Housefull 5 is a comedy thriller film co-written and directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Warda Nadiadwala and Firuzi Khan under production banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It marks the fifth instalment of the Housefull franchise.
Star Cast:
Akshay Kumar as Julius
Riteish Deshmukh as Jalabuddin
Abhishek Bachchan as Jalbhushan
Jacqueline Fernandez as Sasikala
Sonam Bajwa as Zara
Nargis Fakhri as Kaanchi
Sanjay Dutt as Bhiddu
Jackie Shroff as Baba
Nana Patekar as Dhagdu
Chunky Panday as Aakhri Pasta
Fardeen Khan as Dev
Shreyas Talpade as Shiraz
Dino Morea as Bedi
Ranjeet as Ranjeet Dobriyal
Johnny Lever as Batuk Patel
Chitrangda Singh as Maya
Soundarya Sharma as Lucy
Nikitin Dheer as Captain Sameer
Akashdeep Sabir as Doctor
Bobby Deol as Jolly in cameo appearance
MOVIE REVIEW: The Housefull franchise has always thrived on loud humor and slapstick comedy. What once was an occasionally amusing madhouse now feels like a painfully forced circus. Let’s start with the elephant in the room — the script. Or rather, the lack of it. The plot of Housefull 5 feels like it was written in haste over a single coffee break, without any effort to tie the sequences into a cohesive story. It relies on outdated humor, and tests the patience of even the most loyal fans of the series.
Director Tarun Mansukhani, best known for Dostana, delivers what is undeniably the weakest execution in the Housefull series so far. While previous entries, despite their flaws, had occasional entertaining sparks and comic timing, this one feels like a chaotic improvisation exercise gone terribly wrong. The screenplay is riddled with pointless sequences that add no value and only stretch the runtime. The second half, in particular, becomes a patience test, scenes come and go without context. There’s an uncomfortable reliance on double-meaning jokes.
Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, and Abhishek Bachchan try their best to keep the energy alive. Their comic timing occasionally brings some charm to the otherwise tasteless scenes. Fardeen Khan and Dino Morea offer decent support. However, the female cast Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, Soundarya Sharma, and Chitrangda Singh are reduced to mere glamour props. The hyper sexualization of Soundarya Sharma’s character in particular feels uncomfortable, drawing unnecessary attention rather than laughs. Shreyas Talpade, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, and Ranjeet are utterly wasted. The entry scenes for Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, and Nana Patekar were great but performance suffered from the lackluster writing.
Housefull 5 Movie Rating:
Direction 1.5/5
Acting 2/5
Dialogues 2/5
Story 1/5
Screenplay 1/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Stars (Not Watchable) 👎🏻
Skip it. This House is best left unvisited.
