A good comedy is one that not only leaves the audience in splits, but also has its makers laughing all the way to the bank. Like Ahmed Khan’s Welcome To The Jungle. After making waves at the box office, the Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty-starrer dropped on JioHotstar on August 21. Word is that producer Firoz A Nadiadwallah and Khan landed a lucrative deal with the streamer.

A trade source revealed, “The ensemble comedy made approximately Rs 196 crore worldwide. The icing on the cake is the sweet deal, said to be over Rs. 90 crore, that they secured with the platform.”

For Khan, August 21 brought a double celebration. While his film began streaming online, it was also his wife Shaira Khan’s birthday.

The director told mid-day, “Working with so many actors was a delight, and now after a super hit, to see it releasing it on OTT is sheer joy. Plus, it’s Shaira’s birthday. She is my pillar of support and always stood like a rock behind me.”