Farhad Samji
Farhad Samji | |
|---|---|
| Born | 05 May 1974 (age 47) |
| Nationality |  India |
| Occupation | Film Director Writer Composer Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Relatives | Sajid Samji (brother) |
Farhad Samji (born 5 May 1974) is an Indian composer, writer, actor and film director. He is known for directing films like Housefull 4. He has also made special appearance in films like Baaghi 3 and Coolie No. 1.[1] He is famous for his works with Sajid samji. The duo together were known as Sajid - Farhad.
Career[]
Farhad started his career with his brother in 2002 as lyricists. After that they started writing dialogues since Shiva in 2006. Their last movie was Simmba in 2018.In 2019, apart from writing dialogues for Punjabi film Singham, he directed web series Booo Sabki Phategi and the action comedy movie Housefull 4 (starring Akshay Kumar and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, which was the fourth part of Housefull franchise and became a blockbuster despite of critically negative reviews).[2]
Samji wrote dialogues for the 2020 films Street Dancer 3D, Baaghi 3 and Coolie No. 1. He has completed his next directorial, the Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon 2021 starrer Bachchan Pandey, whose shooting took place from January to March 2021.[3] Samji will also make the social family comedy Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali featuring Salman Khan with Aayush Sharma and Pooja Hegde, which begins filming in October 2021 and is expected to release of Bakra Eid 2022. Both films are produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.[citation needed]
Filmography[]
As director[]
| Film | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 2014 | Directed with |
| Housefull 3 | 2016 | Directed with |
| Baby come naa | 2018 | Web series |
| Booo Sabki Phategi | 2019 | Web series |
| Housefull 4 | ||
| Bachchan Pandey | 2022 | Filming[4] |
| Bhaijaan | 2022 | Filming |
As writer[]
| Film | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Singham | 2019 | (dialogues) |
| Baaghi 3 | 2020 | (screenplay,
dialogues) |
| Street Dancer 3D | 2020 | (dialogues) |
| Laxmii | 2020 | (adapted screenplay,
dialogues) |
| Coolie No. 1 | 2020 | (dialogues) |
| Sooryavanshi | 2021 | (dialogues) |
| Bhool bhulaiyaa 2 | 2022 | (dialogues) |
| Bachchan Pandey | 2022 | (dialogues) |
As lyricist[]
| Film | Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prassthanam | 2019 | "Prassthanam Title Track" | Also music director. |
| Laxmii | 2020 | "Mata Ka Jagrata" | also singer |
| Coolie No. 1 | "Coolie No. 1 Title Track" |
As singer[]
| Film | Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housefull 4 | 2019 | "The Bhoot Song" | also co-singer and co-music director |
| Laxmii | 2020 | "Mata Ka Jagrata" | also lyricist |
As music composer[]
| Film | Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housefull 4 | 2019 | "The Bhoot Song" | composer along with Sandeep Shirodkar; also singer along with Mika Singh and lyricist |
| Prassthanam | 2019 | "Prassthanam Title Track" | Also lyricist. |
Works with Sajid[]
Lyricists[]
| Year | Film | Songs |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hum Kisise Kum Nahin | |
| Chor Machaaye Shor | ||
| 2003 | No | |
| 2006 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | |
| Keerthi Chakra | Khuda Se Mannat | |
| 2008 | Sunday | |
| God Tussi Great Ho | ||
| 2012 | Bol Bachchan | Bol Bachchan |
| 2016 | Housefull 3 |
Writers[]
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Shiva | Ram Gopal Varma | dialogues |
| 2007 | Aag | ||
| 2008 | Sunday | Rohit Shetty | Screenplay, dialogues |
| Golmaal Returns | dialogues | ||
| 2009 | All the Best: Fun Begins | ||
| 2010 | Golmaal 3 | ||
| 2011 | Ready | Anees Bazmee | |
| Double Dhamaal | Indra Kumar | ||
| Singham | Rohit Shetty | ||
| 2012 | Housefull 2 | Sajid Khan | |
| Bol Bachchan | Rohit Shetty | ||
| 2013 | Himmatwala | Sajid Khan | |
| Chashme Baddoor | David Dhawan | ||
| Policegiri | K.S. Ravikumar | ||
| Chennai Express | Rohit Shetty | ||
| Boss | Anthony D'Souza | ||
| 2014 | Entertainment | Sajid-Farhad | Screenplay, dialogues |
| Singham Returns | Rohit Shetty | dialogues | |
| 2015 | Dilwale | ||
| 2016 | Housefull 3 | Sajid-Farhad | screenplay, dialogues |
| 2017 | Judwaa 2 | David Dhawan | dialouges |
| Golmaal Again | Rohit Shetty | ||
| 2018 | Simmba | Additional screenplay
written by Sajid samji while dialogues were written by Farhad samji. |
Directors[]
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Entertainment | |
| 2016 | Housefull 3 | |
| 2022 | Bachchan Pandey |
Awards and nominations[]
- Nominated for Producers Guild Film Awards for Writing Dialogue for the movie Singham (2019 film)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Farhad Samji on Housefull 4: You cannot afford to be serious in a franchise like this". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Farhad Samji on Housefull 4: You cannot afford to be serious in a franchise like this". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ Pereira, Priyanka (3 July 2012). "Minding the Mindless". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "'Bachchan Pandey': Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer goes on floors with a muhurat shot". The Times of India. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Farhad Samji Awards & Nominations - Bollywood Hungama".
External links[]
- Farhad Samji at IMDb
- Indian directors
- Indian film award winners
- Living people
- 1974 births