Housefull

***Housefull*** is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The movie is partly adapted from the 1998 Tamil drama _Kaathala Kaathala_. The dialogues were done by Anvita Dutt, while Nadiadwala wrote the storyline and Rameshwar S. Bhagat served as the editor. It became the first installment of the _Housefull_ franchise.

## Cast

- Akshay Kumar as Aarush Avasthi, Sandy's boyfriend, Pooja's ex-boyfriend and Devika’s ex-husband
- Riteish Deshmukh as Babu Rao "Bob", Hetal’s husband, Aarush’s best friend
- Lara Dutta as Hetal Rao (nee Patel), Bob’s wife
- Arjun Rampal as Major Krishna Rao "Anna", Sandy’s brother
- Deepika Padukone as Soundarya Venkateshwari Bhagyalakshmi Basappa Rao, "Sandy"
- Jiah Khan as Devika Avasthi (Nee'Samtani), Kishore’s daughter, Aarush’s ex-wife
- Boman Irani as Batuk Patel, Hetal’s father
- Chunky Pandey as Aakhri Pasta
- Aastha Gill as Chindi
- Randhir Kapoor as Kishore Samtani, Devika’s father
- Lillete Dubey as Zulekha Ji
- Malaika Arora Khan as Pooja Rao, Aarush’s ex-girlfriend, Sandy and Major's Elder Sister
- Manoj Pahwa as Santa Singh
- Suresh Menon as Banta Singh
- Daisy Irani as Batuk's mother
- Jacqueline Fernandez as Dhanno (cameo appearance in song "Aapka Kya Hoga")
- Rajesh Kava as voice of a talking parrot

## Awards and nominations

- 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
- Nominated –  Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role – Riteish Deshmukh

- 2011 Zee Cine Awards
Nominated
- Best Director – Sajid Khan
- Best Actor – Akshay Kumar
- Best Music – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
- Best Supporting Actress – Lara Dutta
- Best Comedian – Riteish Deshmukh
- Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year – "Aapka Kya Hoga (Dhanno)"

- IIFA Awards
Won
- Best Performance in a Comic Role – Riteish Deshmukh

- Stardust Awards
Won
- Star of the Year – Male – Akshay Kumar
- Best Supporting Actor – Arjun Rampal

- 3rd Mirchi Music Awards
Nominated
- Best Item Song of the Year - "Aapka Kya Hoga (Dhanno)"
- Best Song Recording - Abhay Rumde, Sameer Khan and Ashish Saksena - "Oh Girl You're Mine"

## Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The lyrics are penned by Sameer and Amitabh Bhattacharya. The song "_Aapka Kya Hoga_" was a remake of the song "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" from the 1981 movie _Lawaaris_.

## Infobox (film)

- **name**: Housefull
- **director**: Sajid Khan (director), Sajid Khan
- **writer**: Anvita Dutt <small>**(dialogue)**</small>
- **screenplay**: Milap Zaveri
Sajid Khan
Vibha Singh
- **story**: Sajid Nadiadwala
<small>**original story by**</small>
Crazy Mohan <small>**(uncredited)**</small>
- **producer**: Sajid Nadiadwala
- **starring**: Akshay Kumar
Deepika Padukone
Ritesh Deshmukh
Arjun Rampal
Lara Dutta
Jiah Khan
Boman Irani
Randhir Kapoor
Chunky Pandey
Malaika Arora
- **cinematography**: Vikas Sivaraman
- **editing**: Rameshwar S. Bhagat
- **music**: **Songs:**
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
**Background score:**
Sandeep Chowta
- **studio**: Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
- **distributor**: Eros International
- **runtime**: 155 minutes
- **country**: India
- **language**: Hindi - Urdu
- **budget**: 30 crore
- **gross**: 124.50 crore


## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Housefull
- **type**: soundtrack
- **artist**: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- **genre**: Film soundtrack
- **length**: 30:32
- **label**: T-Series (company), T-Series
- **producer**: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- **prev title**: Hum Tum Aur Ghost
- **prev year**: 2010
- **next title**: Tere Bin Laden
- **next year**: 2010