Farhad Samji

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.

• Name — Farhad Samji • Birthplace — Mumbai, India • Occupation — * Film director • writer • lyricist • actor • singer • music director • Years Active — 1987–present • Spouse — married • Children — 2 • Relatives — Sajid Samji (brother)

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, despite critically negative reviews. 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. Samji also made the social family comedy Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan starring Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde, which released in 2023.

• Year — Title — Notes — Ref. • 2014 — Entertainment — Directed with Sajid • 2016 — Housefull 3 • 2018 — Baby Come Naa — Web series • 2019 — Booo Sabki Phategi • 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

• Year — Title — 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

• Year — Title — 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" • 2026 — Welcome to the Jungle — "O Mere Balam"

• Year — Title — 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

• Year — Title — 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

• 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

• Year — Title — Notes • 2011 — Singham — Dialogues • 2020 — Baaghi 3 — Screenplay & Dialogues • Street Dancer 3D — Dialogues • Laxmii — Adapted Screenplay & Dialogues • Coolie No. 1 — Dialogues • 2021 — Sooryavanshi • 2022 — Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 • Bachchhan Pandey • 2025 — Housefull 5 — Dialogues, co-wrote with Tarun Mansukhani • 2026 — Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai — Dialogues • Welcome to the Jungle

• 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