Housefull (2010 film)

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Housefull
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sajid Khan
Written byAnvita Dutt (dialogue)
Screenplay by
Story by Sajid Nadiadwala
Produced bySajid Nadiadwala
Starring
CinematographyVikas Sivaraman
Edited byRameshwar S. Bhagat
Music by
Production
company
Distributed by Eros International
Release date
  • 30 April 2010 (2010-04-30)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget ₹30 crore[ citation needed ]
Box officeest. ₹124.50 crore[ citation needed ]

Housefull is a 2010 Indian Hindi language comedy drama film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, The dialogues were written by Anvita Dutt while Nadiadwala wrote the storyline and Rameshwar S. Bhagat served as the editor. It became the first installment of the Housefull franchise.

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The film stars Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone and Jiah Khan. The supporting cast consists of Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey, Randhir Kapoor, Lillete Dubey and Malaika Arora, with Jacqueline Fernandez featured in an item number. It was shot across London and Italy on a budget of ₹30 crore (US$3.6 million). The film marked the last screen appearance of Khan, who died three years after its release on 3 June 2013.

The film was released worldwide on April 30, 2010, to mixed critical reviews, on over 750 screens in India. Nevertheless, it proved to be a commercial success. The film grossed over ₹124.50 crore (US$15 million) at the worldwide box office and was declared a super hit. It emerged as the fifth highest-earning Bollywood film of 2010 only behind Dabangg , Golmaal 3 , Raajneeti and My Name Is Khan according to its net collections of ₹75 crore (US$9.0 million) domestically. The film went on to spawn three spiritual sequels– Housefull 2 , Housefull 3 and Housefull 4 –released in 2012, 2016 and 2019 respectively.

A fifth film titled Housefull 5 is scheduled to be released on 6 June 2025.

Plot

Aarush, an unlucky casino worker, is rejected by his love, Pooja, and goes to London to stay with his friend Bob and Bob's wife Hetal. They set him up with Devika, but she leaves him for her American boyfriend during their honeymoon. Aarush attempts suicide but is saved by Sandy, who falls in love with him after mistakenly believing he is a widower.

Misunderstandings lead to chaos as Aarush, Bob, and Hetal try to convince Sandy's overprotective brother, Major Krishna Rao, and Hetal's father, Batuk Patel, that they are wealthy and successful. After a series of comedic events and lies, the truth is revealed during a royal ceremony filled with laughing gas. Despite the chaos, Krishna forgives Aarush, allowing him to marry Sandy, and Aarush's luck finally changes for the better.

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Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. The lyrics are penned by Sameer and Amitabh Bhattacharya. [1] The song "Aapka Kya Hoga" was a remake of the song "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" from the 1981 film Lawaaris . [2]

Housefull
Soundtrack album by
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Released16 March 2010 (2010-03-16)
Genre Film soundtrack
Length30:32
Label T-Series
Producer Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy chronology
Hum Tum Aur Ghost
(2010)		Housefull
(2010)		 Tere Bin Laden
(2010)

Track list

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Oh Girl You're Mine"Tarun Sagar & Shilpa Rao 3:56
2."Papa Jaag Jaayega" Neeraj Shridhar, Ritu Pathak & Alyssa Mendonsa 3:17
3."I Don't Know What To Do" Shabbir Kumar & Sunidhi Chauhan 3:20
4."Aapka Kya Hoga (Dhanno)" Mika Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan & Sajid Khan5:08
5."Loser" Amitabh Bhattacharya & Vivienne Pocha 3:17
6."Oh Girl You're Mine" (O Boy What A Girl Mix)Tarun Sagar, Alyssa Mendosa & Loy Mendonsa 3:39
7."Papa Jaag Jaayega" (Insane Insomaniac Mix)Neeraj Shridhar, Ritu Pathak & Alyssa Mendonsa3:44
8."I Don't Know What To Do" (Shabbir's Sexy 70's Mix)Shabbir Kumar & Sunidhi Chauhan4:03

Reception

The soundtrack was met with positive reviews. Abid of Glamsham said "Summing up, the album is another fun ride as we encounter one chartbuster after another, and hats off to the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who have once again shown that they have the potential to compose as per the demand of the makers and the script" and gave the album 4 stars. [3]

Samir Dave of Planet Bollywood gave 7.5 stars out of 10, stating "SEL deliver a fun 'n' frothy soundtrack that serves up a whole heaping spoonful of happiness." [4] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the album 3.5 stars and stated "Housefull is a fun album and never takes itself too seriously to turn into a landmark affair that would be remembered for years to come. The songs are meant to be entertaining enough to fit in well with the film's narrative and not allow any full moment whatsoever to come in." [5] Rudhir Barman of Sampurn Wire awarded the album 3.5 out of a possible 5 stars saying "The fast paced journey that everything is taking currently, it's the survival of what works 'today'. In that aspect, 'Housefull' works and ensures that there won't be any dull moment once the songs play on screen." [6]

Reception

Critical response

Anupama Chopra of NDTV said that it was impossible to take the characters seriously, and gave the movie a rating of 2/5. [7] Rediff gave it a 1/5, calling its humour 'lame'. [8] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN said 'Housefull' makes you cringe in embarrassment and disgust for what passes off as 'entertainment' and 'cinema' these days. [9] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India gave it a 2 and said, "What annoys most about 'Housefull' is the fact that Sajid Khan claims this to be his tribute to greats like Manmohan Desai and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Both have been great filmmakers and had their respective domains and Sajid's attempt at combining both ends up has him falling flat on his face." [10] Gaurav Malani from IndiaTimes gave it 2/5 and said "Housefull is a slap on your senses as the film sticks to the slapstick genre in every literal sense.[...] There are some genuinely funny moments in the second half esp. Boman Irani sleepwalking through his portrayal of Gujarati Sholay. Unfortunately, it fails to salvage the harm caused by the bland, boring and banal first half. Housefull ends up being a painful experience." [11] Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave a 1.5 out of 5 star rating explaining that "You may wonder if this film's a ripoff of any particular Hollywood DVD, but Sajid would probably say its his homage to Ben Stiller's worst films, picking plot points from Along Came Polly, The Heartbreak Kid and Meet The Parents." [12]

In a rare positive review, Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 4/5, saying "Housefull is a complete laugh-riot, and is an entertainer all the way, targeted at the masses". [13]

Box office

Upon release, the film had a good opening weekend of Rs. 410 million in India. [14] This gave Akshay Kumar his biggest opening till date, beating Singh Is Kinng . [15] Housefull's opening weekend was the second-highest opening weekend collection of all time, behind 3 Idiots . [16] By the end of the first week, the film had collected Rs 498 million, the third-highest first week collection – behind 3 Idiots and Ghajini. It also broke the 2010 record of biggest first week, previously held by My Name Is Khan . [17] Housefull debuted in the United Kingdom at number two and collected Rs 18 million on 55 screens in its opening weekend, while in the United States, the film collected Rs. 28 million on 82 screens in its opening weekend. [18] [19] After six weeks, the film netted Rs. 1.81 billion. [20] [21] The film was declared a hit by Box Office India. [22] Housefull 2010 total box office grossing crossed 1  billion mark.

Awards and nominations

6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
2011 Zee Cine Awards

Nominated [24]

IIFA Awards

Won

Stardust Awards

Won

3rd Mirchi Music Awards

Nominated [25]

Controversies

P L Thenappan, the producer of the 1998 Tamil film, Kaathala Kaathala , filed a complaint with the Tamil Film Producers Council, alleging that producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Sajid Khan had remade his film into Hindi without proper permission. In his complaint, Thenappan said, "I was shocked when I watched the Hindi film as nearly 60 per cent of the scenes from Kadhala Kadhala are there." He also stated that he was in talks with Nadiadwala about selling the remake rights more than a year ago and the deal did not go through. [26]

The film also faced problems due to the remixed version of the song "Apni Toh Jaise Taise", originally from the 1981 film Laawaris directed by Prakash Mehra, music by Kalyanji Anandji. The Calcutta High Court restrained producer Sajid Nadiadwala from the cinematic use of the song. [27]

Home media

Housefull was released in Blu-ray and DVD in October 2010. [28] The satellite rights of the movie were sold to Star Network. The television premiere of the movie was occurred on 29 August 2010 on Star Plus. The film has been made streaming available on Eros Now, JioCinema, Zee5 and Amazon Prime Video since 2020.

Sequel

See article: Housefull 2, Housefull 3 and Housefull 4

Producer Sajid Nadiadwala announced a sequel to the film on 30 September 2010. [29] In September 2011, it was reported by director Sajid Khan that the film had begun filming. It features Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randhir Kapoor, Boman Irani and Chunkey Pandey from the previous film in new characters, [30] whilst new additions include Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Zarine Khan, Shreyas Talpade and Shazahn Padamsee. It also stars veteran actors such as Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty and Johnny Lever in supporting roles. Housefull 2 was released on 6 April 2012 and received a mixed response from critics. The sequel was more successful than the prequel and was declared a super hit at the box office.[ citation needed ]

Another sequel directed by Sajid-Farhad featuring Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh and Jacqueline Fernandez from the previous instalments in pivotal roles alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Lisa Haydon and Nargis Fakhri (the newest additions) was released on 3 June 2016.

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