Actor Sanjay Dutt has joined the upcoming fifth film of the comedy franchise “Housefull”, the makers announced on Saturday.
Dutt will join already announced cast members Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh in the new film.
Tarun Mansukhani, famous for films like ‘Dostana’ and ‘Drive’, will direct ‘Housefull 5’. Sajid Nadiadwala is producing this film through Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.
The production banner shared the news of Dutt’s casting on its official X page.
The post read, “#NGEFamily thrilled to announce that @duttsanjay is joining the #Housefull5 family! Another crazy and exciting journey awaits #SajidNadiadwala’s #Housefull5 directed by @Tarunmansukhani @akshaykumar @Riteishd @juniorbachchan @WardaNadiadwala.”
The franchise began with 2010’s “Housefull”, followed by three sequels: “Housefull 2” (2012), “Housefull 3” (2016) and “Housefull 4” (2019).
“Housefull 5”, which was officially announced in June 2023, is expected to hit the screens next year.
Dutt’s last big screen appearance was in the 2023 Tamil action film “Leo”, starring Vijay in the lead role.
