The film stars an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone and Jiah Khan.
The supporting cast consists of Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey, Randhir Kapoor, Lillete Dubey and Malaika Arora, with Jacqueline Fernandez featured in an item number.
It emerged as the fifth highest-earning Bollywood film of 2010 only behind Dabangg, Golmaal 3, Raajneeti and My Name Is Khan according to its net collections of ₹75 crore (US$8.7 million) domestically.
After being rejected by Pooja (Malaika Arora Khan), the woman he loves, and getting punched by her elder brother, Major Krishna Rao (Arjun Rampal), Aarush decides to leave Macau and heads to London to stay with his best friend, Bob (Riteish Deshmukh), and Bob's wife, Hetal (Lara Dutta).
Initially, Hetal is displeased with Aarush’s presence, especially after he accidentally kills her pet parrot and creates chaos in their home.
Hetal had lied to her father, Batuk Patel (Boman Irani), claiming that Bob owns three factories in London and is wealthy.
To solve Aarush’s marital woes, Bob and Hetal arrange his marriage to their boss's daughter, Devika Samtani (Jiah Khan), a woman who appears to have traditional Indian values.
After their wedding, Devika reveals her true self during their honeymoon in Italy—an ultra-modern woman who leaves Aarush for her American boyfriend, Benny.
One of the hotel owners, thinking that Aarush is trying to commit suicide, panics and reports to Aakhri Pasta, who calls the media to broadcast it on the news.
Aarush manages to clear up the misunderstanding by saying that Devika is still alive and that she left him on the day of her honeymoon, and Sandy forgives him by saving him.
During the event, workers accidentally release laughing gas into the hall, causing everyone to break into uncontrollable laughter and inadvertently confess the truth.
In the end, Aarush’s bad luck seems to have lifted, and he enjoys a happy life with Sandy, while Hetal and Bob reconcile with Batuk Patel.
"[3] Rudhir Barman of Sampurn Wire awarded the album 3.5 out of a possible 5 stars saying "The fast paced journey that everything is taking currently, it's the survival of what works 'today'.
[7] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India gave it a 2 and said, "What annoys most about 'Housefull' is the fact that Sajid Khan claims this to be his tribute to greats like Manmohan Desai and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
"[8] Gaurav Malani from IndiaTimes gave it 2/5 and said "Housefull is a slap on your senses as the film sticks to the slapstick genre in every literal sense.[...]
"[10] In a rare positive review, Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 4/5, saying "Housefull is a complete laugh-riot, and is an entertainer all the way, targeted at the masses".
It features Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randhir Kapoor, Boman Irani and Chunkey Pandey from the previous film in new characters,[28] whilst new additions include Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Zarine Khan, Shreyas Talpade and Shazahn Padamsee.
[citation needed] Another sequel directed by Sajid-Farhad featuring Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh and Jacqueline Fernandez from the previous instalments in pivotal roles alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Lisa Haydon and Nargis Fakhri (the newest additions) was released on 3 June 2016.