Akshay Kumar has announced Housefull 5, the fifth installment of the comedy franchise. He said the film will have “five times the madness”. It will be directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. His tweet confirmed the return of Riteish Deshmukh, but the rest of the cast is yet to be revealed. It will hit theaters around Diwali next year. Read also: Akshay Kumar talks about dealing with criticism, box office failures
Sharing an announcement of the same poster, Akshay wrote on Instagram, “Get ready for FIVE times the madness! Bringing everyone #SajidNadiadwala’s #Housefull5 directed by @Tarunmansukhani. See you in cinemas on Diwali 2024! @Riteishd @NGEMovies @WardaNadiadwala.”
Fans react to Housefull 5 announcement
Akshay Kumar fans expressed excitement for Housefull 5 but also asked for an update on Hera Pheri 3. “What about Hera Pheri 3,” wrote one. “Bhai Hera Pheri 3 lao,” wrote another. Hailing Akshay for his comic timing, a fan wrote, “Comedy King is back.” A fan also made a suggestion, “Akshay Kumar sir Kartik Aaryan ko bhi dal do Housefull 5 mai please request (please get Kartik Aaryan in Housefull 5).” A comment also read: “4 part toh ak dm gajab aaye hein …. bss ab 5th ka intzaar h (4 parts were amazing, now the wait for the 5th part begins).”
More about Housefull movies
Akshay and Ritish have remained consistent in Housefull movies. The first and second parts were directed by Sajid Khan, the third by Sajid-Farhad and the fourth by Farhad Samji alone.
Housefull (2010) had Akshay and Riteish along with Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone, Jiah Khan, Boman Irani and Chunky Pandey among the leads. Housefull 2 (2012) had John Abraham among the lead cast along with Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez and the late Rishi Kapoor. Housefull 3 (2016) featured Abhishek Bachchan alongside Jacqueline, Nargis Fakhri and Lisa Haydon. Housefull 4 (2019) remains the latest and had an almost new cast along with Akshay and Ritish. They included Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde and Kriti Kharbanda.
Other movies of Akshay
Akshay was last seen in the comedy Selfiee which failed to impress the audience at the box office. He will next be seen in OMG-Oh my God 2 and an upcoming action thriller, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan alongside Tiger Shroff and Sonakshi Sinha. He has few other films in the pipeline.
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