Housefull 4

<p>is a comedy film centered on , spanning 600 years from 1419 to 2019. In 2019, three brothers—Harry, a who temporarily forgets what he’s currently doing when he hears a loud sound; Roy; and Max—live in . Harry experiences visions of a past life and misplaces a bag containing £5 million belonging to gangsters Michael and Big Bhai, in the laundry machine, who demand its return. To settle the debt, the brothers plan to marry the wealthy Thakral sisters: Pooja, Neha, and Kriti. However, they fall in love with the wrong sisters, leading to chaotic wedding preparations in Sitamgarh. In Sitamgarh, hotel bellboy Aakhri Pasta recognizes the group as reincarnations from 1419 and Sitamgarh. Through Harry’s visions and Pasta’s revelations, they learn of their past lives. In 1419, Prince Bala of Madhavgarh, exiled for plotting against his father, sought to marry Princess Madhu, eldest daughter of Sitamgarh’s King Surya Singh Rana, to gain the throne. Bala’s allies—dance teacher Bangdu and bodyguard Dharamputra—loved Madhu’s sisters, Mala and Meena, respectively. Desperate to be king of Sitamgarh, Suryabhan, the king’s nephew, framed the couples for murdering an enemy clan leader, leading to a battle with the leader’s brother, Gama. During the chaos, Suryabhan sabotaged their wedding , killing the couples. In the present, Harry, Roy, and Max realize they are set to marry the wrong sisters (Harry with Pooja, Roy with Neha, Max with Kriti) compared to their past lives (Bala-Madhu, Bangdu-Mala, Dharamputra-Meena). Pasta helps them recall their past, and a painting of their 1419 wedding triggers the sisters’ memories. Pappu Rangeela, Gama’s reincarnation, and Michael, Suryabhan’s reincarnation, disrupt the wedding. Kriti reveals Suryabhan’s past betrayal, and Pappu kills Michael by pushing him into a collapsing mandap, avenging his brother’s death. The film concludes with the correct couples—Harry-Kriti, Roy-Pooja, and Max-Neha—marrying, fulfilling their 600-year love story. After the success of (2010), (2012), and (2016), announced on 27 October 2017. The film was the fourth film in . was announced as the director. , who directed came on board to write screenplay and dialogues, from the story by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film was made on a budget of 75 crore. In February 2018, it was reported that the film would commence filming in June 2018, in order to give time to post-production and VFX works. was reported to be do the VFX works of the film, the team shifted from London to Mumbai till the release for the same. The theatrical distribution, overseas, satellite and digital rights of the film were acquired by for 200 crore. The technicians includes cinematographer , editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat, production designers Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborty, stunt director Sham Kaushal, art directors Rupam Paul, Pallavi Pethkar, and Vinayak Joshi, costume designers Rimple, and Harpreet Narula and choreographers , and Chinni Prakash. served as the casting director. and , who were part of previous films in the series were part of the film. joined the cast in March 2018. The film marks fifth collaboration his with Kumar after (2001), (2004), (2005), and (2011). While and joined the casts and lead actresses in March 2018, joined in June 2018. joined the cast in August 2018. joined the cast in November 2018. In May 2019, it was reported that would appear as a Baba in a song. revealed that his character name Aakhri Pasta came from the film (1986), and the character of Marconi from the film that was played by . He took him as an inspiration, his clothes, that moustache, and created Aakhri Pasta. began on 9 July 2018 in . The filming of the song ” “, featuring lead casts was held on mid July 2018. Choreographed by , the song was entirely shot in , over 5 locations spread across London and its outskirts, including at the and . The first schedule was wrapped on 21 July 2018. The second schedule started in September 2018 in , with filming in . Later the production moved to for filming funny war sequences. Later, in October 2018 the team constructed a huge set Chitrakoot grounds in . The filming was wrapped on 20 November 2018, except the song shoots. A song featuring Siddiqui along with lead casts was shot in May 2019, Choreographed by , the song has 5<br /> 500 background dancers and was shot at . A song featuring Kumar, choreographed by Acharya was shot in late June 2018. The song was shot at a huge set erected at Mumbai with 200-250 background dancers. A song featuring Rana Daggubati and lead casts, with 200 background dancers was filmed in August 2019. for the film began by December 2018, once the film completed its shooting and went for eight months as the film involved extensive and . The works of the film was done by . In mid-October 2019, the film received a from the , with a finalised runtime of 146 minutes. The film’s music is composed by , and . The music rights were bagged by T-Series. The soundtrack consists of five songs, namely, ” “, “Shaitan Ka Saala”, “The Bhoot Song”, “Chammo”, and “Badla”. Lyrics were written by , and Vayu. In early September 2019, it was reported that promotion of the film would begin in late September, with makers planning a four-week promotion. On 24 September 2019, the logo of was revealed. On 25 September, the makers released the posters of lead casts in every hour spread across from the years 1419 to 2019, for the first time in Indian cinema. The of the film was released on 27 September 2019 and garnered over 38 million views in 24 hours of its release. The trailer launch event was held at , in Mumbai with the film’s cast and crew present at the event. The trailer was launched India, , , and , becoming the film Indian film to do so. On 7 October 2019, the song “Shaitan Ka Saala”‘s launch event was held at , with , and launching the song. In mid October 2019, the entire casts travelled in from Mumbai to Delhi, becoming the first film to do so. The film was theatrically released in India on 25 October 2019 during the festival. The film was released by in India. s digital streaming rights were acquired by . The film started streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from 20 December 2019. grossed 19.08 crore in India on its opening day. The film had huge opening than its previous films, becoming the highest first day grosser of the series. The film collected 37.89 crore in two days of its release. The film grossed 53 crore in its opening weekend, becoming one of the highest Diwali release opening weekend grosser. grossed over 100 crore in five days of its release in India. As of 5 December 2019 , with a gross of 245 crore in India and 51 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of 296 crore and is the . On the website , 33% of 6 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4/10. of said, ” is not a very entertaining fare and has ordinary merits. On the one hand is the festival period which will work in its favour and on the other hand is the word of mouth which will work against its interests.” Sreeparna Sengupta of , giving two and half stars out of five, noted that due to general silliness, there were mindless comic moments and scenes of low-brow humour in the film. She opined that it was a drag in portions and jokes were stale. She concluded, “Overall, ends up as a complete mad caper. Which, if you’re a fan of the Housefull brand of comedy, might appeal to you. But if you are not, then proceed with caution. Monika Rawal Kukreja of reviewed the film and wrote “Housefull 4 is quite the comic extravaganza that offers you a heavy dose of laughter this festive season if you can keep your expectations in check.” Director was originally scheduled to direct the film; in October 2018, in the wake of the ongoing in India, Khan was accused by actresses Saloni Chopra, and journalist Kma Upadhyay of sexual assault and misconduct. Following the accusations, Khan tweeted that he would step down as director, while lead actor Akshay Kumar tweeted that he was cancelling shooting for the film and that he would not work with the accused until the investigation was complete. Later on, too left the production in the wake of allegations of inappropriate behaviour and touch alleged by victim . stepped into essay the role which Nana was supposed to be playing. , who co-directed replaced Sajid Khan as the director.</p>