Akshay Kumar's Housefull 5 Becomes India's Costliest Comedy At Rs 225 Crore: Report
Akshay Kumar and Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull 5, releasing on June 6, 2025, is set to be the most expensive comedy film in Indian cinema.
Akshay Kumar is coming back with Housefull 5, and this time, it's bigger and crazier than ever. According to a new report, the movie has been made with a huge budget of Rs 225 crore, making it the most expensive comedy film ever made in India! And guess what? That amount doesn't even include money spent on posters or ads!
The team went all out for this one. They shot big parts of the film on a real cruise ship in international waters for 90 days. The rest of the scenes were filmed on grand sets in Mumbai.
Housefull 5 also features 19 popular actors in the cast. Insiders say it wasn't easy at all, but producer Sajid Nadiadwala didn't hold back. He pulled out all the stops to make sure the movie looked grand. A source told Pinkvilla, 'Housefull 5 was among the most difficult film to set up for Sajid Nadiadwala. He has made a lavish 'Killer Comedy' for the audience, without compromising on the costs".
The report also says that Housefull 5 has a bigger budget than any comedy film before it, beating Housefull 4 (which cost Rs 165 crore) and Golmaal Again (Rs 142 crore). The film now stands as one of Akshay Kumar's top three most expensive films, right up there with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Sooryavanshi.
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Tarun Mansukhani, Housefull 5 is set to release on June 6, 2025. It will be released in theatres with two endings. In an official statement, producer Sajid Nadiadwala shared, 'With Housefull 5, we wanted to take a bold creative swing that hasn't been done before internationally for any thriller film. The idea of having multiple endings, multiple experiences has been with me for 30 years."
The latest installment in the beloved comedy franchise has raked in a whopping Rs 3.88 crore in advance bookings. The film has already sold 25,429 tickets across India. Of the Rs 3.88 crore in advance sales, Rs 90.88 lakh has been collected so far, with Rs 36.41 lakh coming from the Hindi-language version alone.
Housefull 5 is co-written and directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Warda Nadiadwala and Firuzi Khan under production banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangada Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Soundarya Sharma, Chunky Pandey, Nikitin Dheer and Johnny Lever.
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