Back هاوسفول 2 Arabic হাউজফুল ২ Bengali/Bangla خانه شلوغ ۲ Persian Housefull 2 Finnish Housefull 2 French हाउसफुल २ Hindi Housefull 2 ID 하우스풀 2 Korean हाउसफुल २ MAI Housefull 2 Malay
| Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen | |
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| Directed by | Sajid Khan |
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| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
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| Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Manoj Soni |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
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| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 145 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹60–64 crore[2][a] |
| Box office | est. ₹186 crore [3] |
Housefull 2, sometimes called Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen, is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Sajid Khan. Brothers Sajid Samji and Farhad Samji co-wrote the film under their duo Sajid-Farhad, on a story by Sajid Nadiadwala. Produced by Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and distributed by Eros International, it is the second installment of the Housefull franchise, a standalone sequel to Housefull (2010), and also an uncredited remake of the 1998 Malayalam film Mattupetti Machan.
Housefull 2 contains a large ensemble cast starring Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Zareen Khan, Chunky Panday, Shazahn Padamsee and Boman Irani. Housefull 2 was released theatrically on 5 April 2012, to a mixed reception.[2] Made on a budget of ₹60–64 crore,[2][a] the film accumulated ₹186 crore (US$22 million) worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2012.[4] It was followed by two sequels: Housefull 3 and Housefull 4 which were released in 2016 and 2019 respectively.
- ^ "Housefull 2 (12A) – British Board of Film Classification". 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Housefull 3 is on the cards: Sajid Nadiadwala Archived 29 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Hindustan Times (10 April 2012). Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Housefull 2". Bollywood Hungama. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2012". Box Office India. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
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