Welcome to the Jungle has been entertaining audiences at the box office, but not without criticism. Many viewers felt Disha Patani and Jacqueline Fernandez had little to do in the comedy. Now, director Ahmed Khan has responded to the backlash, explaining why the actresses had limited dialogues and screen time.

Ahmed Khan on criticism over Disha and Jacqueline's roles

Ahmed Khan said, "When you have such solid actors like Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Shreyas, Aftab, Arshad, and Akshay, you know they are kings of comedy. Inke beech mein ladkiyon ka dialogue daal ke kya hoga. (When you have such strong comedy performers like Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Shreyas, Aftab, Arshad, and Akshay, they're all kings of comedy. Among them, even if you give the women more dialogues, it doesn't really make a difference.)"