Second chance for Sajid Khan

Even as Sajid Khan looks to work around the reincarnation theme for his next, Housefull 4, he’s himself undergoing a reinvention of sorts.

After having made his dream debut in Heyy Baby, and two Housefull movies later, Sajid moved away from Sajid Nadiadwala’s camp. He then went on to do two flop movie — Himmatwala and Humshakals.

The reason Khan did not helm the third instalment but director duo Sajid- Farhad did, was because the former demanded a whopping sum of money for it. His demands shocked his dear friend Nadiadwala, who asked Khan to move on after the deal for three films with him was over.

“Khan had asked Nadiadwala for a sum of Rs15 crore to direct the third Housefull instalment. Nadiadwala is a senior filmmaker from the industry, and knows how to make a film hit. The Housefull series was his idea. But then Khan went in search of money. Now that he couldn’t make other films, he’s come back to the Nadiadwala camp. But all’s well that ends well,” says a source.

The fourth instalment of Housefull will star Akshay Kumar and is set to release in Diwali 2019. This is, incidentally, the first film to be booked for a Diwali release two years in advance.

— Sanskriti Media