Housefull 2

Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen
File:Housefull 2.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sajid Khan
Produced by	Sajid Nadiadwala
Screenplay by	Sajid Khan Tushar Hiranandani Sajid-Farhad Sajid Nadiadwala
Dialogues by	Sajid-Farhad
Story by	Sajid Nadiadwala
Based on	Mattupetti Machan by Jose
Starring	Rishi Kapoor Randhir Kapoor Mithun Chakraborty Akshay Kumar John Abraham Riteish Deshmukh Shreyas Talpade Asin Jacqueline Fernandez Shazahn Padamsee Zareen Khan Boman Irani
Music by	Songs: Sajid–Wajid Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar
Cinematography	Manoj Soni
Edited by	Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Production company	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)
Running time	155 minutes<ref name=Runtime>"Housefull 2 (12A) – British Board of Film Classification". 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.</ref>
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹60–64 crore<ref name="hindustantimes1"/>
Box office	est. ₹186 crore <ref>"Housefull 2". Bollywood Hungama. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.</ref>

Housefull 2, sometimes called Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen, is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Sajid Khan. It was co-written by brothers Sajid Samji and Farhad Samji based on a story by Sajid Nadiadwala. Produced by Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and distributed by Eros International, it is a remake of Mattupetty Machan and the second installment of the Housefull franchise, is a standalone sequel to Housefull (2010).

Housefull 2 features an ensemble cast consisting of Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Zareen Khan, Chunky Panday, Shazahn Padamsee and Boman Irani. Housefull 2 was released theatrically on 5 April 2012, to mixed reviews.<ref name="hindustantimes1">Housefull 3 is on the cards: Sajid Nadiadwala Archived 29 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Hindustan Times (10 April 2012). Retrieved 21 June 2012.</ref> Made on a budget of ₹60–64 crore,<ref name="hindustantimes1"/> the film accumulated ₹186 crore (US$26 million) worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2012.<ref name=Gross>"Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2012". Box Office India. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.</ref> It was followed by two sequels: Housefull 3 and Housefull 4 which were released in 2016 and 2019 respectively. A fifth film titled Housefull 5 with two prints Housefull 5A and Housefull 5B was released on 6 June 2025. The film had mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise for its performances, humor, liveliness and dialogues, and is counted as the best film in the Housefull franchise. The film became a "Blockbuster" at the box office.<ref>"Decoding the Budget and Revenue of Housefull 5: Akshay Kumar's comic caper breaks even for Sajid Nadiadwala, secures average verdict". Pinkvilla. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.</ref>

Plot

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Sunny, Max, Jolly and Jai are best friends who study together in a college. One day in the college farewell, Max's girlfriend Sonia gets attracted to Sunny and tries to be intimate with him. When Max catches them, Sonia lies to him that Sunny harassed her, causing Max and Sunny to get into a physical fight, and both turn sworn enemies and part ways.

10 years later, animal activists Heena and Bobby are the daughters of two opposing Kapoor families who despise each other very much, just like their fathers Chintu and Dabboo who are half-brothers. They both want the richest son-in-law for their daughters and thus hire marriage counsellor Aakhri Pasta to find the best son-in-law. He brings Rajendra Babani to Chintu for discussing Jai, who is his son. Chintu misinterprets one of Aakhri's jokes who says Jai looks neither like his parents and may be illegitimate. His parents didn't hear Aakhri's comments; Chintu verbally abuses Rajendra while shouting. Rajendra suffers a heart attack, landing him in a hospital. Jai vows revenge and, with Pasta, asks Jolly (being the son of a billionaire "JD") to go to Chintu, agree to marry Heena and then break off the wedding at the very end. However, Jolly is busy trying to introduce his girlfriend Jelo to JD and doesn't want to get involved. He suggests Max to pose as Jolly, who agrees. Jai and Max go but mistakenly end up in Dabboo's house when Dabboo steal's Chintu's "real" nameplate, and later realize their mistake. Jolly then convinces Sunny to land in Chintu's house, and there becomes his bodyguard.

Later, Chintu and Dabboo send Sunny and Max respectively with Heena and Bobby on a cruise for an animal safety event. There, Sunny and Max attempt to chloroform Bobby and Heena respectively and put them on a lifeboat so their respective girlfriends can win their awards, but spot each other and chloroform themselves, causing all of them to end up on an island. In the process, Max and Sunny become friends again, and Heena and Bobby also sort out their relations. They find a resort where Jai and Jolly are at and go home. Max gets engaged to Bobby and Sunny to Heena. Jai also falls in love with Parul Patel. Chintu blindfolds Jolly, Sunny and Heena, taking them to JD's house. After seeing Jolly holding Sunny's garland, JD assumes that Jolly got engaged to Heena. Luckily, Sunny convinces him. Jolly later reveals to Max, Sunny, and Jai that his real name is Jwala, and JD was actually a dacoit, Jagga Dacoit, almost 20 years ago. He also exposes that Parul is JD's friend Batuk Patel's daughter with whom JD had fixed his marriage 20 years ago.

As Sunny fools Chintu, he calls Dabboo in excitement and tells him that Heena is marrying JD's son Jolly (in actuality Sunny). Confused as believing Max to be Jolly, Dabboo takes Max and Bobby to JD's mansion. Sunny handles the situation well by fooling J.D consistently by taking the name of Goddess Bhadrakali as J.D. is her true devotee, stating Max is Jolly's friend who is engaged to Bobby and Max's father is against their marriage. JD then welcomes all of them and tells to stay there till Bobby and Max's marriage. Batuk also finally arrives there with Parul. Jai and Jolly come to receive them from the airport. But when they see Parul, Jai and Jolly/Jwala lie that Jai is Jolly. Parul becomes happy hearing this as they love each other. J-Lo gives Jolly/Jwala the ultimatum to take her to his house or forget her. To help Jolly/Jwala, Sunny lies to J.D., saying that J-Lo is his fiancée, and J.D. again agrees to let her live there as Sunny takes the name of Goddess Bhadrakali. Sunny and Max lie to their respective fathers-in-law that the other guy is the son of J.D. and a maid servant in the mansion, creating much confusion.

When Sunny's father, Dr. Ranjeet as well as Max's mentor tells them never to break anyone's heart, Sunny and Max tell the truth to Heena and Bobby relationship. Enraged, Bobby and Heena rebuke them, but thinking Sunny and Max could have done more wrong with them, the two sisters forgive the two boys on the very next day. There, Jai and Jolly also let off their revenge plan on Kapoors on Jai's father's advice. On the day of the four couples' marriage, J.D. and the other brides' fathers learn the truth about the grooms. Finally, Bobby and Heena convince their fathers to forget their enmity and live together as legitimate brothers.

Chintu and Dabboo join hands and so do their wives. But J.D. is unconvinced by them telling the truth and starts frightening the families with his gun. He tries to shoot Sunny with his gun as Sunny runs towards J.D. to save him from a falling chandelier and then he understands everything. In the end, all the grooms marry their respective girlfriends.

Cast

• Akshay Kumar as Sunil "Sunny" Pujari; Heena's love interest and later husband, Ranjeet's son, Max, Jwala and Jai's best friend, Chintu and Sweety's son-in-law
• John Abraham as Max Mehrotkar; Bobby's love interest and later husband, Sunny, Jwala and Jai's best friend, Dabboo and Dolly's son-in-law
• Riteish Deshmukh as Jwala "Jolly" Kanojia; Jaina's love interest and later husband, JD's son, Sunny, Max and Jai's best friend
• Shreyas Talpade as Jai Babani; Parul's love interest and later husband, Rajendra's son, Sunny, Max and Jwala's best friend, Batuk's son-in-law
• Asin as Heena Kapoor-Pujari; Sunny's love interest and later wife, Chintu and Sweety's daughter, Bobby's cousin sister
• Jacqueline Fernandez as Bobby Kapoor-Mehrotkar; Max's love interest and later wife, Dabboo and Dolly's daughter, Heena's cousin sister
• Zareen Khan as Jayshree "Jaina/J-Lo" Loganathan-Kanojia; Jwala's love interest and later wife, JD's daughter-in-law
• Shazahn Padamsee as Parul Patel-Babani; Jai's love interest and later wife, Batuk's daughter, Rajendra's daughter-in-law
• Rishi Kapoor as Chintu Kapoor; Dabboo's younger brother, Sweety's husband, Heena's father, Sunny's father-in-law
• Randhir Kapoor as Dabboo Kapoor; Chintu's elder brother, Dolly's husband, Bobby's father, Max's father-in-law
• Mithun Chakraborty as Jagga "JD" Kanojia (Jagga Daaku); a feared ex-dacoit, Jwala's father, Jaina's father-in-law
• Boman Irani as Batuk Patel; An ex-police commissioner, JD's best friend, Parul's father, Jai's father-in-law
• Chunky Panday as Aakhri Pasta; marriage counsellor
• Malaika Arora as Anarkali; Sarla for JD and Hetal for Batuk Patel
• Suparna Marwah as Sweety Kapoor; Chintu's wife, Heena's mother, Sunny's mother-in-law
• Johnny Lever as Mithai Vishwasrao Patil; JD's loyal servant
• Veerendra Saxena as Mr. Rajendra Omprakash Babani; Jai's father, Parul's father-in-law
• Neelu Kohli as Dolly Kapoor; Dabboo's wife, Bobby's mother, Max's mother-in-law
• Ranjeet as Dr. Ranjeet V. Asna K. Pujari; Sunny's father, Max's mentor and father figure, Heena's father-in-law
• Ushoshi Sengupta as Sonia Luthra; Max's ex-girlfriend
• Vindu Dara Singh as Sosa D'Costa; Jaina's boss

Production

The sequel to Housefull was confirmed by Sajid Nadiadwala on 30 September 2010. Filming began on 9 June 2011 in London and Peterborough.<ref>"Housefull 2 kick starts today". The Times of India. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> The second schedule started from 1 October 2011 in Filmistan Studio, Mumbai and the last schedule was shot in December in Thailand, with one of the locations being the Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort. Sajid Nadiadwala hired a Hollywood action-set for Akshay Kumar's character. Asin replaced Deepika Padukone who was the female lead in the prequel as the lead actress.

Soundtrack

The full album released on 22 February 2012. It met with positive reviews with people calling it evergreen and lively. The making of the song "Papa Toh Band Bajaye" was leaked to YouTube in early January 2012.<ref>"Housefull 2 song leaked". Bollywood Hungama. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.</ref> Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya filed a lawsuit against the film's producers, saying that the melody for "Do U Know" had been copied from his 2005 song "Baje Jo Bansi". The lyrics were penned by Sameer and Amitabh Bhattacharya (Do You Know), with the songs were composed by Sajid–Wajid.<ref>Singh, Prashant (2 April 2012). "Housefull 2 embroiled in plagiarism row". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.</ref>

The film score was composed by Sandeep Shirodkar.

Housefull 2
Soundtrack album by Sajid–Wajid
Released	22 February 2012
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	37:00
Label	T-Series
Producer	Sajid–Wajid
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Miley Naa Miley Hum (2011) Housefull 2 (2012) Tezz (2012)

All music is composed by Sajid–Wajid.

Housefull 2 track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Papa Toh Band Bajaye"	Neeraj Shridhar	04:13
2.	"Anarkali Disco Chali"	Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh	04:53
3.	"Right Now Now"	Wajid Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Suzanne D'Mello	04:06
4.	"Do U Know"	Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal	05:22
5.	"Anarkali Disco Chali" (Hyper Mix)	Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh	04:42
6.	"Right Now Now" (Remix)	Wajid Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Suzanne D'Mello	04:28
7.	"Do U Know" (Remix)	Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal	05:16
8.	"Anarkali Disco Chali" (Remix)	Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh	04:01

Release

Though the film was initially expected to release on 1 June 2012, it was announced on 30 September 2011 that the film would be releasing on 6 April 2012. The film had an earlier release in the UK on 31 March 2012 due to the Easter holidays. Housefull 2 got a 2700-screen release, the fourth largest release in the history of Indian cinema, behind Ra.One, Bodyguard and Don 2 and India's biggest release of 2012.<ref>Housefull 2 To Release On 2700 Screens Archived 8 February 2013 at Archive.today. Box Office India.com (6 April 2012). Retrieved 21 June 2012.</ref> Housefull 2 was screened in 1,027 UFO digital theatres on the first day when it released.<ref>Housefull 2 rakes in Rs 43.5 cr at Box Office in first weekend. oneindia.in (9 April 2012)</ref>

Critical reception

Though Housefull 2's response was more positive than its predecessor, it still received mixed reviews by critics. Template:Rotten Tomatoes prose<ref>"Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.</ref>

The Times of India gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising the performance of Akshay Kumar and Asin.<ref>"Housefull 2: Times of India Review". The Times of India. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.</ref> Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5 stars and said, "If you are a movie-goer who derives happiness from loud comedies with over-the-top humor that defy logic at every opportunity, I am sure, you will relish this wacky slapstick. If your idea of watching a comedy is to have a good time at the movies, then Housefull 2 is especially designed for you."<ref>Adarsh, Taran. "Housefull 2: Bollywood Hungama Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.</ref> Kanika Sikka of DNA rated 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Go in with a promise that you'll be entertained, but don't expect an exhilarating journey."<ref>Sikka, Kanika. "Housefull 2: DNA India Review". DNA India. Retrieved 10 April 2012.</ref> Sonia Chopra of Sify rated 2 out of 5 stars stating, "The physical slapstick comedy is straight out of a kids' movie, but it is charmingly daft. You cannot help let out a laugh or two. It's accidentally comic when you have a person with a bullet in his arm, but no one thinks of ringing for the ambulance. You see, long-winded, sappy moral science lectures are to be given at the very time."<ref>Chopra, Sonia. "Housefull 2: Sify Review". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.</ref> Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Housefull 2 has exactly the same mix of stars, foreign locations, farcical plot and spectacularly dim-witted comedy as the first Housefull. This is the cinematic equivalent of junk food - when you walk in, you know exactly what you're going to get."<ref>Chopra, Anupama (7 April 2012). "Anupama Chopra's review: Housefull 2". Hindustan Times.</ref> Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and commented, "Housefull 2 is shamefully bad. So bad that Ranjeet—the rapey villain of yore—who appears in one scene, is the most dignified thing about the film."<ref>Sen, Raja. "Housefull 2: Rediff Review". Rediff. Retrieved 10 April 2012.</ref> Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN gave the film 1 out 5 stars and said, "Housefull 2 is for four-year-olds who don't know any better. For anyone with taste, or anyone seeking genuine laughs, there's nothing here."<ref>Masand, Rajveev. "Housefull 2: CNN IBN Review". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.</ref>

Pre-release revenue

The satellite rights of the film were sold in January 2011 for ₹270 million (US$3.8 million). The music rights fetched an additional ₹55 million (US$770,000).<ref name="hindustantimes1"/>

Box office

India

Housefull 2 had a good first day as it collected ₹133 million (US$1.9 million) nett.<ref>"Housefull 2 Has Good First Day". Box Office India. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.</ref> The movie further collected ₹128 million (US$1.8 million) nett in its second day and ₹160 million (US$2.2 million) nett in its third day, taking its weekend collection to ₹420 million (US$5.9 million).<ref>"43 Crore Weekend For Housefull 2". Box Office India. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.</ref> The movie collected ₹65.0 million (US$910,000) nett in its fourth day<ref>"Housefull 2 Has Steady Monday". Box Office India. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.</ref> and ₹55.0 million (US$770,000) nett in its fifth day.<ref>"Housefull 2 Has Good Tuesday". Box Office India. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.</ref> The film collected ₹630 million (US$8.8 million) nett i its first week.<ref>"Bittoo Boss Dull Opening Housefull 2 Going Strong". Box Office India. Retrieved 14 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> Housefull 2 lost around ₹40 million (US$560,000) nett over the weekend due to the IPL matches and regional films.<ref>Housefull 2 Hit By Four Crore Due To IPL And Regional Films. Box Office India.com (9 April 2012). Retrieved 21 June 2012.</ref> Housefull 2 had a big second weekend as it collected around ₹195 million (US$2.7 million) nett.<ref>"Housefull 2 Collects Big in Second Weekend". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.</ref> Housefull 2 did extremely well in its second week with business around ₹300 million (US$4.2 million). The two-week business of the film is around ₹925 million (US$13 million) nett.<ref>"Housefull 2 Has 30 Crore Second Week". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.</ref> It further collected ₹125 million (US$1.8 million) in its third week and crossed the ₹1 billion (US$14 million) mark.<ref>"Housefull 2 Week Three Territorial Breakdown". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.</ref> It was labelled as a "super hit" by Boxofficeindia. The film's all-India distributor share was ₹580 million (US$8.1 million).<ref>"All INDIA Distributor Shares 2012: Diwali Releases Combined Equal Ek Tha Tiger". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 December 2012.</ref> Housefull 2 grossed ₹1,140 million (US$16 million) in India.<ref>Housefull 2 Crosses 400 Crore Nett In 17 days Archived 6 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Box Office India.com (23 April 2011). Retrieved 21 June 2012.</ref> It was the fourth most successful film of the year. Asin's third most successful film.<ref>"Housefull 2 lifetime worldwide collections in 7 weeks". 29 May 2012.</ref> The film grossed around ₹179.15 crore (US$25 million), becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of that year.<ref>Worldwide Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies on 2012 – Bollywood Hungama<!-- Bot generated title --></ref>

Overseas

Housefull 2 grossed ₹140 million (US$2.0 million) in 3 days in overseas and overall ₹180 million (US$2.5 million) in 8 days. It collected ₹55.0 million (US$770,000) overseas on Thursday and Friday. In UK, it collected £112,075 on Friday. In Australia, Housefull 2 collected A$73,143 on Friday. In New Zealand, the Friday collections were NZ$34,604. In the UAE, collections on Thursday were AED725,000. In North America, it was the second Hindi film to enter the top 10 after Kites, with $847,132, ranking at No. 9 behind The Hunger Games, American Reunion, Titanic 3D, Wrath of the Titans, Mirror Mirror, 21 Jump Street, The Lorax, and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen with a solid $7,001 average in 121 theatres.<ref>Weekend Box Office for April 6–8, 2012. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 June 2012.</ref><ref>Housefull 2 is second best opener of 2012. Hindustan Times (9 April 2012)</ref> Housefull 2 grossed around $5.75 million in 17 days, becoming Akshay Kumar's second biggest grosser overseas after Singh Is Kinng.<ref>Vicky Donor Decent Housefull 2 On ,.75 Million In 17 Days. Box Office India.com (25 April 2012). Retrieved 21 June 2012.</ref> It became the highest grossing Hindi film in New Zealand, grossing NZ$260,000 in three weeks, thus surpassing 3 Idiots and My Name is Khan.<ref>Housefull 2 Is ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER In New Zealand. Box Office India. (30 April 2011). Retrieved 21 June 2012.</ref>

External links

• Official website (archive copy)
• Housefull 2 on IMDb
• Housefull 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
• Housefull 2 at Box Office Mojo