Hindi Housefull (2010)

Housefull is a 2010 Indian Hindi comedy movie directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, loosely based on 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. The movie features Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal, and Jiah Khan in lead roles. The supporting cast consists of Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey, Randhir Kapoor, Lillete Dubey, and Malaika Arora, with Jacqueline Fernandez featured in an item number. It was shot across London and Italy on a budget of ₹38 crores (US$5.3 million). The film marked the last screen appearance of Jiah Khan, who died three years after its release on June 3, 2013. The film’s music is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The lyrics are penned by Sameer and Amitabh Bhattacharya.