Akshay Kumar’s ‘Uncha Lamba Kad Forever’ Remake Sparks Fierce Debate — Fans Cry ‘We Miss You Katrina’

Akshay Kumar and Disha Patani’s ‘Uncha Lamba Kad Forever’ from Welcome to the Jungle is out — but the Katrina Kaif mention has divided fans sharply.

The Song Is Out. The Internet Has Opinions.
Monday dropped a new song from one of Bollywood’s most anticipated comedies — and within hours, the comment sections were on fire.
Not because it was bad. Not because it was great. Because right at the end, Akshay Kumar looks at the camera and says: “We miss you Katrina.”
Four words. That’s all it took.

‘Uncha Lamba Kad Forever’ — The Welcome to the Jungle Song Explained
The makers of Welcome to the Jungle released the film’s new track “Uncha Lamba Kad Forever” on Monday. It is a recreation of the original “Uncha Lamba Kad” from the 2007 blockbuster Welcome — a song that was originally picturised on Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif and became one of the defining party tracks of that era.
Nearly two decades later, the same actor is back for the same franchise. This time, his dancing partner is Disha Patani.
The recreation has been composed by Vikram, with the original voice of Anand Raj Anand retained alongside new vocals from Rubai. The choreography is handled by Adil Shaikh. Visually, the song leans into the same high-energy, colour-saturated aesthetic that made the original work — big sets, bigger moves, and Akshay in full Khiladi mode.

The ‘We Miss You Katrina’ Moment — Why It Hit Different
Here is where the song stops being just a song.
At the very end of the video, Akshay Kumar turns to the camera with a grin and delivers the line: “We miss you Katrina.”
It was almost certainly meant as a playful, affectionate nod — an acknowledgment that the original song belongs to a specific memory, and that this version knows it cannot fully replace that. A wink at the audience, essentially.
But the internet does not always receive winks the way they are intended.
The “We Miss You Katrina” moment immediately became the talking point of the song’s release. Fans of the original flooded the comments with the same sentiment — we do miss her — some warmly, some pointedly, and some using it as a full-on critique of the remake itself.
One section of viewers felt the nod was charming. Another felt it inadvertently highlighted exactly what was missing from the new version. A third group simply used it as an opening to say the original should have been left alone entirely.

Fan Reactions: Divided Right Down the Middle
The response to the Welcome to the Jungle song has split Bollywood’s online audience fairly cleanly.
On one side: fans who appreciated the energy Disha Patani brought to the track, praised Akshay for still pulling off the same moves, and enjoyed the nostalgia of hearing Anand Raj Anand’s voice again. Comments in this camp called it a fun, high-energy watch — exactly what a Welcome film song should be.
On the other side: fans who felt the original “Uncha Lamba Kad” was a product of its specific chemistry — Akshay and Katrina in 2007, at the peak of their on-screen pairing — and that no recreation can replicate what made it click. Several users called it a “ruination of the original,” a phrase that kept appearing in different forms across platforms.
The Katrina line became a Rorschach test. If you liked the song, it felt like a sweet tribute. If you did not, it felt like the filmmakers themselves admitting the gap.

Disha Patani in Welcome to the Jungle — How Does She Fare?
Separate from the Katrina conversation, Disha Patani’s performance in the song has drawn its own attention — mostly positive. She brings considerable screen presence to the track, matching Akshay’s energy and holding her own in what is, by design, a very demanding dance number.
Adil Shaikh’s choreography gives both leads enough space to work with while keeping the visual grammar close to the original’s feel. The result is a song that is technically well-executed, whatever one thinks of the decision to make it in the first place.

About Welcome to the Jungle — What Is the Film?
Welcome to the Jungle is the third instalment in the Welcome franchise, following the original Welcome (2007) and Welcome Back (2015). Directed by Ahmed Khan, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Akshay Kumar, Disha Patani, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Lara Dutta, and others.
The film is positioned as a full-scale comedy with the same outlandish energy that made the first two films hits. The original Welcome — which starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, and Nana Patekar — remains one of the most rewatched Hindi comedies of the 2000s, which is precisely why any recreation from it carries this much baggage.

The Original ‘Uncha Lamba Kad’ — Why It Still Matters
The 2007 original was composed by Anand Raj Anand, who also sang it. It became one of those songs that defined a particular Bollywood moment — loud, unapologetic, built entirely for the dance floor. Katrina Kaif, who was at the height of her commercial appeal at the time, became inseparable from the track in popular memory.
That is the standard the 2025 version is being measured against. And that is a hard standard. Not because the new version is poorly made, but because the original is embedded in nostalgia in a way that no technical upgrade can touch.

Conclusion
“Uncha Lamba Kad Forever” is a competently made, energetic recreation that does most things right on a technical level. Akshay Kumar and Disha Patani work well together on screen, the choreography is sharp, and the production value is high. But the four words at the end — “We miss you Katrina” — accidentally became the song’s loudest statement. Whether that was a clever bit of self-awareness or an own goal depends entirely on who you ask. The internet, predictably, is still arguing.
Welcome to the Jungle releases later this year.

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