Read the full review of Housefull 5 (2025) starring Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh. Dive into the laughter riot, chaos, and confusion with our spoiler-free review. BMR Rating included.
Housefull 5 (2025) – Movie Review
🎬 Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
🕒 Runtime: Approx. 140 minutes
📅 Release Date: June 6, 2025
⭐ Cast: Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde, Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, and others
🎥 Director: Tarun Mansukhani
🎼 Music: Tanishk Bagchi, Sohail Sen
🏰 Introduction: Bigger, Louder, Crazier
“Housefull 5” arrives with a promise to multiply the madness of its predecessors. As Bollywood’s longest-running comedy franchise, expectations are sky-high—and the film knows it. With an ensemble cast that blends the familiar with some new faces, Tarun Mansukhani helms this chaos-filled spectacle that unapologetically sticks to its formula: mistaken identities, extravagant sets, slapstick gags, and a hint of romance.
If you’re looking for logic, walk away. But if you’re in it for nonsensical entertainment and back-to-back jokes, Housefull 5 might be just your cup of masala chai.
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🤹♂️ Plot Summary (Spoiler-Free)
The plot of Housefull 5 is as convoluted as ever—intentionally. Five couples, five palatial castles, and five layers of confusion. The story revolves around five men trying to impress their respective partners’ families while hiding their not-so-glamorous realities. Things spiral out of control when ghosts, doppelgängers, and memory loss become part of the narrative.
Each male lead—played by Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, and Varun Sharma—ends up in bizarre situations involving mistaken marriages, false deaths, and even a treasure map! Their leading ladies—Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kriti Kharbanda, and Nora Fatehi—are no less confused, caught in a whirlwind of miscommunications and comic deception.
By the time the climax hits, everyone’s identities are switched, the police are involved, and a royal family’s secret threatens to ruin everything.
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😂 Comedy and Writing
Let’s be honest: Housefull films are not known for intellectual humor. Housefull 5 stays true to its roots—pun-heavy dialogues, physical comedy, exaggerated expressions, and over-the-top sequences. Writers Farhad Samji and Tushar Hiranandani play to their audience’s expectations, mixing old-school comedy with Gen-Z references.
Some of the punchlines do land hard, especially those delivered by Riteish Deshmukh, who remains the backbone of the franchise’s comic timing. Akshay Kumar continues his streak of effortlessly playing the buffoon, while John Abraham surprisingly gets a few funny moments himself. However, the film often dips into predictable territory, and not every gag lands.
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💃 Performances
• Akshay Kumar once again proves his mastery over slapstick comedy. His impeccable timing and ability to deliver absurdity with conviction are unmatched.
• Riteish Deshmukh is a standout, nailing every punchline and physical gag thrown his way. His chemistry with Akshay is as vibrant as ever.
• Abhishek Bachchan makes a solid comeback to comedy, showing flashes of his Bol Bachchan days.
• John Abraham and Varun Sharma provide decent support, although they aren’t given as much comic meat.
• The female cast, though radiant and charismatic, are largely underwritten, existing more as catalysts than participants in the comedy.
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🎭 Direction & Cinematography
Tarun Mansukhani manages to keep the chaos controlled—barely. He ensures that the pacing never dips, and the visuals are consistently grand and colorful. The film jumps from lavish palaces in London to crazy dance numbers in Goa, with vibrant cinematography by Ayananka Bose capturing the madness beautifully.
While the direction lacks subtlety (by design), the staging of set pieces and physical comedy scenes shows a good command over the genre.
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🎵 Music & Background Score
With music by Tanishk Bagchi and Sohail Sen, the film delivers a mix of peppy dance tracks and romantic ballads. Songs like “Dil Crazy Hai” and “Gharwale Ghoomne Gaye” are already trending, though none have the lasting impact of earlier franchise hits like “Papa Toh Band Bajaye.” The background score complements the slapstick tone, complete with cartoonish sound effects and exaggerated audio cues.
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📉 Weaknesses
• Over-reliance on recycled jokes and slapstick.
• A few characters (especially female leads) are underused.
• The plot, while intentionally absurd, sometimes feels stretched too thin.
• Some sequences feel like deleted scenes from earlier films.
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🎯 Final Verdict
Housefull 5 is not for the cynics. It’s for those who enjoy loud, chaotic, illogical humor with a generous dose of glamour. It’s a guilty pleasure, filled with madness and moments that will make you laugh despite your better judgment. It’s not smarter than its predecessors—but it is bigger, and at times, funnier.
If you’re in the mood to switch off your brain and dive into two and a half hours of candy-colored confusion, Housefull 5 won’t disappoint.
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🌟 BMR Rating: 6.5/10
Fun, flashy, and filled with familiar chaos. Fans of the franchise will get exactly what they expect—and maybe a little more.