Housefull 4
Housefull 4 is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Farhad Samji and produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Fox Star Studios. The film is the fourth installment of the Housefull franchise,[4][5] and stars a cast of Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde and Kriti Kharbanda in the lead roles.
Housefull 4 | |
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Directed by | Farhad Samji |
Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
Screenplay by | Farhad Samji Tushar Hiranandani Sparsh Khetarpal Tasha Bhambra |
Story by | Sara Bodinar Sajid Nadiadwala |
Starring | |
Music by | Songs: Sohail Sen Farhad Samji Sandeep Shirodkar Score: Julius Packiam |
Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee |
Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | 75 crore[2] |
Box office | est. ₹280.27 crore[3] |
The film was half directed by Sajid Khan, who had also directed the first two installments, but was replaced by Farhad Samji midway during the shooting, due to Me Too allegations.[6][7] Nadiadwala claimed the film to be the highest-budgeted Indian comedy film.[8][9][10] The film was theatrically released in India on 25 October 2019 during the occasion of Diwali to received mixed to negative reviews, who appreciated performances of ensemble cast, and production values, but criticized for screenplay, writing, humor, cliches, and direction, but became a box-office success.[11][12]
Plot
Three pairs of reincarnated lovers reunite in the present day -- but the men wind up falling for the wrong women.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Rajkumar Bala Dev Singh and Harish "Harry" Sinha
- Bobby Deol as Dharamputra Mahabali and Max Sinha
- Riteish Deshmukh as Bangdu Pratap Singh a.k.a Bangdu Maharaj and Roy Sinha
- Kriti Sanon as Rajkumari Madhu Rana and Kriti Thakral
- Pooja Hegde as Rajkumari Mala Rana and Pooja Thakral
- Kriti Kharbanda as Rajkumari Meena Rana and Neha Thakral
- Chunky Pandey as Pehla Pasta and Aakhri Pasta
- Rana Daggubati as Raja Gama Chandrendar and Ashish "Pappu" Rangeela
- Ranjeet Bedi as Maharaja Suryadev "Surya" Singh Rana and Manraj Thakral
- Sharad Kelkar as Suryabhan Singh Rana and Gangster Michael D'Costa
- Johnny Lever as Winston Churchgate and Giggly
- Jamie Lever as Giggly: Madhu, Mala and Meena's servant
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Dharmesh Ramsey a.k.a Ramsey Baba (special appearance)
- Manoj Pahwa as Viraj Sehni a.k.a Big Bhai (special appearance)
- Parikshit Sahni as Maharaja Parikshitap Dev Singh (special appearance)
- Archana Puran Singh as Varsha Sinha (photo only)
- Shakti Kapoor as Prabhakar Sinha (photo only)
- Sham Mashalkar as Darbari
- Prithvi Zutshi as Shekhar Siskeria
- Saurabh Sachdeva as Raazdaar
- Saurabh Srivastava as Lakhan
- Jitendra Bamgude as a Goon
References
- ↑ "Housefull 4 (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ Singh, Shalu (2 April 2018). "Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 4 earns Rs 200 crore even before its shooting! Here's how | Bollywood News – India TV". India TV News.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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. - ↑ Akshay Kumar and his gang to return with Housefull 4 on Diwali 2019. 2017-10-27. https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-housefull-4-diwali-2019-4908676/. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "'Housefull' Team Announces 4th Incarnation Of The Hit Comedy Franchise". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/27/housefull-team-announces-4th-incarnation-of-the-hit-comedy-franchise/#41d6eb0634bb. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Housefull 4 to be released on Diwali 2019, will be directed by Sajid Khan". Business Today. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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. - ↑ "Housefull 4: After 'Judwaa 2', 'Baaghi 2' Sajid Nadiadwala and Fox Star Studios join forces again". Zee News. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ "Bobby Deol Excited To Reunite With Akshay Kumar For Housefull 4". News 18. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Kriti Sanon to Shoot for Housefull 4 With Akshay Kumar". Times Of India. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "'Housefull 4': All you need to know about the film". m.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Akshay Kumar to play a 16th century KING in 'Housefull 4'". www.filmsbit.com. Filmsbit News Network. Retrieved 13 April 2019.