In the age of sequels and remakes of Bollywood, the Housefull franchise has stood the test of time in more ways than one.
Traversing a journey from being an outright comedy with mindless humour to now blending a murder mystery with laughs in its fifth installment, the Housefull franchise has grown over these last 10 years.The plot of Housefull 5 revolves around multiple imposters who board a cruise ship and claim to be the son of a billionaire who has died recently. The story then unravels to show how they each bring forth their stories to prove their identities as they compete for his fortune.
Besides a murder at the centre of the story, Housefull 5, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, came with two climaxes with two different killers in the form of Housefull 5A and Housefull 5B.
But how effective has been this two alternate endings approach?
In conversation with NDTV, trade analyst Taran Adarsh sheds light on Housefull 5‘s double-climax theory. Is it a boon or a bane? No Harm Was Done In The Case of Housefull 5, But…”
The multi-starrer Housefull 5 smoothly entered the Rs 100 crore club within four days of its release. Backed by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film was released in theatres on June 6.
The ensemble cast of the film features Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Jacqueliene Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangda Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Soundarya Sharma, Chunky Pandey, Nikitin Dheer and Johnny Lever.
According to Taran Adarsh, the film collected Rs 126.08 crore as of Wednesday The two-endings strategy may have generated a lot of buzz around the film ahead of its release, but the trade expert believes the success of Housefull 5 can’t be attributed to it.
Taran Adarsh says, “I don’t think the dual ending formula has worked because people tend to get confused at times. Producers actually should stick to one ending… Once the secret is out in one climax, then they will go towards the other (version). And, then the second ending would take a backseat. So, sticking to one (ending) very important. In this case, no harm was done. It didn’t harm the film, but that confusion could have been a little bothersome.”
The trade analyst also reiterates why he does not see the double-climax trend to be something that directors would be looking to implement in future.
He shares, “You can shoot an alternate ending if you feel like it. It has happened in the past… But what happens is that once the film has been accepted, then even if you try to change it (the ending), there won’t be much difference in the result.”
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