| Housefull 5 | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tarun Mansukhani |
| Written by | Farhad Samji Tarun Mansukhani |
| Screenplay by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Story by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala Warda Nadiadwala Firuzi Khan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. Manikandan |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
| Music by | Score: Julius Packiam Songs: Yo Yo Honey Singh White Noise Collectives Tanishk Bagchi Kratex Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Sajid–Wajid Julius Packiam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹225 crore[2] |
| Box office | est.₹242.80[3] |
Housefull 5 is a 2025 IndianHindi-languagecomedy thriller film co-written and directed byTarun Mansukhani and produced bySajid Nadiadwala, Warda Nadiadwala and Firuzi Khan under production bannerNadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It marks the fifth instalment of theHousefull franchise.[4]
The film features anensemble cast includingAkshay Kumar,Abhishek Bachchan,Riteish Deshmukh,Sanjay Dutt,Fardeen Khan,Shreyas Talpade,Nana Patekar,Jackie Shroff,Dino Morea,Jacqueline Fernandez,Nargis Fakhri,Chitrangada Singh,Sonam Bajwa,Soundarya Sharma,Chunky Pandey,Nikitin Dheer andJohnny Lever.[5][6]
Amurder mystery comedy, the film follows multiple imposters who claim to be the son of a recently deceased billionaire as they compete for his fortune while aboard a luxury cruise ship.
Released on 6 June 2025, the film features two distinct versions, each showcasing a different climax sequence:Housefull 5A andHousefull 5B. The film received mixed to negative reviews from the critics and had an commercially average run, grossing ₹242.80–248.80 crore at the box office.[7][8][9][10] Despite this, it emerged as theeighth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025.
On his 100th birthday,billionairetycoon Ranjeet Dobriyal hosts a lavish party on a luxurycruise ship, accompanied by his son Dev,adopted son Shiraz, loyalbodyguard Batuk,CFO Maya,COO Bedi, the ship’s captain Sameer, and other guests. Before the day of departure, however, Ranjeet suddenly dies of a heart attack. Fearing the news will cause Ranjeet Group’s stock to plummet, Dev and the board decide to keep his death a secret. Ranjeet’slawyer Lucy activates his holographic will, revealing that his entire£69billionfortune is left to his son Jolly from his first marriage to Shakuntala Devi. The will contains unusual clues about Jolly’s identity; he is left-handed, married to a foreigner, and has a very distinctivescar on hisbutt.
The next day, three men—Jalabuddin, Jalbushan, and Julius—arrive with their respective wives, Zara, Sasikala, and Kaanchi, each claiming to be Jolly and proudly providing identical proof. Unable to determine the true heir, Dev suggests a DNA test, with the results promised the following morning. In the meantime, passengers and guests let loose for a wild night. Chaos erupts when the ship’s clown, Aakhri Pasta, attempts to drug Batuk by spiking his drink, but the drink is accidentally mixed into the communal punch, drugging the entire party, and the night descends into total mayhem.
The next morning, the three men wake up in the wrong cabins, with the wrong wives, and no memory of the previous night. Confusion turns into horror when the doctor assigned to perform the DNA test is found murdered. Suspicion falls on the three men and their wives, and Dev orders them all locked in the ship’s jail until Interpol arrives. In jail, the men confess to each other that they are all impostors and none of the women are their real wives; Julius is a private detective who was hired by Ranjeet to find the real Jolly, and he decided to pose as Jolly, however Jalabuddin and Jalbushan caught on to the plan due to them unknowingly hiring each other's girlfriends; Kaanchi actually belongs to Jalabuddin, Zara to Jalbushan, and Sasikala to Julius.
While Batuk naps by the cell door, they snatch his keys and escape. The men attempt to dispose of Ranjeet's body while the women crawl through air vents to destroy DNA evidence. While in the lab—turned morgue—the wives witness Bedi coming in and acting suspiciously. He rummages through the dead doctor’s pockets, wipes his fingerprints from the door handles, and exits hastily. Convinced he’s the killer, the women secretly record him on their phones. Meanwhile, the men carry Ranjeet’s body to another room and hide the body in a wardrobe, but it accidentally gets swapped with Bedi’s corpse, shot in the head hidden in the same wardrobe.
Baba and Bhiddu, two suspended London police officers, arrive hoping to solve the murder to regain their positions. They find clues pointing toward the real killer, but before they can act, Sameer is murdered, and the allegation falls onto Baba and Bhiddu, who are imprisoned. Their former boss, Interpol officer Daghdu arrives, shares investigation files with suspects, and promises to reveal the killer the next day. That night, a masked assailant sneaks into Daghdu’s cabin to stab him, only to plunge the knife into a decoy dummy. Daghdu and Julius spring out from hiding to confront the assailant.
The film features two alternate endings revealing different killers:
Housefull 5A Ending: The masked attacker is revealed to be Dev, who claims he is innocent. But when a second masked figure arrives, stabs Dev and flees, the truth emerges: Dev staged the stabbing as part of his scheme. While Daghdu fights Dev, Julius, along with the others, and Baba and Bhiddu, who Daghdu released from jail prior, chase the other killer into the ship's engine room, who is revealed to Jalbushan. He, along with Dev, who joined hands with him, orchestrated the entire inheritance fraud to gain Ranjeet's fortune. The doctor was killed after he had spotted Dev swapping the DNA samples, Bedi was killed when he found evidence on the doctor's body that pointed to him and confronted him, and Sameer was killed for having witnessed the crime.
Housefull 5B Ending: The same killer, Jalbushan, is caught, but the true mastermind instead is Maya, the cunning CFO. Strangled by gambling debts, Maya plotted the murders to funnel Ranjeet’s fortune into her hands.
As chaos engulfs the engine room, the real Jolly; Jalal, finally arrives. Jalal declares he doesn’t need his father’s fortune, as he himself owns a £169 billion fortune. He offers to split the £69 billion inheritance among everyone present. The film closes as Julius weds Sasikala, Jalabuddin marries Kaanchi, Dev/Maya and Jalbushan are arrested, Zara marries Jalal, and Baba and Bhiddu are reinstated as cops by Daghdu.
The film was announced on 30 June 2023 byAkshay Kumar.[12] The cast was confirmed in early September 2024.[13] Filming began in September 2024 and wrapped up in December 2024.[14] "The cast filmed on a cruise ship for 40 days, sailing fromNewcastle toSpain,Normandy,Honfleur, and back toPlymouth.[15] Additional reports confirmed that the cruise ship filming schedule added a unique production element, with elaborate action and dance sequences shot at sea.[16] The film was shot in multiple international locations and was one of the most expensive instalments in the franchise.[17]
| Housefull 5 | |||||
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| Released | 6 June 2025 | ||||
| Recorded | 2024–2025 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 15:20 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | T-Series | ||||
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The film's soundtrack is composed byYo Yo Honey Singh,White Noise Collectives,Tanishk Bagchi, Kratex,Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy,Sajid–Wajid andJulius Packiam while the background score is composed by Julius Packiam.
The first single titled "Laal Pari" was released on 3 May 2025.[18] The second single titled "Dil E Nadaan" was released on 15 May 2025.[19] The third single titled "Qayamat" was released on 24 May 2025.[20] The fourth single titled "The Phoogdi Dance" was released on 31 May 2025.[21]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(S) | Length |
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| 1. | "Laal Pari" | Yo Yo Honey Singh,Alfaaz | Yo Yo Honey Singh | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Simar Kaur | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Dil-E-Nadaan" | Kumaar | White Noise Collectives | Madhubanti Bagchi, Sumonto Mukherjee | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Qayamat" | SOM | White Noise Collectives | Neeraj Shridhar, Shruti Dhasmana | 2:44 |
| 4. | "The Phoogdi Dance" | Kratex, Patya The Doc | Tanishk Bagchi, Kratex | Kratex, Patya The Doc | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Housefull 5 Mixtape" | Amitabh Bhattacharya,Sameer Anjaan | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy,Sajid–Wajid,Julius Packiam | Ritu Pathak, Neeraj Shridhar,Alyssa Mendonsa,Tarun Sagar,Loy Mendonsa,Wajid Khan,Sunidhi Chauhan,Suzanne D'Mello | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 15:20 | ||||
On 1 June 2025, a promotional event was held at Season mall inPune.[22][23]
The event attracted a massive crowd, with fans cheering for the cast and participating in fun games and dance performances.[24] A viral video from the event showedAkshay Kumar dancingfugdi withNana Patekar, adding a regional touch to the promotion.[25] ThePune promotion marked the beginning of a multi-city tour ahead of the film's theatrical release.
Earlier set to release on Diwali 2024,[12] the film was postponed and was later released worldwide on 6 June 2025.[26][27]
The film was released in two versions, titledHousefull 5A andHousefull 5B, each featuring a different climax and murderer. This dual-ending format was conceived byNadiadwala, who has envisioned the concept for 30 years. Both versions received U/A certification from theCentral Board of Film Certification after certain edits were made to scenes and dialogues.[28][29][30]
The film began streaming onAmazon Prime Video from 1 August 2025.[31]
The film faced criticism for its objectification of women. Responding to the criticism, Mansukhani said the film was "driven by women" and argued that calling it sexist was a biased view.[32][33]
The film's teaser was on the occasion of 15th anniversary of franchise later, on 9 May 2025 the film's teaser was unexpectedly removed fromYouTube due to a copyright claim by Mofusion Studios over the song "Laal Pari", disrupting the promotional campaign. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala subsequently presented a written declaration fromYo Yo Honey Singh confirming his exclusive rights to the track and issued a legal notice, leading to the teaser's reinstatement on the platform shortly thereafter.[34][35]
Housefull 5 received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. The film faced criticism over its maltreatment and sexual objectification of the lead actresses' characters, screenplay, story, direction and but received praise multi-ending formats, humor and performances.[36][32] On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 13% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.8/10.[37]
Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5/5, writing, "The movie is a paisa-vasool killer comedy that works due to the performances of the lead cast, subject, humour quotient, unpredictable climax, franchise value and unabashed madness.Akshay Kumar shines with his humour and charisma, supported well byRiteish Deshmukh.Dino Morea andFardeen Khan make a strong impression in supporting roles.Abhishek Bachchan is decent but overshadowed. The female leads add glamour, whileSanjay Dutt andJackie Shroff are let down by weak writing.Nana Patekar stands out in a brief appearance, whileShreyas Talpade is underused."[38]
Risabh Suri of theHindustan Times rated the film 3/5 stars and highlighted "The film struggles to maintain energy, relying too heavily onAkshay's charm rather than strong material. Overall, Housefull 5 feels like being stuck on a cruise with a few comic veterans, and a funny script that forgot to board the ship."[39] Lachmi Deb Roy ofFirstpost rated the film 2.5/5 stars and opined "Housefull 5 is a bit of an overstretch and sometimes you can find it mindless too, but withAbhishek Bachchan’s stunning performance and Chitrangada Singh’s swag, I promise you will have a ‘jolly’ good time. And how can we forget Nana Patekar who adds a dash of thrill to this film."[40]
Renuka Vyavahare ofThe Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "What surprises you is the utter lack of humour, even dirty humour if we may say so in the script and sheer wastage of a zillion actors who are known for their comic timing."[41] Devesh Sharma of theFilmfare rated the film 2.5/5 stars and opined "Housefull 5 is an over-the-top comedy set on a cruise. It relies on a set of physical gags to get in the laughs."[42]
Jaya Dwivedie ofIndia TV rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote "Housefull 5 starts with a good idea and makes the audience laugh a lot in the first half but loses its shine as it moves towards the interval. The excitement created in the first half about the murder mystery does not last till the end; the focus is lost, but the effective climax will not let your money go to waste."[43] Vineeta Kumar ofIndia Today rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote "In the Akshay Kumar-starrer, the real comedian, Johnny Lever, takes a backseat while the cruise sails full speed ahead in a tide of obscene jokes and crass humour. If this is whatBollywood thinks comedy is, we might need a national sense of humour check."[44]
Saibal Chatterjee ofNDTV rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars, saying, "The film is madcap all right but its pull-no-punches and respect-no-limits humour works against its own well-being. If only Housefull 5 wasn't so full of unalloyed bilge, it would not have come across as the kind of unbridled celebration of the ludicrous that it does."[45]Shubhra Gupta ofThe Indian Express rated the film 1/5 stars and opined "Compared to the previous Housefulls, this one has a slightly fuller house, but because no one expects anything else, it’s pretty much like the older ones."[46]
Anuj Kumar ofThe Hindu reviewed the film and summarised "Sporadically funny and unapologetically corny, Sajid Nadiadwala’s fifth instalment of the franchise flirts with disaster. As always, the film is high on the glamour quotient, creating some thinly veiled sexual humour. The strand of suspense thriller is more potent, but the comic element does not serve it effectively."[47] Rahul Desai ofThe Hollywood Reporter India criticised the film for turning itself into a male gaze. He summarises "Not even Akshay Kumar’s comic timing and a twin-ending gimmick can rescue 'Housefull 5' from itself."[48]
Housefull 5 earned₹24.35 crore at the domestic box office on its opening day, followed by₹91.83 crore over its opening weekend, and₹133.58 crore in its first week. As of 7 July 2025[update], the film has grossed₹191.63 crore in India and₹51.47 crore in overseas markets, for a worldwide total of₹242.80 crore.[3]
According to Box Office India, Housefull 5 received an average verdict at the box office.[49]
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