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{{short description|Indian film director duo}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}

'''Sajid-Farhad''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[film director]] and [[writer]] duo consisting of brothers '''[[Sajid Samji]]''' and '''[[Farhad Samji]]'''.<ref name="exp1">{{cite web|last1=Pereira|first1=Priyanka|title=Minding the Mindless|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/minding-the-mindless-3/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=31 May 2016|date=3 July 2012}}</ref> Their work as writers include the films ''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]'', ''[[Sunday (2008 film)|Sunday]]'', ''[[Double Dhamaal]]'', ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'', ''[[All The Best: Fun Begins]]'', ''[[Housefull 2]]'', ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'', ''[[Golmaal 3]]'', ''[[Singham]]'', ''[[Bol Bachchan]]'', ''[[Chashme Buddoor (2012 film)|Chashme Baddoor]]'', ''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]'', ''[[Chennai Express]]'', ''[[It's Entertainment|Entertainment]]'' and ''[[Singham Returns]]''. Five of the films they have written have entered the [[Bollywood 100 Crore Club|Bollywood 100 crore club]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Meet Bollywood's Blockbuster Team! | last = Dedhia | first = Sonil | work = Rediff | date = 5 August 2014 | accessdate = 2016-06-01 | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-meet-bollywoods-blockbuster-team/20140805.htm }}</ref> In 2014, they started directing films with ''[[Entertainment (2014 film)|Entertainment]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/akshay-kumar-to-do-writer-duo-sajid-farhads-debut-film/ |work=BollywoodLife|title=Actors, filmmakers, experimenters – What is the future of Bollywood directors?|date=16 May 2013|accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref>

== Career ==
The brothers were born in an [[Aga Khani]] ([[Khoja]]) [[Nizari Ismaili]] family.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Farhad-Sajid-God-is-showering-blessings-on-us-as-our-father-is-up-there-telling-him-good-jokes/articleshow/39623060.cms Farhad-Sajid: God is showering blessings on us as our father is up there telling him good jokes]. ''[[Times of India]]''.</ref>

The duo started their career as lyricists. [[David Dhawan]] roped them in for the film ''[[Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002 film)|Hum Kisise Kum Nahin]]'' (2002).<ref name="exp1"/> Sajid-Farhad first tasted success as lyricists with the song "M Bole Toh" from ''[[Munnabhai MBBS]]'' (2004).<ref name="exp1"/> After that they got an offer from [[Ram Gopal Varma]] for ''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]'' (2006)<ref name="exp1"/> and thereafter they penned dialogues for [[Rohit Shetty]]'s ''Sunday'' (2008) and ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' (2008).<ref name="exp1"/>

The duo made their directorial debut with ''[[Entertainment (2014 film)|Entertainment]]'', a [[Slapstick|slapstick comedy film]] starring [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Tamannaah|Tamannah]]. The film was released on 8 August 2014.<ref name="CNC">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/600589 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630100649/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/600589 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=It's Entertainment: Cast and crew |work=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/movies/its-entertainment.html |title=It's Entertainment – Reviews, Trailers, Cast & Crew |work=oneindia.in|accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/akshaytamannahs-its-entertainment-to-have-an-item-number/429782-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025204018/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/akshaytamannahs-its-entertainment-to-have-an-item-number/429782-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2013 |title=Akshay-Tamannah's 'It's Entertainment' to have an item number |work=IBN Live|date=22 October 2013|accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref> Their next film ''[[Housefull 3]]'' starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Lisa Haydon]] and [[Nargis Fakhri]] was released on 3 June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Akshay Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala Choose 'Housefull 3' Directors | last = Vijayakar | first = R.M. | work = India West | date = 9 July 2014 | accessdate = 2016-05-31 | url = http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-sajid-nadiadwala-choose-housefull-directors/article_dc2f2e62-07b7-11e4-960e-001a4bcf887a.html }}</ref>

In 2018, Farhad wrote and directed a comedy web-series, ''[[Baby Come Naa]]'' for [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s OTT platform [[ALT Balaji]] starring [[Shreyas Talpade]], [[Chunky Pandey]], [[Kiku Sharda]], [[Shefali Zariwala]] and [[Manasi Scott]].<ref>[https://scroll.in/reel/887396/altbalaji-announces-comedy-baby-come-naa-starring-shreyas-talpade AltBalaji announces new comedy web-series ‘Baby Come Naa’]</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Lyricists ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Songs
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002
|''[[Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002 film)|Hum Kisise Kum Nahin]]''||
|-
|''[[Chor Machaaye Shor]]''||
|- rowspan= "3"| 2006
|2003
|No||
|-

|2006
|''[[ Keerthi Chakra (film)|Keerthi Chakra]]''||''Khuda Se Mannat''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|''[[Sunday (2008 film)|Sunday]]''||
|-
|''[[God Tussi Great Ho]]''||
|-
|2010
|''[[Toofan (2010 film)|Toofan]]'' ||
|-
|2012
|''[[Bol Bachchan]]''|| ''Bol Bachchan''
|-
|2016
|''[[Housefull 3]]''||
|}

=== Writers ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Director
|-
|2006
|''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Ram Gopal Varma]]
|-
|2007
|Aag
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|''[[Sunday (2008 film)|Sunday]]''||rowspan=4|[[Rohit Shetty]]
|-
|''[[Golmaal Returns]]''
|-
|2009
|''[[All the Best: Fun Begins]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
|''[[Golmaal 3]]''
|-
| ''[[Toofan (2010 film)|Toofan]]'' || [[Major Ravi]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011
|''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]''||[[Anees Bazmee]]
|-
| ''[[Double Dhamaal]]''||[[Indra Kumar]]
|-
|''[[Singham]]''||Rohit Shetty
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
|''[[Housefull 2]]''||[[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]
|-
|''[[Bol Bachchan]]''||Rohit Shetty
|-
|rowspan="5"|2013
|''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]''||[[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]
|-
|''[[Chashme Baddoor (2013 film)|Chashme Baddoor]]''||[[David Dhawan]]
|-
|''[[Policegiri]]''||[[K.S. Ravikumar]]
|-
|''[[Chennai Express]]''||Rohit Shetty
|-
|''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]''||Anthony D'Souza
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014
|''[[Entertainment (2014 film)|Entertainment]]''||Sajid-Farhad
|-
|''[[Singham Returns]]''||rowspan=2|Rohit Shetty
|-
|2015
|''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]''
|-
|2016
|''[[Housefull 3]]''|| Sajid-Farhad
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017
|''[[Judwaa 2]]''||[[David Dhawan]]
|-
|''[[Golmaal Again]]''||rowspan=2|Rohit Shetty
|-
|2018
|''[[Simmba]]''
|}

=== Directors ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
|2014
|''[[Entertainment (2014 film)|Entertainment]]''
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|2016
|''[[Housefull 3]]''
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|2678319|Sajid}}
*{{IMDb name|2260872|Farhad}}

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