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| Directed by | Sajid Khan |
| Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Screenplay by | Milap Zaveri Sajid Khan Vibha Singh |
| Story by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Ritesh Deshmukh Deepika Padukone Lara Dutta Arjun Rampal Jiah Khan Boman Irani |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| Distributed by | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Eros Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 30 April 2010[1] |
| Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 45 crore (US$8.55 million)[2] |
| Box office | 114.49 crore (US$21.75 million)[3] |
Housefull (Hindi: हॉउसफुल्ल) is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Sajid Khan, and starring Akshay Kumar as the protagonist and Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta and Jiah Khan as the female leads. Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani also play important roles in the film, whilst Malaika Arora Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez make special appearances. The film was shot over several months in London and Italy.[4] Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, the film premièred at more than 750 theatre screens on 30 April 2010 in India.[5] It released on April 30 2010, and received mixed to positive reviews upon release, and was a huge success at the box office.
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The film opens with Aarush (Akshay Kumar), who leaves his job to go and stay with his friend, Bob (Ritesh Deshmukh) and his wife, Hetal (Lara Dutta). Aarush is jinxed, as everything he does is turned upon him. In fact, even his job is unlucky for him. Desperate to get lucky, Aarush decides to go to a priest who tells him that his luck will change once he gets married. Therefore, 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 actual American boyfriend, and due to that, Aarush decides to commit suicide by drowning in the sea, however, he is saved by Soundarya Bhagyalakshmi Venkateshwari Baassappa Rao, aka Sandy (Deepika Padukone).
Aarush and Sandy eventually fall in love with each other, and decide to get married. However, Sandy does not know about Aarush's first marriage to Devika. Once Sandy finds out he is already married, she leaves him. It is only due to Aarush claiming his love to her on national TV that she returns to him. The only way Aarush could get married to Sandy, is convincing her elder brother for the marriage, who is a strict army officer. But for Bob, he has to lie to Hetal's father that he is a richshot who owns a mansion. The four are living life perfect, until Hetal's father, Batuk Patel (Boman Irani) shows up, and the four rent a mansion to make him believe that Bob owns it. But due to a sudden misunderstanding, Batuk starts believing that Aarush is married to Hetal, and Bob is married to Sandy. If the confusion wasn't enough, Sandy's brother, Major Krishna Rao (Arjun Rampal) turns up as well.
Major Krishna Rao completely hates Aarush, and when he gets suspicious, after catching sight of Bob and Hetal at the casino, he uses a lie-detector to find out the real life of Aarush. Aarush answers all questions asked by Major Krishna to the latter's approval, and finally he is confirmed, and lets him marry Sandy.
The whole family is invited to the Royal Palace, to see Major Krishna Rao get rewarded by the Queen of England. After he receives the reward, Aarush tells him the truth. Major Krishna leaves with Sandy. However, after Sandy tearfully pleads to him, Krishna finally lets the two get married. In the end, Hetal and Bob live together with Batuk Patel, and Aarush's luck completely changes.
Housefull mainly received negative reviews from critics. Anupama Chopra of NDTV said that it was impossible to take the characters seriously, and gave the movie a rating of 2/5.[6] Rediff gave it a 1/5, calling its humor 'lame'.[7] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN said 'Housefull' makes you cringe in embarrassment and disgust for what passes off as 'entertainment' and 'cinema' these days.[8] 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."[9] 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."[10] Conversely, Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a positive review, rating the film 4/5, and saying "Housefull is a complete laugh-riot, and is an entertainer all the way, targeted at the masses".[11]
Upon release, the film had an opening weekend of Rs. 31 crore in India,[12] ahead of My Name Is Khan 's Rs. 30 crore opening weekend. This gave Akshay Kumar his biggest opening till date, beating Singh Is Kinng.[13] Housefull's opening weekend was the second-highest opening weekend collection of all time, behind 3 Idiots.[14] By the end of the first week, the film collected Rs 49.8 crore, 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.[15] Housefull debuted in the United Kingdom at number two and collected Rs 1.8 crores on 55 screens in its opening weekend, while in the United States, the film collected Rs. 2.8 crores on 82 screens in its opening weekend.[16][17] After six weeks, the film netted Rs. 71.86 crores.[18][19] By the end of its box office run, it grossed a total of Rs. 119.50 Crore.[20] The film was elevated to Super Hit verdict by Box office India.
Housefull was released in Blu-ray and DVD in October 2010.[21] The film's DVD went on to become the first Bollywood film to release on a 3-Disc edition, as the first disc included the film, the second disc included the video commentary by Sajid Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani and Chunkey Pandey, while the third disc included a documentary.
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P L Thenappan — the producer of the 1998 Tamil film, Kaathala Kaathala starring Kamal Hassan, Prabhudeva, Rambha, and Soundarya — 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.[24]
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.[24]
The film also faced controversy due to the remixed version of the song "Apni Toh Jaise Taise," originally from the 1981 film Laawaris directed by Prakash Mehra. The Calcutta High Court restrained producer Sajid Nadiadwala from the cinematic use of the song.[25]
The film's soundtrack is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The lyrics are penned by Sameer and Amitabh Bhattacharya.[26] The song "Aapka Kya Hoga" was a remake of the song of the same name from the 1981 movie Lawaaris.
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| Soundtrack album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||||
| Released | 16 March 2010 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:32 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |||
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | ""Oh Girl You're Mine"" | Loy Mendonsa, Tarun Sagar, Alyssa Mendonsa | 3:56 |
| 2. | ""Papa Jaag Jaayega"" | Neeraj Shridhar, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Ritu Pathak | 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, Shankar Mahadevan, Sajid Khan, Arun Ingle | 5:08 |
| 5. | ""Loser"" | Amitabh Bhattacharya, Vivienne Pocha | 3:17 |
| 6. | ""Oh Girl You're Mine"" ("O Boy What A Girl Mix") | Loy Mendonsa | 3:39 |
| 7. | ""Papa Jaag Jaayega"" (Insane Insomaniac Mix) | Neeraj Shridhar, Amitabh Bhattacharya | 3:44 |
| 8. | ""I Don't Know What To Do"" (Shabbir's Sexy 70's Mix) | Shabbir Kumar, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:03 |
The soundtrack 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.[27]
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."[28] 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."[29] Rudhir Barman of Sampurn Wire awarded the album 3.5 out of 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."[30]
A sequel to the film Housefull 2 was confirmed by producer Sajid Nadiadwala on September 30, 2010[31] and is currently filming. It will be directed by Sajid Khan and once again feature Akshay Kumar as the protagonist, with Asin Thottumkal replacing Deepika Padukone as his love interest.[32] The film will also feature Ritesh Deshmukh, Randhir Kapoor and Chunkey Pandey, who were previously a part of Housefull, whilst the new additions include Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez (opposite Abraham), Zarine Khan (opposite Deshmukh), Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Shazahn Padamsee and Shreyas Talpade. Furthermore, Sajid-Wajid will be the music directors, replacing the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.[33]