Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, and Riteish Deshmukh in a still from ‘Housefull 5’
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Producer Sajid Nadiadwala on Tuesday (May 27) unveiled the trailer of Housefull 5, the much-awaited fifth instalment of one of the most successful comedy franchises in Indian cinema. Starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh, alongside a star-studded ensemble, the film is set to release in theatres on June 6. Notably, the film is set to feature two different climaxes that will be interchangeably played out at different shows.

The trailer opens with a voiceover by Nana Patekar’s character, who says how a billionaire, Ranjeet Dobriyal, is throwing a party on a yacht for his 100th birthday. At the party, Dobriyal virtually announces ‘Jolly’ as the heir to his empire. The problem? He has three sons — Jalabuddin (Riteish), Jalbhushan (Abhishek), and Julius (Akshay) — who all claim to be Jolly.

In an unexpected twist, Dobriyal turns up dead, and the three are suspected of murdering their father, an investigation that takes a hilarious turn when they reveal that their drinks were spiked the night before, and so they don’t remember a thing that had transpired. To help with the case, two expert cops (played by Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff) are called in. The rest of the almost four-minute-long trailer promises a hilarious murder mystery comedy that is in the vein of Knives Out, Murder Mystery and The Afterparty.

In a statement to the press, writer-producer Sajid Nadiadwala said he has been thinking about the story of Housefull 5 and the idea of having two different climaxes for the last 30 years. “I’ve always wanted to make a thriller, and the idea finally came to me 3–4 years ago, right after I finished writing Housefull 4. I wrote the story and screenplay myself, and it’s truly a dream come true. What makes this film unique is that different shows will have altogether different killers and climaxes. Imagine a 3 PM show having one ending, and the 6 PM show having another – this is happening across single screens and multiplexes.”

Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, Housefull 5 features a star-studded cast that also features Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangada Singh, Fardeen Khan, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Dino Morea, Ranjeet, Soundarya Sharma, Nikitin Dheer, and Akashdeep Sabir.

The film was shot on a luxurious cruise that journeyed from London to France, Spain, and back to the UK. Housefull 5 is produced by Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.