Housefull 2

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Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen
Housefull 2.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySajid Khan
Written bySajid Khan
Farhad-Sajid
Story bySajid Nadiadwala
Produced bySajid Nadiadwala
Starring
CinematographyManoj Soni
Edited byRameshwar S. Bhagat
Music by'Songs:
Sajid–Wajid
Background Score:
Sandeep Shirodkar
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 5 April 2012 (2012-04-05)
Running time
160 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹450 million
Box office₹1.86 billion

Housefull 2 (also known as Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen) is an 2012 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, being an uncredited remake of the Malayalam film Mattupetti Machan and the second part of Housefull film franchise. The film stars a large ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez, Riteish Deshmukh, Zareen Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Shazahn Padamsee, Chunky Pandey, Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor in lead roles. Boman Irani, Johnny Lever, Neelu Kohli and Suparna Marwah play supporting roles, and Malaika Arora appears in an item number.

Housefull 2 released in cinemas on 5 April 2012 with a budget of ₹45 crore (US$6.3 million) and received mixed reviews from critics who praised the cast and humor but criticised writing, screenplay, cliches and direction. Earning ₹186 crore (US$26 million) worldwide, the film became a major economic success and the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2012.

Plot[]

Heena (Asin Thottumkal) and Bobby (Jacqueline Fernandez), the daughters of two opposing families who hate each other very much, start quarreling over something relating to their duties of Animals' Law Authority. Their fathers Chintu (Rishi Kapoor) and Dabboo (Randhir Kapoor) are half-brothers who hate each other to the very core. They both want the richest son-in-law for their daughters. Aakhri Pasta (Chunky Pandey), a marriage counsellor is ordered by both to find the best son-in-law. He brings Rajendra Babani (Virendra Saxena) to discuss his son Jai (Shreyas Talpade).

Chintu misinterprets one of Aakhri's comments who says Jai looks neither like his mum or dad and may be illegitimate. His parents didn't hear Aakhri's comments; Chintu verbally abuses Rajendra while shouting. Rajendra suffers a heart attack, landing him in a hospital. Jai gets angry and vows revenge, telling his friend Jolly (Riteish Deshmukh), the son of billionaire J.D. (Mithun Chakraborty) to go to Chintu, agree to marry his daughter and then break off the wedding at the last minute.

Jolly is busy trying to introduce his girlfriend Jelo (Zareen Khan) to J.D. and doesn't want to get involved. He suggests Max (John Abraham), their former college mate and a pick-pocket to do the job. Jai and Max go but end up in Dabboo's house. Later they know their mistake. Jolly suggests another former sleazy college mate, Sunny (Akshay Kumar). He goes with Sunny as his bodyguard as Max and Sunny are sworn enemies. While Heena and Bobby are on a cruise, they accidentally end up on an island.

Max and Sunny become friends again, as same like Heena and Bobby. They find a resort and go home. Max gets engaged to Bobby and Sunny to Heena. On the day of the engagement, Chintu blindfolds Jolly, Sunny, and Heena and takes them to J.D.'s house. After seeing the real Jolly holding Sunny's garland, J.D. believes that Jolly got engaged to Heena. Luckily, Sunny convinces him. Jolly calls them at midnight and reveals his father's secret of being Jagga Dacoit. He also reveals that his real name is Jwala. After Sunny fools Chintu, Chintu calls Dabboo in excitement and tells him that his daughter, Heena, is marrying Jolly, the son of J.D. Confused, and believing Max to be Jolly, Dabboo takes Max and Bobby to J.D.'s mansion. Sunny handles the situation well by fooling J.D. by taking the name of Goddess Bhadrakali as he is her true devotee and tells him that Max is Jolly's friend and Bobby is Max's fiancé (though actually, it is true) and Max's father is against his and Bobby's marriage. J.D. then welcomes Bobby, Max and her family to his house and tells them to stay there till Bobby and Max's marriage.

Batook Patel (Boman Irani) arrives with his daughter Parul (Shazahn Padamsee), worsening the situation. Jai and Jolly/Jwala come to receive them from the airport. But when they see Parul, Jai and Jolly/Jwala lie that Jai is Jolly. Parul becomes happy hearing this as they secretly love each other. J-Lo gives Jolly/Jwala the ultimatum  — take me to your house or forget me. To help Jolly/Jwala, Sunny lies to J.D., saying that J-Lo is his fiancée, and J.D. again agrees to let her live there as Sunny takes the name of Goddess Bhadrakali. Sunny and Max lie to their respective fathers-in-law that the other guy is the son of J.D. and a maid servant in the mansion, creating much confusion.

When Sunny's father (Ranjeet) as well as Max's 'Guru' tells them never to break anyone's heart, Sunny and Max tell the truth to Heena and Bobby. Enraged, Bobby and Heena slap Max and Sunny respectively and tell them that they never want to see their faces again. But thinking that instead of telling the truth, Sunny and Max could have done more wrong with them, the two sisters forgive the two boys on the very next day. There Jai and Jolly also let off their plan of revenge on Kapoors on Jai's father's advice. Then Heena proposes to Sunny in Sunny's style and Bobby proposes to Max in Max's style.

On the day of the four couples' marriage, J.D. and the other brides' fathers learn the truth about the grooms and that they have been lying so far. Finally, Bobby and Heena convince their fathers to forget their enmity and live together as blood brothers. Chintu and Dabboo join hands and so do their wives. But J.D. was not convinced by them telling the truth, so he turns back into Jagga Dacoit and starts frightening the families with his gun. He tries to shoot Sunny with his gun as Sunny runs towards J.D. to save him from the falling chandelier and then he understands what was happening. In the end, all the grooms marry their respective girlfriends.

Cast[]

  • Akshay Kumar as Sunil "Sunny" Pujari/Jolly 3: Ranjeet's son; Jai and Jolly's colleague; Heena's husband; Sweety and Chintu's son-in-law. He was Max's best friend but when Max's girlfriend Sonia tried to seduce him, Max caught them together and Sonia lied to him saying that Sunny is trying to make sexual relation with her. Max believed her and slapped Sunny for this, after which the two turned sworn enemies, although later Sonia betrayed Max. They come face to face again after 10 years. Max befriends Sunny again during their stay in the island when he saves him from falling off a river.
  • Asin Thottumkal as Heena Kapoor Pujari: Sweety and Chintu's daughter; Bobby's half-cousin sister; Sunny's wife; Ranjeet's daughter-in-law. She hates Bobby and Dabboo's whole family just like her father Chintu at first, but begins liking Bobby when she helps her remove a thorn from her back when they got stuck in the island.
  • John Abraham as Max Mehrotkar/Jolly 2: Jai and Jolly's colleague; Bobby's husband; Dolly and Dabboo's son-in-law. He was Sunny's best friend but they became sworn enemies shortly after Max's girlfriend Sonia lied to him that Sunny wanted sexual relation with her and then he slapped Sunny. After 10 years, the two come face to face again and when they get stuck in the island with Heena and Bobby, Sunny and Max become friends again after the former saves him from falling off a river.
  • Jacqueline Fernandez as Bobby Kapoor Mehrotkar: Dolly and Dabboo's daughter; Heena's half-cousin sister; Max's wife. She detests Heena and her family a lot at first like her father Dabboo, but develops a good place in her heart for Heena by helping her remove a pricked thorn from her backside in the island, leading the two to improve their thoughts and end hatred for each other.
  • Riteish Deshmukh as Jwala "Jolly" Kanojia: JD's son; Sunny and Max's colleague; Jai's friend; Jelo's husband. He is very much scared of his father JD and that the truth may not be discovered by him.
    • Subhan Nadiadwala as Young Jolly
  • Zareen Khan as Jelina "Jelo" Singh Kanojia: Jolly's wife; JD's daughter-in-law. She is an hot, bold and established model whom Jolly is hesitant to introduce to his father JD.
  • Shreyas Talpade as Jai Babani: Rajendra's son; Sunny and Max's colleague; Jolly's friend; Parul's husband; Batuk's son-in-law. When his marriage was being discussed with Heena, Chintu due to Aakhri's false comments misunderstood that he is illegitimate, and abused Rajendra who then had an heart attack. Shortly thereafter, Jai became vengeful on Chintu for Rajendra's condition.
  • Shazahn Padamsee as Parul Patel Babani: Batuk's daughter; Jai's wife; Rajendra's daughter-in-law
  • Chunky Pandey as Aakhri Pasta: A comical marriage counsellor with a sense of humor hired by both Chintu and Dabboo to find the suitable wealthy groom for their daughters, Heena and Bobby.
  • Randhir Kapoor as Dabboo Kapoor: Chintu's half-brother; Dolly's husband; Bobby's father; Max's father-in-law. He hates Chintu and his family a lot, and often fights with them.
  • Rishi Kapoor as Chintu Kapoor: Dabboo's half-brother; Sweety's husband; Heena's father; Sunny's father-in-law. He hates Dabboo and his family very much also because he often steals his "Real" badge, leading to often fights between the two.
  • Mithun Chakraborty as Jagga Daaku "JD" Kanojia: Batuk's friend; Jolly's father; Jelo's father-in-law
  • Neelu Kohli as Dolly Kapoor
  • Suparna Marwah as Sweety Kapoor
  • Ranjeet as Dr. Ranjeet V. Asna K. Pujari
  • Johnny Lever as Mithai Vishwas Rao Patil
  • Boman Irani as Batuk Patel
  • Virendra Saxena as Rajendra Babani
  • Vindu Dara Singh as Sosa
  • Malaika Arora as Hetal Jainal/Sarla/Anarkali

Sequel and production[]

The sequel of Housefull was confirmed by producer Sajid Nadiadwala on 30 September 2010. The filming started on 9 June 2011 in London and Peterborough.[2] The second schedule started from 1 October 2011 in Filmistan Studio, Mumbai and the last schedule was shot in December in Thailand, with one of the locations being the Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort. Sajid Nadiadwala hired a Hollywood action-set for Akshay Kumar's character.

Soundtrack[]

The full album released on 22 February 2012. The making of the song "Papa Toh Band Bajaye" was leaked to YouTube in early January 2012.[3] Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya filed a lawsuit against the film's producers, saying that the melody for "Do U Know" had been copied from his 2005 song "Baje Jo Bansi". It Got A Golden Kela Award for Most Atrocious Lyrics. The lyrics were penned by Sameer, and the songs were composed by Sajid–Wajid.[4]

The film score was composed by Sandeep Shirodkar.

Housefull 2
Soundtrack album by
Sajid–Wajid
Released22 February 2012
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length37:00
LabelT-Series
ProducerSajid–Wajid
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Miley Naa Miley Hum
(2011) 		Housefull 2
(2012) 		Tezz
(2012)
Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Papa Toh Band Bajaye"Neeraj Shridhar04:13
2."Anarkali Disco Chali"Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh04:53
3."Right Now Now"Wajid Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello04:06
4."Do U Know"Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal05:22
5."Anarkali Disco Chali" (Hyper Mix)Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh04:42
6."Right Now Now" (Remix)Wajid Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello04:28
7."Do U Know" (Remix)Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal05:16
8."Anarkali Disco Chali" (Remix)Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh04:01

Release in India[]

Though the film was initially expected to release on 1 June 2012, it was announced on 30 September 2011 that the film would be releasing on 6 April 2012. The film had an earlier release in the UK on 31 March 2012 due to the Easter holidays. Housefull 2 got a 2700-screen release, the fourth largest release in the history of Indian cinema, behind Ra.One, Bodyguard and Don 2 and India's biggest release of 2012.[5] Housefull 2 was screened in 1,027 UFO digital theatres on the first day when it released.[6]

Critical reception[]

Though Housefull 2's response was more positive than its predecessor, it still received mixed reviews by critics. The Times of India gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising the performance of Akshay Kumar and Asin.[7] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5 stars and said, "If you are a movie-goer who derives happiness from loud comedies with over-the-top humor that defy logic at every opportunity, I am sure, you will relish this wacky slapstick. If your idea of watching a comedy is to have a good time at the movies, then Housefull 2 is especially designed for you."[8] Mrigank Dhaniwala from Koimoi gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.[9] Kanika Sikka of DNA rated 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Go in with a promise that you'll be entertained, but don't expect an exhilarating journey."[10] Sonia Chopra of Sify rated 2 out of 5 stars stating, "The physical slapstick comedy is straight out of a kids' movie, but it is charmingly daft. You cannot help let out a laugh or two. It's accidentally comic when you have a person with a bullet in his arm, but no one thinks of ringing for the ambulance. You see, long-winded, sappy moral science lectures are to be given at the very time."[11] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Housefull 2 has exactly the same mix of stars, foreign locations, farcical plot and spectacularly dim-witted comedy as the first Housefull. This is the cinematic equivalent of junk food - when you walk in, you know exactly what you're going to get."[12] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and commented, "Housefull 2 is shamefully bad. So bad that Ranjeet—the rapey villain of yore—who appears in one scene, is the most dignified thing about the film."[13] Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN gave the film 1 out 5 stars and said, "Housefull 2 is for four-year-olds who don't know any better. For anyone with taste, or anyone seeking genuine laughs, there's nothing here."[14]

Pre-release revenue[]

The satellite rights of the film were sold in January 2011 for ₹270 million (US$3.8 million). The music rights fetched an additional ₹55 million (US$770,000).[15]

Box office[]

India[]

Housefull 2 had a good first day as it collected ₹133 million (US$1.9 million) nett.[16] The movie further collected ₹128 million (US$1.8 million) nett in its second day and ₹160 million (US$2.2 million) nett in its third day, taking its weekend collection to ₹420 million (US$5.9 million).[17] The movie collected ₹65.0 million (US$910,000) nett in its fourth day[18] and ₹55.0 million (US$770,000) nett in its fifth day.[19] The film collected ₹630 million (US$8.8 million) nett i its first week.[20] Housefull 2 lost around ₹40 million (US$560,000) nett over the weekend due to the IPL matches and regional films.[21] Housefull 2 had a big second weekend as it collected around ₹195 million (US$2.7 million) nett.[22] Housefull 2 did extremely well in its second week with business around ₹300 million (US$4.2 million). The two-week business of the film is around ₹925 million (US$13 million) nett.[23] It further collected ₹125 million (US$1.8 million) in its third week and crossed the ₹1 billion (US$14 million) mark.[24] It was labelled as a "super hit" by Boxofficeindia. The film's all-India distributor share was ₹580 million (US$8.1 million).[25]Housefull 2 grossed ₹1,140 million (US$16 million) in India.[26] It was the fourth most successful film of the year. Asin's third most successful film.[27]

Overseas[]

Housefull 2 grossed ₹140 million (US$2.0 million) in 3 days in overseas and overall ₹180 million (US$2.5 million) in 8 days. It collected ₹55.0 million (US$770,000) overseas on Thursday and Friday. In UK, it collected £112,075 on Friday. In Australia, Housefull 2 collected A$73,143 on Friday. In New Zealand, the Friday collections were NZ$34,604. In the UAE, collections on Thursday were AED725,000. In North America, it was the second Hindi film to enter the top 10 after Kites, with $847,132, ranking at No. 9 behind The Hunger Games, American Reunion, Titanic 3D, Wrath of the Titans, Mirror Mirror, 21 Jump Street, The Lorax, and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen with a solid $7,001 average in 121 theatres.[28][29] Housefull 2 grossed around $5.75 million in 17 days, becoming Akshay Kumar's second biggest grosser overseas after Singh Is Kinng.[30] It became the highest grossing Hindi film in New Zealand, grossing NZ$260,000 in three weeks, thus surpassing 3 Idiots and My Name is Khan.[31]

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