Have you heard? Welcome to the house

Buzz in B-Town is that Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar are set to team up with Akshay Kumar again. This time around for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 5 (HF5).

To be helmed by Dostana (2008) and Drive (2019) director Tarun Mansukhani, the comic entertainer is slated to go on floors by May-end. The film also stars Riteish Deshmukh, who has been a constant part of the comedy franchise with leading man Akki since the first Housefull (2010).

Previously, Anil and Nana wowed cinegoers with their hilarious antics as Majnu bhai and Uday Shetty respectively in Welcome (2007) and Welcome Back (2015). However, they don’t feature in Firoz A Nadiadwallah’s Welcome to the Jungle, which is currently under production. The fifth edition of the Housefull franchise also features Chunky Panday reprising his character, Aakhri Pasta.

Interestingly, HF5 also marks a full circle for Nana, who had to exit HF4 (2019) in the wake of Tanushree Dutta’s #MeToo allegations. The actor was replaced by Rana Daggubati. Like its predecessors, the upcoming edition of HF will be shot in the UK.

On a war-path

Last week, Hrithik Roshan began filming his next, War 2, with director Ayan Mukerji. The actor reprises his role of Kabir Dhaliwal, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) agent who went rogue to counter the enemies in War (2019). Duggu is currently shooting his introductory sequence for the Aditya Chopra production that also stars Junior NTR and Kiara Advani.

While Ayan apparently shot two short schedules abroad with the actors’ body doubles and a few stuntmen, we hear Hrithik and Taarak have allotted about 100 days each for the YRF spy thriller. The two actors will also shoot high-octane sequences with international action directors. Adi is keen to release the film on August 15, 2025.