "big fan" of Nana Patekar

Furthermore, Anees Bazmee called himself a "big fan" of Nana Patekar and said that he admires his acting. The filmmaker praised Nana Patekar and said that it was great working with him. Anees Bazmee revealed that he had imagined Nana Patekar in the role of Uday Shetty. While the acclaimed actor had never tried comedy before, the filmmaker believed that he could redefine it for everyone.

Nana Patekar got emotional after hearing the script of the film

Anees Bazmee further said that Nana Patekar took his comedy role in Welcome very seriously and later he narrated the script to the actor for three hours, after which he was very happy with it. The filmmaker told that Nana Patekar got emotional, hugged him and requested the filmmaker to mold him according to the character.

The film Welcome was released in the year 207

The film Welcome was released in 2007. It is co-written and directed by Anees Bazmee. It stars Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal and Mallika Sherawat in lead roles. This was the last film of actor Feroz Khan. Welcome was a huge commercial success and was the second highest grossing Hindi film of the year 2007. The film is the first installment of the Welcome series and its sequel Welcome Back also came in 2015. Currently, Anees Bazmee is preparing for the release of his upcoming film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 this November. The film stars Kartik Aaryan, Tripti Dimri, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit among others.

'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' will be released on Diwali

Currently, the filmmaker is preparing for the release of his upcoming film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' will be released on Diwali, although its date has not been announced yet. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee, while it is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Murad Khetani. The film is going to clash with Rohit Shetty's film Singham Again.