Name: Housefull 5
Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2025-06-06
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Nana Patekar

Synopsis

Housefull 5

On his 100th birthday, billionaire tycoon Ranjeet Dobriyal hosts a lavish party on a luxury cruise ship, accompanied by his son Dev, adopted son Shiraz, loyal bodyguard 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's lawyer Lucy activates his holographic will, revealing that his entire £69 billion fortune 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 distinctive scar on his butt. 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.

Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Release: 6 Jun 2025
Run time: 165 min
Language: Hindi

Cast & crew

Akshay Kumar Cast

Riteish Deshmukh Cast

Sanjay Dutt Cast

Abhishek Bachchan Cast

Nana Patekar Cast

Fardeen Khan Cast

Chunky Panday Cast

Bobby Deol Cast

Jacqueline Fernandez Cast

Tarun Mansukhani Director

Sajid Nadiadwala Writer, Producer

Reviews

Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Mixed

Across 2 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Housefull 5, reception is mixed.

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Reception Order

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Bollywood Hungama

Sajid Nadiadwala's story has all the trappings of a blockbuster. Sajid Nadiadwala, Farhad Samji and Tarun Mansukhani's screenplay has a few rough edges but overall, it works. Kudos should go to the writers as there are so many characters and motives. Yet, they have managed to flesh them ably. Farhad Samji and Tarun Mansukhani's dialogues are a highlight. A few one-liners are below the belt and even slightly racist. But the frontbenchers and those who don't mind such humour will have no complaints. Tarun Mansukhani's direction is supreme. His biggest achievement is that he has retained the essence of the HOUSEFULL franchise, though he comes from a different school of filmmaking. He has also succeeded in keeping the interest levels high from start to finish. Moreover, it's unpredictable.

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India TV Jaya Dwivedie

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. If you are a fan of Housefull-style, illogical, light comedy, then this film is worth watching once, especially for its brilliant star cast.

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