"God willing, Housefull 2 will be biggest 'paisa vasool' entertainer" - Sajid Khan
By Joginder Tuteja, November 24, 2010 - 11:21 IST
Plans are being put together at a frantic pace to bring Housefull 2 on floors. Meanwhile, Sajid Khan has made a promise to his team as well as audience. For the sequel to his hit flick Housefull, he is confident that the film would prove to be 10 times funnier than the first in the series.
"The entire team is quite gung-ho about the sequel to Housefull. The script has come up pretty fabulously. God willing, Housefull 2 will be biggest 'paisa vasool' entertainer for the audience", says Sajid confidently.
Housefull stays on to be one of the top money spinners of 2010 and also the film that boasts of highest collections of an Akshay Kumar starrer. Though Sajid isn't quite pointing on any particular milestone that he has in mind for Housefull 2, he doesn't deny the fact that sequels always rake in manifold collections than the first in the instalment.
Whether it is Dhoom 2, Krrish, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, Phir Hera Pheri - each of these films have done double (and at number of instances even triple) the business of their predecessor.
"Well, such statistics are always good to know. Going by that logic, I guess I should be confident of Housefull 2 also doing three times the business of Housefull", smiles Sajid.
Shooting of Housefull 2 will kick start in middle of 2011 and wrap up in three months flat. Yet again, producer Sajid Nadiadwala would be making Housefull 2 a lavish affair by taking the film to some of the most exotic locations worldwide.
"Every product demands a certain budget and with the kind of setup that we have brought together for Housefull 2, there has to be certain expenditure involved", says Sajid Nadiadwala who has put his money yet again on Sajid Khan after Heyy Babyy and Housefull.
Talking about the film's setup, it indeed is turning out to be the biggest ever for a Nadiadwala production. From the original cast of Housefull, Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani and Chunkey Pandey have been retained. Though Lara Dutta and Jiah Khan are not really making the cut in the sequel, there are good chances of Arjun Rampal finding his way into the film. However, John Abraham is the confirmed new entrant in Housefull 2.
Says our source, "It is anyways a huge cast that Housefull 2 is boasting of. The makers are also planning to rope in Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar as well as Paresh Rawal along with two other girls."
If that indeed turns out to be the case, Housefull 2 could well be the biggest ever film till date for both Sajid Khan as well as Sajid Nadiadwala.
"Of course to hear something like that always feel good. Having said that, all my concentration is on making a hugely entertaining film for the audience. First and foremost the product should be terrific enough for people to crave for it. I am working in that direction", assures Sajid.
End of the Kat fight?
Considered to be archrivals, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone may now act together in the sequel to Housefull
Posted On Monday, November 22, 2010 at 02:04:29 AM
That Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone are professional rivals and can't see eye to eye, is a story that has done the rounds in Bollywood for quite some time now. Added to this is their apparent animosity over Ranbir Kapoor. Reportedly, Ranbir ditched Deepika for Katrina, and since then the actresses have not been on talking terms.
The original star cast of Housefull had Deepika Padukone and now Katrina will be added to the new cast. A source says, "The Housefull sequel will see a lot of new faces. Apart from Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone, the new list comprises of Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal, John Abraham and Nana Patekar." The source adds, "But what will be exciting is to have Katrina and Deepika in the same frame. Both the actresses are not on good terms. Recently, Deepika's statement on a chat show about wanting to see Katrina's passport didn't go down well with Katrina."
When contacted, director Sajid Khan said, "I am on the scripting stage at the moment. There are a lot of names that are confirmed and some still need to be. At the moment, I can confirm John Abraham, Akshay and Ritesh." When quizzed about Deepika and Katrina he said, "They are my friends and I am still scripting." Given the history with the two actresses, direction will be a challenge, we think, not scripting. |
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