Housefull Franchise
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Directed by |
Sajid Khan (Housefull, Housefull 2, Housefull 4) Sajid-Farhad (Housefull 3) |
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Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala | ||||
Written by |
Sajid Nadiadwala (Housefull) Tushar Hiranandani (Housefull 2) Sajid-Farhad (Housefull 2, Housefull 3) |
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Screenplay by |
Milap Zaveri, Vibha Singh (Housefull) Sajid Khan (Housefull, Housefull 2) Sajid-Farhad (Housefull 3) |
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Starring |
Akshay Kumar Riteish Deshmukh Boman Irani Chunkey Pandey Jacqueline Fernandez |
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Music by |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (Housefull) Sajid-Wajid (Housefull 2) Sharib-Toshi (Housefull 3) |
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Cinematography | Vikas Sivaraman (Housefull) Manoj Soni (Housefull 2) |
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Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat | ||||
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Distributed by |
ShowMan Pictures (Housefull) Eros International (Housefull, Housefull 2, Housefull 3) UTV Motion Pictures (Housefull, Housefull 2) |
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Release date
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1: 30 April 2010 2: 5 April 2012 3: 3 June 2016 |
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Running time
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449 minutes | ||||
Country | India | ||||
Language | Hindi | ||||
Budget | ₹1.8 billion (US$27 million) | ||||
Box office | ₹4.89 billion (US$73 million) |
Housefull is a series of Indian comedy films. The first two films Housefull and Housefull 2 is directed by Sajid Khan. The music is composed by Sajid-Wajid. The third film, Housefull 3, was directed by Sajid-Farhad. The series is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The series stars Akshay Kumar and Ritesh Deshmukh as lead cast and Boman Irani and Chunkey Pandey in supporting roles as Batuk Patel and Aakhri Pasta respectively. Jacqueline Fernandez has also appeared in all the three movies, she however made a special appearance in the first film and was the main in its sequels. Malaika was made cameos in the first two movies but didn't appear in the third one.
The story follows Aarush, (Akshay Kumar), a jinxed loser who stays with his friend, Bob (Ritesh Deshmukh) and his wife, Hetal (Lara Dutta), both working at a casino owned by Mr.Kishore Samtani (Randhir Kapoor). Although at first Hetal is displeased with Aarush's presence, he proves to be a kind-hearted man looking for family. Bob and Hetal decide to get him married to their boss' daughter, Devika Samtani (Jiah Khan). After the marriage, on their honeymoon in Italy, Devika leaves him for her long-time American boyfriend Benny. Aarush decides to commit suicide by drowning in the sea but is saved by a Telugu girl Sandy (Deepika Padukone).