Last Updated: December 04, 2023, 10:24 IST
Akshay Kumar’s Housefull postponed for 2025 release
Housefull 5 stars Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh in the lead roles. The film will now release on June 2025.
Housefull is one of the most popular movie franchises and ever since its fifth instalment is announced, fans are eagerly waiting for it. While earlier an official announcement was made that the film will be releasing on Diwali 2024. However, the movie has now been pushed for release on a later date. The film starring Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh will now release on June 6th, 2025.
The film’s producer Sajid Nadiadwala released an official statement and wrote,
“The Houseful franchise owes its massive success to the audiences, and we hope for a similar reception for Houseful 5. The team has crafted an absolutely mind-blowing story that demands top-notch VFX.”
On a closing note, the statement added, “Therefore, we’ve made the decision to push the release to ensure we deliver five times the entertainment with great cinematic experience. Housefull 5 will now be releasing on 6th June 2025.”
For now, only two names have been confirmed for Housefull 5 – Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh. There are rumours that John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and Bobby Deol are also likely to be a part of the upcoming movie.
The makers of Housefull 5 had earlier issued an official statement about the film’s casting and urged everyone not to speculate anything as of now. “There are many speculations doing rounds about the star cast in Housefull 5, we kindly request media houses to please refrain from making any premature announcements at this stage. We will officially announce the star cast soon,” the statement released by Nadiadwala Grandson read.
The first Housefull movie was released in 2010 and starred Akshay Kumar with Jiah Khan, Arjun Rampal, Jacqueline Fernandez, Lara Dutta and Chunky Panday in the lead. The second movie in the franchise hit theatres in 2012. On the other hand, Housefull 3 and 4 were released in 2016 and 2019 respectively. Now, Housefull 5 will be directed by Tarun Mansukhani and will hit theatres on 6th June 2025.
