Farhad Samji | |
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Born | 5 May 1974 50) Mumbai, India | (age
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Years active | 1987–present |
Relatives | Sajid Samji (brother) |
Farhad Samji (born 5 May 1974) is an Indian writer, singer, lyricist, actor, music and film director who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing Housefull 4 , Bachchhan Paandey , and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan independently. He has also made special appearances in films like Baaghi 3 and Coolie No. 1 . [1] He is famous for his works with his brother, Sajid Samji. The duo together is known as Sajid - Farhad and are known for directing films like Entertainment and Housefull 3 .
Farhad started his career with his brother in 2002 as lyricists. After that they started writing dialogues since Shiva in 2006. Their last movie was Simmba in 2018.In 2019, apart from writing dialogues for Punjabi film Singham , he directed web series Booo Sabki Phategi and the action comedy movie Housefull 4 (starring Akshay Kumar and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, which was the fourth part of Housefull franchise and became a blockbuster despite critically negative reviews. [2]
Samji wrote dialogues for the 2020 films Street Dancer 3D , Baaghi 3 and Coolie No. 1 . He has completed his next directorial, the Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon 2021 starrer Bachchan Pandey , whose shooting took place from January to March 2021. [3] Samji also made the social family comedy Kisi ka Bhai Kisi ki Jaan starring Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde, which began filming in May 2022 and concluded in December 2022 and released on Eid 2023. [4]
Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Entertainment | Directed with Sajid | |
2016 | Housefull 3 | Directed with Sajid | |
2018 | Baby Come Naa | Web series | |
2019 | Booo Sabki Phategi | Web series | |
Housefull 4 | Director and Writer | ||
2022 | Bachchhan Paandey | Remake of Jigarthanda | |
2023 | Pop Kaun? | Web Series | |
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Remake of Veeram ; co-written with Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra | [5] | |
Year | Film | Notes |
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2011 | Singham | Dialogues |
2020 | Baaghi 3 | Screenplay & Dialogues |
Street Dancer 3D | Dialogues | |
Laxmii | Adapted Screenplay & Dialogues | |
Coolie No. 1 | Dialogues | |
2021 | Sooryavanshi | Dialogues |
2022 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Dialogues |
Bachchhan Pandey | Dialogues | |
Year | Film | Role |
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2020 | Baaghi 3 | a man in gents toilet |
2023 | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | the Photographer in a wedding |
Year | Web Series | Role |
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2023 | Pop Kaun? | Balwan Trivedi |
Year | Film | Song | Notes |
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2019 | Prassthanam | "Prassthanam Title Track" | Also music director |
2020 | Laxmii | "Mata Ka Jagrata" | also singer |
Coolie No. 1 | "Coolie No. 1 Title Track" |
Year | Film | Song | Notes | |
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2019 | Housefull 4 | "The Bhoot Song" | also co-music director | |
2020 | Laxmii | "Mata Ka Jagrata" | also lyricist | |
2023 | Pop Kaun? | "All Songs" | also lyricist |
Year | Film | Song | Notes |
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2019 | Housefull 4 | "The Bhoot Song" | composer along with Sandeep Shirodkar; also singer along with Mika Singh and lyricist |
2019 | Prassthanam | "Prassthanam Title Track" | Also lyricist |
2023 | Pop Kaun? | "All Songs" | Also lyricist |
Year | Film | Songs |
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2002 | Hum Kisise Kum Nahin | |
Chor Machaaye Shor | ||
2006 | Keerthi Chakra | Khuda Se Mannat |
2008 | Sunday | |
God Tussi Great Ho | ||
2012 | Bol Bachchan | Bol Bachchan |
2016 | Housefull 3 |
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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2006 | Shiva | Ram Gopal Varma | dialogues |
2007 | Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag | ||
2008 | Sunday | Rohit Shetty | Screenplay, dialogues |
Golmaal Returns | dialogues | ||
2009 | All the Best: Fun Begins | ||
2010 | Golmaal 3 | ||
2011 | Ready | Anees Bazmee | |
Double Dhamaal | Indra Kumar | ||
Singham | Rohit Shetty | ||
2012 | Housefull 2 | Sajid Khan | |
Bol Bachchan | Rohit Shetty | ||
2013 | Himmatwala | Sajid Khan | |
Chashme Baddoor | David Dhawan | ||
Policegiri | K.S. Ravikumar | ||
Chennai Express | Rohit Shetty | ||
Boss | Anthony D'Souza | ||
2014 | Entertainment | Sajid-Farhad | Screenplay, dialogues |
Singham Returns | Rohit Shetty | dialogues | |
2015 | Dilwale | ||
2016 | Housefull 3 | Sajid-Farhad | screenplay, dialogues |
2017 | Judwaa 2 | David Dhawan | dialogues |
Golmaal Again | Rohit Shetty | ||
2018 | Simmba | Additional screenplay written by Sajid samji while dialogues were written by Farhad samji. |
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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is the soundtrack album to the 2023 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film of the same name, directed by Farhad Samji, starring Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. The film was produced by Salman Khan Films. The soundtrack composed by Himesh Reshammiya, Devi Sri Prasad, Ravi Basrur, Sajid Khan, Sukhbir, Payal Dev, and Amaal Mallik.
"Naiyo Lagda" is an Indian Hindi-language song, composed by Himesh Reshammiya, with lyrics written by Shabbir Ahmed and sung by Kamaal Khan and Palak Muchhal for the soundtrack album of the 2023 Indian film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. It was released on 12 February 2023, coinciding Valentine's Day as the first single from the album, through Zee Music Company.
Housefull 4 is the soundtrack album to the 2019 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action comedy film of the same name, directed by Farhad Samji, starring Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde and Kriti Kharbanda in the lead roles. The film was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The soundtrack was composed by Sohail Sen, Farhad Samji and Sandeep Shirodkar.
"Billi Billi" is an Indian Hindi-language song, composed by Sukhbir, who also sung the track. Lyrics were written by Kumaar with Punjabi lyrics penned lyrics by Vicky Sandhu for the soundtrack album of the 2023 Indian film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. The audio of the track was released on 27 February 2023. The full video song was released on 2 March 2023, as the second single from the album, through Zee Music Company.
"Yentamma" is an Indian Hindi-language song, composed by Payal Dev, who also sung the track with Vishal Dadlani. Lyrics were written by Kumaar with rap portion performed by Raftaar for the soundtrack album of the 2023 Indian film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. It was released on 4 April 2023, as the fifth single from the album, through Zee Music Company.
"Shaitan Ka Saala" is an Indian Hindi-language song, composed by Sohail Sen, who also sung the track with Vishal Dadlani. Lyrics were written by Farhad Samji for the soundtrack album of the 2019 Indian film Housefull 4. It was released on 6 October 2019, as the second single from the album, through T-Series. The song was the recreated version of "Bala Bala" by Tony Montana Music.