director Ahmed Khan recently revealed that Welcome To The Jungle was put together on a grand scale, with nearly 900 people on set, 50 vans, around 250 cars and an overall budget of Rs 110 crore. The big budget multi-starrer it had Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon among other prominent actors. He also starred Tusshar Kapoor who has now spoken about the scale of the production in a recent interview. He often found himself thinking about the enormous day-to-day costs involved in making such a film.Tusshar admitted that agreeing to be a part of a film with 34 actors was not an immediate decision. He recalled receiving the offer while in London about three years ago and said it took some time before he was convinced.“I was in London when I was offered Welcome. That was three years ago. Ahmed called me and I was very excited. When we met, he told me who everyone was there in the movie. I was a bit confused. Over the next few months, after hearing the story and my character, I concluded that I was safe in his hands. So it was a process, and not an immediate green flag. It took me a while to believe that I was in good hands. Ahmed was the catalyst for making this film. When it’s him, there’s a lot of trust and blind faith. He was the choreographer of my first film,” he said in an interview with Screen. Looking back on the atmosphere during the shoot, Tusshar described the set as lively and full of camaraderie, likening it to a lively college cafeteria where everyone mingled freely with each other.“You can’t describe the chemistry on the set. There were so many actors that it was like everyone was hanging out with everyone. Everyone was finding their comfort zone. It was like how films were made in the older days, like Mughal-e-Azam or Rajkumar Koli films where there were multiple stars. It looked like a party. Ahmed wanted everyone to be happy. It felt like a college cafeteria.”As someone who understands filmmaking from both the creative and business sides, Tusshar said the scale of the production often left him calculating expenses in his head. The endless line of vans and the large workforce made him question the practicality of such an investment, although he admired Ahmed Khan’s ambition.“When I would get to the set, it would take five minutes to get to our van because we had to go through this huge line of vans. I used to look at these vans and wonder what would be the daily cost of so many vans and the staff for all of them. Is it worth bringing so many actors? I used to wonder that while Ahmed has a vision, he is bringing a new genre to India, but he has never attempted so much in India as an actor. so much kharcha?Ahmed was adamant that he needed everyone in every shot. There was a period of one year in the filming of Benvinguts. When the film was resumed, he never thought of shooting only with actors available on the set. He stuck to his guns and finished the movie.”Tusshar also weighed in on the ongoing discussion about environmental spending in the entertainment industry. While he acknowledged that certain comforts are necessary for actors to perform at their best, he stressed that there should be a sensible limit.“There has to be a balance. Some of that cost, even if it seems a bit excessive, is necessary. You need your hairdresser, your make-up artist. You need some perks. Because of the stress that a leading actor or actress goes through, you need some comfort, space and luxury to bring out the best in you. This is a visual medium, so to bring that beauty there, it’s necessary to limit it. It shouldn’t go beyond the basic requirement of vanity to the point that turns into narcissism. It should not be done to satisfy your ego. This is not good.”