Housefull (film series)
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Housefull is an Indian comedy film series. The first two, Housefull and Housefull 2, were directed by Sajid Khan; the third, Housefull 3, by Sajid-Farhad; the fourth, Housefull 4, by Farhad Samji; and the fifth with two prints, Housefull 5A and Housefull 5B, by Tarun Mansukhani. The series is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Each film starts with a fresh story unrelated with the preceding film's story.. All five films in the series have starred Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Chunky Panday, three have starred Boman Irani, Ranjeet, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Johnny Lever, and two have starred Malaika Arora, Randhir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Abhishek Bachchan, Vindu Dara Singh and Jackie Shroff. Despite a generally mixed-negative critical reception, the series has been commercially successful, grossing over ₹1000 crore worldwide. It is currently the highest-grossing comedy franchise in Indian cinema, as well as one of the highest-grossing Indian film series of all time in general.
Infobox
Created by
Sajid Nadiadwala Sajid Khan
Original work
Housefull (2010)
Owner
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Years
2010–present
Film(s)
Housefull (2010) Housefull 2 (2012) Housefull 3 (2016) Housefull 4 (2019) Housefull 5 (2025)
Soundtrack(s)
Housefull (2010) Housefull 2 (2012) Housefull 3 (2016) Housefull 4 (2019) Housefull 5 (2025)
Portrayer
Akshay Kumar Ritesh Deshmukh Chunky Panday
Tables
· Films and overview
Housefull
Housefull
Film
Housefull
Release date
30 April 2010
Director(s)
Sajid Khan
Writer(s)
Milap Zaveri
Sajid Khan
Vibha Singh
Anvita Dutt
Story
Sajid Nadiadwala
Producer
Sajid Nadiadwala
Installment(s)
First Installment
Note(s)
Housefull film series
Housefull 2
Housefull 2
Film
Housefull 2
Release date
5 April 2012
Director(s)
Sajid Khan
Tushar Hiranandani
Sajid-Farhad
Writer(s)
Second Installment
Housefull 3
Housefull 3
Film
Housefull 3
Release date
3 June 2016
Director(s)
Sajid-Farhad
Writer(s)
Sajid-Farhad
Rajan Agarwal
Story
K. Subash
Jitendra Parmar
Producer
Third Installment
Housefull 4
Housefull 4
Film
Housefull 4
Release date
25 October 2019
Director(s)
Farhad Samji
Writer(s)
Aakash Kaushik
Madhur Sharma
Farhad Samji
Tushar Hiranandani
Sparsh Khetarpal
Tasha Bhambra
Story
Sara Bodinar
Producer
Fourth Installment
Housefull 5 (A&B)
Housefull 5 (A&B)
Film
Housefull 5 (A&B)
Release date
6 June 2025
Director(s)
Tarun Mansukhani
Writer(s)
Tarun Mansukhani
Farhad Samji
Story
Sajid Nadiadwala
Producer
Fifth and Final Installment
| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Story | Producer | Installment(s) | Note(s) |
| Housefull | 30 April 2010 | Sajid Khan | Milap Zaveri Sajid Khan Vibha Singh Anvita Dutt | Sajid Nadiadwala | Sajid Nadiadwala | First Installment | Housefull film series |
| Housefull 2 | 5 April 2012 | Sajid Khan Tushar Hiranandani Sajid-Farhad | Second Installment | ||||
| Housefull 3 | 3 June 2016 | Sajid-Farhad | Sajid-Farhad Rajan Agarwal | K. Subash Jitendra Parmar | Third Installment | ||
| Housefull 4 | 25 October 2019 | Farhad Samji | Aakash Kaushik Madhur Sharma Farhad Samji Tushar Hiranandani Sparsh Khetarpal Tasha Bhambra | Sara Bodinar | Fourth Installment | ||
| Housefull 5 (A&B) | 6 June 2025 | Tarun Mansukhani | Tarun Mansukhani Farhad Samji | Sajid Nadiadwala | Fifth and Final Installment |
· Cast and characters
Housefull
(2010)
Housefull
(2010)
Actor
Housefull
(2010)
Film
Housefull 2
(2012)
Film
Housefull 3
(2016)
Film
Housefull 4
(2019)
Film
Housefull 5 (A&B)
(2025)
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Actor
Akshay Kumar
Film
Aarush Awasthi
Film
Sunil "Sunny" Pujari
Film
Sanket "Sandy" Sehgal/"Sundy"
Film
Rajkumar Bala Dev Singh/Harish "Harry" Sinha
Film
Julius (Jolly 3)
Riteish Deshmukh
Riteish Deshmukh
Actor
Riteish Deshmukh
Film
Boman "Bob" Rao
Film
Jwala "Jolly" Kanojia
Film
Tukaram "Teddy" Chaugule
Film
Bangdu Pratap Singh Maharaj/Raman "Roy" Sinha
Film
Jalabuddin (Jolly 1)
Chunky Panday
Chunky Panday
Actor
Chunky Panday
Film
Aakhri Pasta
Film
Aakhri Pasta/Aakhri Aastha
Film
Aakhri Pasta/Pehla Pasta
Film
Aakhri Pasta
Boman Irani
Boman Irani
Actor
Boman Irani
Film
Batook Patel
Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline Fernandez
Actor
Jacqueline Fernandez
Film
Dhanno
Film
Bobby Kapoor-Mehrotkar
Film
Ganga "Gracy" Nagre
Film
Sasikala
Randhir Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor
Actor
Randhir Kapoor
Film
Kishore Samtani
Film
Dabboo Kapoor
Malaika Arora
Malaika Arora
Actor
Malaika Arora
Film
Pooja Rao
Film
Anarkali
Vindu Dara Singh
Vindu Dara Singh
Actor
Vindu Dara Singh
Film
Security Guard
Film
Sosa
Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Pahwa
Actor
Manoj Pahwa
Film
Banta Singh
Film
Big Bhai
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Actor
Deepika Padukone
Film
Sandy Rao
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Actor
Lara Dutta
Film
Hetal Patel
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal
Actor
Arjun Rampal
Film
Major Krishna Rao
Jiah Khan
Jiah Khan
Actor
Jiah Khan
Film
Devika K. Samtani
John Abraham
John Abraham
Actor
John Abraham
Film
Max Mehrotkar
Asin Thottumkal
Asin Thottumkal
Actor
Asin Thottumkal
Film
Heena Kapoor-Pujari
Zareen Khan
Zareen Khan
Actor
Zareen Khan
Film
Jayshree "Jaina/J-Lo" Loganathan-Kanojia
Shazahn Padamsee
Shazahn Padamsee
Actor
Shazahn Padamsee
Film
Parul Patel-Babani
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Actor
Rishi Kapoor
Film
Chintu Kapoor
Ranjeet
Ranjeet
Actor
Ranjeet
Film
Dr. Ranjeet K. Pujari
Film
Manraj Thakral / Maharaja Surya Singh Rana
Film
Ranjeet Dobriyal
Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever
Actor
Johnny Lever
Film
Mithai Patil
Film
Winston Churchgate
Film
Batuk Patel
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade
Actor
Shreyas Talpade
Film
Jai Babani
Film
Shiraz
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Actor
Abhishek Bachchan
Film
Bunty Malhotra
Film
Jalbhusan (Jolly 2)
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Actor
Jackie Shroff
Film
Urja Nagre
Film
Baba
Nargis Fakhri
Nargis Fakhri
Actor
Nargis Fakhri
Film
Saraswati "Sara" Nagre
Film
Kaanchi
Lisa Haydon
Lisa Haydon
Actor
Lisa Haydon
Film
Jamuna "Jenny" Nagre
Samir Kochhar
Samir Kochhar
Actor
Samir Kochhar
Film
Rishi Patel
Nikitin Dheer
Nikitin Dheer
Actor
Nikitin Dheer
Film
Rohan Patel
Film
Captain Sameer
Arav Chowdharry
Arav Chowdharry
Actor
Arav Chowdharry
Film
Rajeev Patel
Bobby Deol
Bobby Deol
Actor
Bobby Deol
Film
Madhav "Max" Sinha/Dharamputra
Film
Jalal Dobriyal (Real Jolly)
Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon
Actor
Kriti Sanon
Film
Kriti Thakral/Rajkumari Madhu
Pooja Hegde
Pooja Hegde
Actor
Pooja Hegde
Film
Pooja Thakral/Rajkumari Mala
Kriti Kharbanda
Kriti Kharbanda
Actor
Kriti Kharbanda
Film
Neha Thakral/Rajkumari Meena
Sonam Bajwa
Sonam Bajwa
Actor
Sonam Bajwa
Film
Zara Akhtar
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Actor
Sanjay Dutt
Film
Bhidu
Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Actor
Nana Patekar
Film
Dhagdu Hulgund
Dino Morea
Dino Morea
Actor
Dino Morea
Film
Bedi
Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan
Actor
Fardeen Khan
Film
Dev Dobriyal
Chitrangada Singh
Chitrangada Singh
Actor
Chitrangada Singh
Film
Maya
Soundarya Sharma
Soundarya Sharma
Actor
Soundarya Sharma
Film
Lucy
| Actor | Film | ||||
| Housefull (2010) | Housefull 2 (2012) | Housefull 3 (2016) | Housefull 4 (2019) | Housefull 5 (A&B) (2025) | |
| Akshay Kumar | Aarush Awasthi | Sunil "Sunny" Pujari | Sanket "Sandy" Sehgal/"Sundy" | Rajkumar Bala Dev Singh/Harish "Harry" Sinha | Julius (Jolly 3) |
| Riteish Deshmukh | Boman "Bob" Rao | Jwala "Jolly" Kanojia | Tukaram "Teddy" Chaugule | Bangdu Pratap Singh Maharaj/Raman "Roy" Sinha | Jalabuddin (Jolly 1) |
| Chunky Panday | Aakhri Pasta | Aakhri Pasta/Aakhri Aastha | Aakhri Pasta/Pehla Pasta | Aakhri Pasta | |
| Boman Irani | Batook Patel | ||||
| Jacqueline Fernandez | Dhanno | Bobby Kapoor-Mehrotkar | Ganga "Gracy" Nagre | Sasikala | |
| Randhir Kapoor | Kishore Samtani | Dabboo Kapoor | |||
| Malaika Arora | Pooja Rao | Anarkali | |||
| Vindu Dara Singh | Security Guard | Sosa | |||
| Manoj Pahwa | Banta Singh | Big Bhai | |||
| Deepika Padukone | Sandy Rao | ||||
| Lara Dutta | Hetal Patel | ||||
| Arjun Rampal | Major Krishna Rao | ||||
| Jiah Khan | Devika K. Samtani | ||||
| John Abraham | Max Mehrotkar | ||||
| Asin Thottumkal | Heena Kapoor-Pujari | ||||
| Zareen Khan | Jayshree "Jaina/J-Lo" Loganathan-Kanojia | ||||
| Shazahn Padamsee | Parul Patel-Babani | ||||
| Rishi Kapoor | Chintu Kapoor | ||||
| Ranjeet | Dr. Ranjeet K. Pujari | Manraj Thakral / Maharaja Surya Singh Rana | Ranjeet Dobriyal | ||
| Johnny Lever | Mithai Patil | Winston Churchgate | Batuk Patel | ||
| Shreyas Talpade | Jai Babani | Shiraz | |||
| Abhishek Bachchan | Bunty Malhotra | Jalbhusan (Jolly 2) | |||
| Jackie Shroff | Urja Nagre | Baba | |||
| Nargis Fakhri | Saraswati "Sara" Nagre | Kaanchi | |||
| Lisa Haydon | Jamuna "Jenny" Nagre | ||||
| Samir Kochhar | Rishi Patel | ||||
| Nikitin Dheer | Rohan Patel | Captain Sameer | |||
| Arav Chowdharry | Rajeev Patel | ||||
| Bobby Deol | Madhav "Max" Sinha/Dharamputra | Jalal Dobriyal (Real Jolly) | |||
| Kriti Sanon | Kriti Thakral/Rajkumari Madhu | ||||
| Pooja Hegde | Pooja Thakral/Rajkumari Mala | ||||
| Kriti Kharbanda | Neha Thakral/Rajkumari Meena | ||||
| Sonam Bajwa | Zara Akhtar | ||||
| Sanjay Dutt | Bhidu | ||||
| Nana Patekar | Dhagdu Hulgund | ||||
| Dino Morea | Bedi | ||||
| Fardeen Khan | Dev Dobriyal | ||||
| Chitrangada Singh | Maya | ||||
| Soundarya Sharma | Lucy | ||||
· Crew
Housefull
(2010)
Housefull
(2010)
Occupation
Housefull
(2010)
Film
Housefull 2
(2012)
Film
Housefull 3
(2016)
Film
Housefull 4
(2019)
Film
Housefull 5 (A&B)
(2025)
Director(s)
Director(s)
Occupation
Director(s)
Film
Sajid Khan
Film
Sajid-Farhad
Film
Farhad Samji
Film
Tarun Mansukhani
Producer
Producer
Occupation
Producer
Film
Sajid Nadiadwala
Story
Story
Occupation
Story
Film
Sajid Nadiadwala
Film
K. Subash
Jitendra Parmar
Film
Sara Bodinar
Film
Sajid Nadiadwala
Screenplay
Screenplay
Occupation
Screenplay
Film
Milap Zaveri
Sajid Khan
Vibha Singh
Film
Sajid Khan
Tushar Hiranandani
Sajid-Farhad
Film
Sajid-Farhad
Rajan Agarwal
Film
Aakash Kaushik
Madhur Sharma
Farhad Samji
Tushar Hiranandani
Sparsh Khetarpal
Tasha Bhambra
Dialogues
Dialogues
Occupation
Dialogues
Film
Anvita Dutt
Film
Sajid-Farhad
Film
Farhad Samji
Film
Tasha Bhambra
Sparsh Khetarpal
Tarun Mansukhani
Sajid Nadiadwala
Puja Pandey
Farhad Samji
Shobhit Sinha
Composer(s)
Composer(s)
Occupation
Composer(s)
Film
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Film
Sajid-Wajid
Film
Sohail Sen
Mika Singh
Sharib-Toshi
Tanishk Bagchi
Millind Gaba
Film
Sohail Sen
Farhad Samji
Sandeep Shirodkar
Film
Yo Yo Honey Singh
White Noise Collectives
Tanishk Bagchi
Kratex
Background Score
Background Score
Occupation
Background Score
Film
Sandeep Chowta
Film
Sandeep Shirodkar
Film
Julius Packiam
Director of photography
Director of photography
Occupation
Director of photography
Film
Vikas Sivaraman
Film
Manoj Soni
Film
Vikas Sivaraman
Film
Sudeep Chatterjee
Film
V. Manikandan
Editor
Editor
Occupation
Editor
Film
Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Film
Steven Bernard
Film
Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Production companies
Production companies
Occupation
Production companies
Film
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Distributor
Distributor
Occupation
Distributor
Film
Eros International
Film
Fox Star Studios
Film
Pen Marudhar Entertainment
| Occupation | Film | ||||
| Housefull (2010) | Housefull 2 (2012) | Housefull 3 (2016) | Housefull 4 (2019) | Housefull 5 (A&B) (2025) | |
| Director(s) | Sajid Khan | Sajid-Farhad | Farhad Samji | Tarun Mansukhani | |
| Producer | Sajid Nadiadwala | ||||
| Story | Sajid Nadiadwala | K. Subash Jitendra Parmar | Sara Bodinar | Sajid Nadiadwala | |
| Screenplay | Milap Zaveri Sajid Khan Vibha Singh | Sajid Khan Tushar Hiranandani Sajid-Farhad | Sajid-Farhad Rajan Agarwal | Aakash Kaushik Madhur Sharma Farhad Samji Tushar Hiranandani Sparsh Khetarpal Tasha Bhambra | |
| Dialogues | Anvita Dutt | Sajid-Farhad | Farhad Samji | Tasha Bhambra Sparsh Khetarpal Tarun Mansukhani Sajid Nadiadwala Puja Pandey Farhad Samji Shobhit Sinha | |
| Composer(s) | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Sajid-Wajid | Sohail Sen Mika Singh Sharib-Toshi Tanishk Bagchi Millind Gaba | Sohail Sen Farhad Samji Sandeep Shirodkar | Yo Yo Honey Singh White Noise Collectives Tanishk Bagchi Kratex |
| Background Score | Sandeep Chowta | Sandeep Shirodkar | Julius Packiam | ||
| Director of photography | Vikas Sivaraman | Manoj Soni | Vikas Sivaraman | Sudeep Chatterjee | V. Manikandan |
| Editor | Rameshwar S. Bhagat | Steven Bernard | Rameshwar S. Bhagat | ||
| Production companies | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment | ||||
| Distributor | Eros International | Fox Star Studios | Pen Marudhar Entertainment | ||
· Reception
Housefull
Housefull
Film
Housefull
Release date
30 April 2010
Budget
₹30 crore (US$6 million)
Box office revenue
₹124 crore (US$27 million)
Housefull 2
Housefull 2
Film
Housefull 2
Release date
6 April 2012
Budget
₹60 crore (US$11 million)–₹64 crore (US$11 million)
Box office revenue
₹186 crore (US$34 million)
Housefull 3
Housefull 3
Film
Housefull 3
Release date
3 June 2016
Budget
₹110 crore (US$16 million)
Box office revenue
₹195 crore (US$29 million)
Housefull 4
Housefull 4
Film
Housefull 4
Release date
25 October 2019
Budget
₹150 crore (US$21 million)
Box office revenue
₹280 crore (US$39 million)–₹296 crore (US$42 million)
Housefull 5
Housefull 5
Film
Housefull 5
Release date
6 June 2025
Budget
₹240 crore (US$25 million)
Box office revenue
₹242 crore (US$25 million)–₹248 crore (US$26 million)
Total
Total
Film
Total
Release date
₹590 crore (US$62 million)–₹594 crore (US$62 million)
(five films)
Budget
₹1,028 crore (US$110 million)–₹1,049 crore (US$110 million)
(five films)
| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
| Housefull | 30 April 2010 | ₹30 crore (US$6 million) | ₹124 crore (US$27 million) |
| Housefull 2 | 6 April 2012 | ₹60 crore (US$11 million)–₹64 crore (US$11 million) | ₹186 crore (US$34 million) |
| Housefull 3 | 3 June 2016 | ₹110 crore (US$16 million) | ₹195 crore (US$29 million) |
| Housefull 4 | 25 October 2019 | ₹150 crore (US$21 million) | ₹280 crore (US$39 million)–₹296 crore (US$42 million) |
| Housefull 5 | 6 June 2025 | ₹240 crore (US$25 million) | ₹242 crore (US$25 million)–₹248 crore (US$26 million) |
| Total | ₹590 crore (US$62 million)–₹594 crore (US$62 million) (five films) | ₹1,028 crore (US$110 million)–₹1,049 crore (US$110 million) (five films) | |
· Reception
Housefull
Housefull
Film
Housefull
Rotten Tomatoes
N/A (2 reviews)
Housefull 2
Housefull 2
Film
Housefull 2
Rotten Tomatoes
25% (3 /10 average rating) (8 reviews)
Housefull 3
Housefull 3
Film
Housefull 3
Rotten Tomatoes
23% (4/10 average rating) (13 reviews)
Housefull 4
Housefull 4
Film
Housefull 4
Rotten Tomatoes
33% (4/10 average rating) (6 reviews)
Housefull 5
Housefull 5
Film
Housefull 5
Rotten Tomatoes
13% (3 /10 average rating) (16 reviews)
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes |
| Housefull | N/A (2 reviews) |
| Housefull 2 | 25% (3 /10 average rating) (8 reviews) |
| Housefull 3 | 23% (4/10 average rating) (13 reviews) |
| Housefull 4 | 33% (4/10 average rating) (6 reviews) |
| Housefull 5 | 13% (3 /10 average rating) (16 reviews) |
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