Farhad Samji
Indian screenwriter and director
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Farhad Samji (born 5 May 1974) is an Indian writer, singer, lyricist, actor, music and film director who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing Housefull 4, Bachchhan Paandey, and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan independently. He has also made special appearances in films like Baaghi 3 and Coolie No. 1.[1] He is famous for his works with his brother, Sajid Samji. The duo together is known as Sajid-Farhad and are known for directing films like Entertainment and Housefull 3.
- Film director
- writer
- lyricist
- actor
- singer
- music director
Farhad Samji | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1974 (age 51) Mumbai, India |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | married |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Sajid Samji (brother) |
Career
Farhad started his career with his brother Sajid, in 2002, as lyricists. They started writing dialogues for movies, starting with Shiva in 2006, and followed by numerous collaborations as writers for the Golmaal series, Sunday, Himmatwala, Bol Bachchan, and Singham series, with their last collaboration being Simmba in 2018. In 2019, apart from writing dialogues for Punjabi film Singham, he directed the web series Booo Sabki Phategi and the action comedy movie Housefull 4 (starring Akshay Kumar and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, which became the highest-grossing film of the Housefull franchise generating ₹280 crores of revenue at the box office,[2] despite critically negative reviews.[3]
Samji continued to write dialogues for the 2020 films Street Dancer 3D, Baaghi 3 and Coolie No. 1. He released his next directorial, the Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon 2021 starrer Bachchan Pandey, in March 2022, whose shooting took place from January to March 2021.[4] Samji also made the social family comedy Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan starring Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde, which released in 2023.[5]
Filmography
As director
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Entertainment | Directed with Sajid | |
| 2016 | Housefull 3 | Directed with Sajid | |
| 2018 | Baby Come Naa | Web series | |
| 2019 | Booo Sabki Phategi | Web series | |
| Housefull 4 | Director and Writer | ||
| 2022 | Bachchhan Paandey | Remake of Jigarthanda | |
| 2023 | Pop Kaun? | Web Series | |
| Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Remake of Veeram; co-written with Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra | [6] | |
As writer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Singham | Dialogues |
| 2020 | Baaghi 3 | Screenplay & Dialogues |
| Street Dancer 3D | Dialogues | |
| Laxmii | Adapted Screenplay & Dialogues | |
| Coolie No. 1 | Dialogues | |
| 2021 | Sooryavanshi | Dialogues |
| 2022 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Dialogues |
| Bachchhan Pandey | Dialogues | |
| 2025 | Housefull 5 | Dialogues, co-wrote with Tarun Mansukhani |
As actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Baaghi 3 | a man in gents toilet |
| 2023 | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | the Photographer in a wedding |
| Year | Web Series | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pop Kaun? | Balwan Trivedi |
As lyricist
| Year | Film | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Prassthanam | "Prassthanam Title Track" | Also music director |
| 2020 | Laxmii | "Mata Ka Jagrata" | also singer |
| Coolie No. 1 | "Coolie No. 1 Title Track" |
As singer
| Year | Film | Song | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Housefull 4 | "The Bhoot Song" | also co-music director | |
| 2020 | Laxmii | "Mata Ka Jagrata" | also lyricist | |
| 2023 | Pop Kaun? | "All Songs" | also lyricist |
As music composer
| Year | Film | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Housefull 4 | "The Bhoot Song" | composer along with Sandeep Shirodkar; also singer along with Mika Singh and lyricist |
| 2019 | Prassthanam | "Prassthanam Title Track" | Also lyricist |
| 2023 | Pop Kaun? | "All Songs" | Also lyricist |
Works with Sajid
As lyricist
| Year | Film | Songs |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hum Kisise Kum Nahin | |
| Chor Machaaye Shor | ||
| 2006 | Keerthi Chakra | "Khuda Se Mannat" |
| 2008 | Sunday | |
| God Tussi Great Ho | ||
| 2012 | Bol Bachchan | "Bol Bachchan" |
| 2016 | Housefull 3 |
As writer
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Shiva | Ram Gopal Varma | dialogues |
| 2007 | Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag | ||
| 2008 | Sunday | Rohit Shetty | Screenplay, dialogues |
| Golmaal Returns | dialogues | ||
| 2009 | All the Best: Fun Begins | ||
| 2010 | Golmaal 3 | ||
| 2011 | Ready | Anees Bazmee | |
| Double Dhamaal | Indra Kumar | ||
| Singham | Rohit Shetty | ||
| 2012 | Housefull 2 | Sajid Khan | |
| Bol Bachchan | Rohit Shetty | ||
| 2013 | Himmatwala | Sajid Khan | |
| Chashme Baddoor | David Dhawan | ||
| Policegiri | K.S. Ravikumar | ||
| Chennai Express | Rohit Shetty | ||
| Boss | Anthony D'Souza | ||
| 2014 | Entertainment | Sajid-Farhad | Screenplay, dialogues |
| Singham Returns | Rohit Shetty | dialogues | |
| 2015 | Dilwale | ||
| 2016 | Housefull 3 | Sajid-Farhad | screenplay, dialogues |
| 2017 | Judwaa 2 | David Dhawan | dialogues |
| Golmaal Again | Rohit Shetty | ||
| 2018 | Simmba | Additional screenplay written by Sajid Samji while dialogues were written by Farhad Samji |
Awards and nominations
- Nominated for Producers Guild Film Awards for Writing Dialogue for the film Singham[7]