Housefull (movie series)

film series

Housefull is an Indian comedy movie series. The serie is made by Sajid Nadiadwala.[1][2] It is distributed by Eros International, Fox Star Studios and Yash Raj Films.[3] THe series is based on a theme of confusion-and-correction. Housefull, the first movie of the series, is the most expensive Indian comedy movie ever made. Each movie begins with a new story. Their stories are not related to the story of the movies that were before it. The theme and the pace of each movie is the same.

Housefull movie series
Created bySajid Nadiadwala
Original workHousefull (2010)
OwnerEros International
Fox Star Studios
Years2010–present
Movies and television

Overview

change

Housefull (2010)

change

Aarush (Akshay Kumar) is unlucky man. He carries his bad luck wherever he goes. His tries to find love but makes his life more bad as he ends up in complicated situations.

Housefull 2 (2012)

change
 
Cast and crew of Housefull 2

This movie is an adaptation of the Marathi movie Dam Dam Diga Diga, (2008) and Telugu movie Hungama (2005). Hungama is a remake of Malayalam movie Mattupetti Machan (1998). The movie is about four men who date and marry the women of their dreams by changing their identities and deceiving their prospective fathers-in-law.

Housefull 3 (2016)

change

A rich businessman does not want his three daughters to get married because of a superstitious belief. Now, their boyfriends must prove to him that they are perfect for his daughters.

Housefull 4 (2019)

change

Three brothers are set to marry three sisters. However, a peek into the distant past reveals to one of the brothers that their brides have been mixed up in their current reincarnation.

Movies

change
Movie Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer
Housefull 30 April 2010 Sajid Khan Milap Zaveri, Sajid Khan, Vibha Singh Sajid Nadiadwala Sajid Nadiadwala
Housefull 2 5 April 2012 Sajid Khan, Farhad-Sajid
Housefull 3 3 June 2016 Sajid-Farhad Sajid-Farhad, Rajan Agarwal K. Subash
Housefull 4 25 October 2019 Farhad Samji Farhad Samji, Tushar Hiranandani, Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra Sara Bodinar, Sajid Nadiadwala

Future movies

change
Movie Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Status
Housefull 5 2025 Sajid Khan TBA Sajid Nadiadwala In-Devlopment[4]

Housefull 5

change

After the success of the fourth movie, the makers said that they will return for a fifth movie in the series, but "say, after five years". Housefull 5 will mark the return of Deepika Padukone, Kriti Sanon, John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Pooja Hegde, Akshay Kumar and others from the other four movies in the series.[5]

Recurring cast and characters

change

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Houseful franchchise

  The character name is not known
Characters Movies
Housefull Housefull 2 Housefull 3 Housefull 4 Housefull 5
Akshay Kumar Aarush Awasthi Sunil Pujari "Sunny" Sandy/Sundy Sehgal Harry / Rajkumar Bala Dev Singh[6] Prem Malhotra
Riteish Deshmukh Baburao "Bob" Jolly / Jwala Teddy Roy / Bangdu Maharaj Bobby Oberoi
Deepika Padukone Soundarya "Sandy" Bhagyalaxmi Venkateswari Basappa Rao
Boman Irani Batuk Patel Anna Seth
Chunky Pandey Aakhri Pasta Aakhri Pasta / Pehla Pasta Sasta Pasta
Jacqueline Fernandez Dhanno Bobby Kapoor Ganga "Gracy" Patel Jenny
John Abraham Max Mehrotkar Raja Chauhan
Malaika Arora Pooja Anarkali
Vindu Dara Singh Security Guard Sosa TBA
Manoj Pahwa Banta Singh Big Bhai TBA
Kriti Sanon Kriti / Rajkumari Madhu Kriti Verma
Pooja Hegde Pooja / Rajkumari Mala Pooja Sharma
Ranjeet Ranjeet K. Pujari Thakral / Maharaj Surya Singh Rana TBA
Johnny Lever Mithai Patil Winston Churchgate/Gigl TBA
Abhishek Bachchan Bunty Bunty Malhotra
Asin Heena Kapoor
Rana Daggubati Raja Gama Chandrendar / Pappu Dev Mallya TBA

Additional crew and production details

change
Occupation movie
Housefull (2010) Housefull 2 (2012) Housefull 3 (2016) Housefull 4 (2019)
Director Sajid Khan Sajid-Farhad Farhad Samji
Producer(s) Sajid Nadiadwala
Story Sajid Nadiadwala K. Subash Sajid Nadiadwala
Sara Bodinar
Screenplay Milap Zaveri
Sajid Khan
Vibha Singh
Tushar Hiranandani
Sajid-Farhad
Sajid Khan
Sajid-Farhad Aakash Kaushik
Madhur Sharma
Farhad Samji
Tushar Hiranandani
Sparsh Khetarpal
Tasha Bhambra
Dialogues Anvita Dutt Guptan Sajid-Farhad Farhad Samji
Composer(s) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Sajid–Wajid Sohail Sen
Mika Singh
Sharib-Toshi
Tanishk Bagchi
Millind Gaba
Julius Packiam (Background score)
Sohail Sen
Julius Packiam (Background score)
Director of photography Vikas Sivaraman Manoj Soni Vikas Sivaraman Sudeep Chatterjee
Editor(s) Rameshwar S. Bhagat Steven Bernard Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Production Companies Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Fox Star Studios, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Distributing Companies Eros International Fox Star Studios
Running Time 155 minutes 160 minutes 134 minutes 145 minutes

Box office

change
Movie Release date Budget Box office revenue
Housefull 30 April 2010 30 crore (US$3.9 million)[7] 125 crore (US$16 million)[8]
Housefull 2 5 April 2012 45 crore (US$5.9 million)[9] 186 crore (US$24 million).[10]
Housefull 3 3 June 2016 60 crore (US$7.9 million)[11] 195 crore (US$26 million)[12]
Housefull 4 25 October 2019 75 crore (US$9.8 million)[13] 280 crore (US$37 million)[14]
Total 210 crore (US$28 million) 786 crore (US$100 million)

Soundtracks

change
Title Release date Length Label
Housefull: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[15] 16 March 2010 30:32 T-Series
Housefull 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[16] 22 February 2012 37:00
Housefull 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[17] 10 May 2016 15:50
Housefull 4: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[18] 23 October 2019 17:35

Awards and nominations

change
Year Award Category Result
Housefull
2011 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards Best Film[19] Nominated
2011 Zee Cine Awards[20] *Best DirectorSajid Khan Nominated
*Best ActorAkshay Kumar Won
*Best MusicShankar Ehsaan Loy Nominated
*Best Supporting ActressLara Dutta Nominated
*Best Comedian – Riteish Deshmukh Nominated
*Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year – "Aapka Kya Hoga" (Jacqueline Fernandez) Nominated
IIFA Awards *Best Performance in a Comic RoleRiteish Deshmukh Won
Stardust Awards *Star of the Year – MaleAkshay Kumar[21] Won
*Best Supporting ActorArjun Rampal Won
Housefull 2
2013 IIFA Awards *IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress - Jacqueline Fernandez Won
Housefull 3
2017 Stardust Awards *Best Actress Female - Jacqueline Fernandez Won
Housefull 4
2020 Screen Awards * Best Comedian - Akshay Kumar Nominated

References

change
  1. ADESARA, HETAL (4 May 2010). "Box Office: Housefull holds on Monday with Rs 50 million net collections in India". Businessofcinema. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. "Housefull 2 Cast and Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. Parkar, Shaheen (5 April 2011). "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy replaced by Sajid-Wajid". Mid-Day. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. "EXCLUSIVE: Deepika, John, Kriti, Abhishek,Jacqueline join Akshay Kumar again in Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull 5". pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "Housefull 5 Cast And Release Date". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. Akshay Kumar. "Miliye 1419 ke Rajkumar Bala aur 2019 ke London return Harry se! Witness how they embark upon this journey of ultimate chaos, confusion and madness in the #Housefull4 Trailer. Out on 27th September". Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. "Budget of Akshay Kumar's Housefull". Indicine.com. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. "Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 37 Films Hit 100 Crore". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
  9. "Housefull 3 is on the cards: Sajid Nadiadwala". 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013.
  10. "Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2012". Box Office India. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
  11. "Housefull 3 Box-Office: This Akshay Kumar film is the second highest opener of 2016".
  12. "Housefull 3 - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com.
  13. Singh, Shalu (2 April 2018). "Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 4 earns Rs 200 crore even before its shooting! Here's how". www.indiatvnews.com.
  14. Hungama, Bollywood. "Housefull 4 Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
  15. "Housefull: Soundtrack listing". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011.
  16. "Housefull 2 song leaked". Bollywood Hungama. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  17. "Housefull 3 song Pyaar Ki: Akshay, Jacqueline, Nargis, Abhishek, Riteish and Lisa's love track is absolutely fabulous!". Bollywood Life. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  18. "Housefull 4 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  19. "Nominations for 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  20. "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  21. "Stardust.co.in – StardustAwardWinner2011". Magnamags.com. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

Other websites

change