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Pooja Hegde ecstatic as Housefull 4 becomes a huge blockbuster

Starring Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Kriti Kharbanda and Pooja Hegde in central characters, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment’s latest offering Housefull 4 has been running in theatres for more than a month now. Helmed by writer-director Farhad Samji, the reincarnation comedy hit the marquee on 25th October and has been making money ever since.

Several new films have come and gone in the past one month, but none could challenge the holdover of Housefull 4 at the domestic box-office. The comic-caper currently stands with a grand total of approximately Rs 205.70 crore. It is just Rs 20-25 lakhs behind Golmaal Again (2017), the fourth instalment of Rohit Shetty’s superhit comedy franchise Golmaal.


Since there is no big competition till Panipat and Pati Patni Aur Woh arrive in cinemas on 6th December and take away a large chunk of theatres, Housefull 4 will have a steady run and will surpass the lifetime collection of the Rohit Shetty directorial to become the highest comedy grosser of Bollywood.

Pooja Hegde, who made her Bollywood debut with Mohenjo Daro 2016, received praises for her performance in Housefull 4. She is elated with the thunderous success of the film at the cash counter. "(It) feels amazing when the film makes the money as it means that the audience has loved it and are coming to watch it. We made a mad and fun film and my heartfelt gratitude to the audience for appreciating it,” said the actress.

Speculations are rife in Bollywood corridors that buoyed up by the huge success of Housefull 4, producer Sajid Nadiadwala is planning Housefull 5. Deepika Padukone, who played one of the female leads in the first instalment, might return to the franchise to pair up opposite Akshay Kumar who has been a regular in all the parts of Housefull.

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