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After Sajid Khan quits Housefull 4, Farhad Samji signed on to helm the project

The makers of Housefull 4 have signed on writer-director Farhad Samji to direct the movie after Sajid Khan, the original director of the movie, had to quit the project following sexual harassment allegations by three women. Sajid announced his exit from the high-profile venture on Friday.

The movie, which is the next instalment of the immensely successful Bollywood film franchise Housefull (2010), is being produced by renowned filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.


In a statement, a spokesperson of the banner said, “Director of Housefull 3, Farhad Samji, will now direct Housefull 4. Farhad Samji had co-directed the third instalment of the series along with his brother Sajid Samji.

Housefull 4 is headlined by Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Riteish Deshmukh, Pooja Hegde, Kriti Kharbanda and Kriti Sanon. Earlier, veteran actor Nana Patekar was also a part of the hotly anticipated comic-caper, but he too had to walk out of it after actress Tanushree Dutta accused him of sexual harassment.

The film is slated to enter cinemas on 26th October, 2019.

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Nervous about a father’s role

At the trailer launch of De De Pyaar De 2, R Madhavan admitted he was initially nervous about playing Ajay Devgn’s on-screen father-in-law.

“I have never done a father’s role before, and competing with Ajay, I was very nervous,” Madhavan said. “I have seen other actors who are so busy when they come to the set, but Ajay sir is always present and dedicated. We have always felt connected.”

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