# Housefull (2010 film)
**Housefull** is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by [Sajid Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/sajid-khan) and produced by [Sajid Nadiadwala](https://www.edgepedia.org/sajid-nadiadwala) under [Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/nadiadwala-grandson-entertainment), with Eros International as distributor.[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) It stars Akshay Kumar as Aarush, a man described in the film's marketing as believing himself jinxed, alongside Deepika Padukone, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal, Jiah Khan, and Boman Irani.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/) Released on 30 April 2010, the film received largely negative reviews but was a commercial success, and it launched the Housefull franchise, one of the highest-grossing comedy series in Indian cinema.[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Superhit_Housefull_Final_Worldwide_Box_Office_Collection)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 30 April 2010 (India)[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) |
| Director / producer | Sajid Khan / Sajid Nadiadwala[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) |
| Lead cast | Akshay Kumar (Aarush), Deepika Padukone (Sandy), Riteish Deshmukh (Bob), Lara Dutta (Hetal), Arjun Rampal (Major Krishna Rao), Jiah Khan (Devika)[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/) |
| Budget | ₹470 million (₹47 crore)[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) |
| India net gross | ₹756.5 million (₹75.65 crore; Sacnilk) or ₹722.5 million (₹72.25 crore; Box Office India)[4](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Housefull_2010) • [1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) |
| Worldwide gross | ₹1.19 billion (₹119 crore; Sacnilk) or ₹1.163 billion (₹116.30 crore; Box Office India)[4](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Housefull_2010) • [1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) |
| Verdict | Superhit (Sacnilk) / Hit (Box Office India)[4](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Housefull_2010) • [1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) |
| Franchise | Followed by Housefull 2 (2012)[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Aarush ([Akshay Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/akshay-kumar)) is an unlucky man, described in the film's marketing as believing himself jinxed, who works at a casino where his mere presence turns players' winning streaks into losing ones.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/) • [5](https://www.screendaily.com/housefull/5013381.article) After being rejected in marriage by the woman he loves, he travels to London to stay with his best friend Bob ([Riteish Deshmukh](https://www.edgepedia.org/riteish-deshmukh)) and Bob's wife Hetal ([Lara Dutta](https://www.edgepedia.org/lara-dutta)), who work at a casino owned by Kishore Samtani (Randhir Kapoor).[6](https://thetvdb.com/movies/housefull) Bob and Hetal arrange his marriage to the owner's daughter Devika (Jiah Khan), who leaves him for an American boyfriend during their honeymoon in Italy.[6](https://thetvdb.com/movies/housefull)
After a suicide attempt by drowning, Aarush is rescued by Sandy ([Deepika Padukone](https://www.edgepedia.org/deepika-padukone)), and the two fall in love.[6](https://thetvdb.com/movies/housefull) The romance is complicated by a group of companions including Sandy's brother, Major Krishna Rao ([Arjun Rampal](https://www.edgepedia.org/arjun-rampal)), and Hetal's father Batuk Patel ([Boman Irani](https://www.edgepedia.org/boman-irani)), and the plot builds through a web of mistaken identities and lies.[5](https://www.screendaily.com/housefull/5013381.article) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/) The climax is set at Buckingham Palace, where two bumbling engineers connect a cylinder of laughing gas to the air-conditioning system.[5](https://www.screendaily.com/housefull/5013381.article)
## Production
Sajid Khan announced the project in early 2009 as his second directorial film after *Heyy Babyy* (2007), working again with producer Sajid Nadiadwala.[7](https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/sajid-khan-to-begin-shooting-housefull-in-may) The film was shot in London and Italy, with filming in Apulia, and the shoot was completed in 67 days.[8](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sajid-khan-on-housefull-turning-seven-the-film-was-no-less-than-a-paid-holiday/story-QKea4M1iAFmREZwZ5Sh4eN.html) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/) • [9](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2010/apr/30/slide-show-1-sajid-khan-on-housefull.htm) Khan said the cast treated the schedule as a "paid holiday" and asked the producer to let them stay longer at the locations.[8](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sajid-khan-on-housefull-turning-seven-the-film-was-no-less-than-a-paid-holiday/story-QKea4M1iAFmREZwZ5Sh4eN.html)
The music was composed by the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics by [Amitabh Bhattacharya](https://www.edgepedia.org/amitabh-bhattacharya) and Sameer, and cinematography by Vikas Sivaraman.[10](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=92) In an opening slide, Khan credited the American filmmaker [Blake Edwards](https://www.edgepedia.org/blake-edwards) and six Indian filmmakers prominent in the 1970s as his inspirations.[11](https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/housefull-review/qw2n31q3y)
**Remake claim.** The Tamil producer P L Thenappan stated in May 2010 that roughly 60 percent of the film's scenes were taken from his 1998 Tamil comedy *Kaathala Kaathala*, starring [Kamal Haasan](https://www.edgepedia.org/kamal-haasan), and that talks to sell the remake rights to Nadiadwala had failed more than a year earlier; he said he was consulting lawyers about legal action.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Housefull-a-remake-of-Kaathala-Kaathala/articleshow/5913183.cms) A Sacnilk retrospective describes the film as based on *Kaathala Kaathala*.[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Superhit_Housefull_Final_Worldwide_Box_Office_Collection)
## Box office
The film opened on 30 April 2010 on about 1,700 screens in India.[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) Box Office India reports a first day of ₹93.2 million (₹9.32 crore) and a first weekend of ₹309.7 million (₹30.97 crore), while Bollywood Hungama lists the opening day at ₹100 million (₹10.00 crore) and the opening weekend at ₹298 million (₹29.80 crore).[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) • [13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/housefull/box-office/) Screen Daily reported $14.3 million worldwide over the opening weekend across roughly 2,000 screens in the US, UK, India, and other territories.[5](https://www.screendaily.com/housefull/5013381.article)
Final tallies differ by tracker. Sacnilk gives India net ₹756.5 million (₹75.65 crore), India gross ₹1.021 billion (₹102.13 crore), overseas ₹168.7 million (₹16.87 crore), and worldwide ₹1.19 billion (₹119 crore), with a Superhit verdict and about 12 million (1.20 crore) footfalls.[4](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Housefull_2010) • [3](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Superhit_Housefull_Final_Worldwide_Box_Office_Collection) Box Office India gives a total net gross of ₹722.5 million (₹72.25 crore), India gross ₹983.7 million (₹98.37 crore), overseas $4.03 million, worldwide ₹1.163 billion (₹116.30 crore), and a Hit verdict.[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92) In North America the film earned $1,183,658, with an opening weekend of $642,156.[14](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1573072/credits/) Sacnilk notes it was the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010 and, per its account, the first comedy film to gross over ₹1 billion (₹100 crore) in India.[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Superhit_Housefull_Final_Worldwide_Box_Office_Collection)
## Reception
Critical response was largely negative. [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) gave the film two stars out of five, calling it "much too long, and much too ridden with dull interludes".[15](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/housefull-2/) Time Out's review called the plot thin and criticized the film's humor, noting what it described as homages to Hollywood comedies including *Night at the Museum*, *Meet the Parents*, and *You, Me and Dupree*.[16](https://www.timeout.com/movies/housefull) Screen Daily was more measured, calling the film "breezily entertaining" through its slapstick and dance numbers despite a "skimpy story".[5](https://www.screendaily.com/housefull/5013381.article) On IMDb the film holds a user rating of 5.7 out of 10.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/)
Audiences turned out regardless: [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times) noted that the film "might not have garnered great reviews then, but did well at the box-office".[8](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sajid-khan-on-housefull-turning-seven-the-film-was-no-less-than-a-paid-holiday/story-QKea4M1iAFmREZwZ5Sh4eN.html)
## Legacy
Housefull became the first installment of a franchise. *Housefull 2* followed in 2012, also directed by Sajid Khan, after which the producer moved to a rotating-director arrangement for subsequent entries.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/) • [17](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/no-more-housefull-for-sajid-khan/story-8V7fmHBuj0FzpuLlfYeDqK-amp.html) By 2024 the four released films had accumulated around ₹7.9 billion (₹790 crore) worldwide, which Sacnilk describes as the record for an Indian comedy franchise.[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Superhit_Housefull_Final_Worldwide_Box_Office_Collection)
The film was the last screen appearance of [Jiah Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/jiah-khan), who played Devika and died in 2013.[8](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sajid-khan-on-housefull-turning-seven-the-film-was-no-less-than-a-paid-holiday/story-QKea4M1iAFmREZwZ5Sh4eN.html) A piece of production trivia recorded by IMDb: while returning from the shoot, Chunky Pandey, who plays Aakhri Pasta, was detained at Amsterdam airport after police mistook him for a Mexican drug peddler.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/)
## References
1. [Housefull, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=92)
2. [Housefull (2010), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1573072/)
3. [Superhit 'Housefull' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Superhit_Housefull_Final_Worldwide_Box_Office_Collection)
4. [Housefull, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Housefull_2010)
5. [Housefull review, Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/housefull/5013381.article)
6. [Housefull, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/movies/housefull)
7. [Sajid Khan to begin shooting Housefull in May, Business of Cinema](https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/sajid-khan-to-begin-shooting-housefull-in-may)
8. [Sajid Khan on Housefull turning seven, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sajid-khan-on-housefull-turning-seven-the-film-was-no-less-than-a-paid-holiday/story-QKea4M1iAFmREZwZ5Sh4eN.html)
9. ['Housefull will be the biggest hit of 2010', Rediff.com](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2010/apr/30/slide-show-1-sajid-khan-on-housefull.htm)
10. [Housefull cast and crew, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=92)
11. [Housefull Review, SBS](https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/housefull-review/qw2n31q3y)
12. [Housefull, a remake of Kaathala Kaathala?, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Housefull-a-remake-of-Kaathala-Kaathala/articleshow/5913183.cms)
13. [Housefull Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/housefull/box-office/)
14. [Housefull (2010), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1573072/credits/)
15. [Housefull movie review, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/housefull-2/)
16. [Housefull 2010 film review, Time Out](https://www.timeout.com/movies/housefull)
17. [No more Housefull for Sajid Khan, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/no-more-housefull-for-sajid-khan/story-8V7fmHBuj0FzpuLlfYeDqK-amp.html)
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