Farhad Samji is an Indian writer, singer, lyricist, actor, music director and film director, known for directing Bollywood films such as “Housefull 4”, “Bachchhan Paandey” and “Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan”. He has also appeared in films like “Baaghi 3” and “Coolie No. 1”.
Wiki/Biography
Farhad Samji was born on Sunday, May 5, 1974, in Mumbai (49 years old; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Taurus. Farhad started his career as a lyricist in 2002 along with his brother Sajid.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents.
Farhad Samji’s father
His brother is Sajid Samji, a film director.
Farhad Samji and his brother
wife and children
He is married to Zukhrouf Farhad Samji.
Farhad Samji and his wife
Together they have a son.
Farhad Samji and his son
Profession
Movie
dialogue writer
In 2006, he began to write film dialogues. In 2008, he served as a dialogue writer for the film “Sunday” for the first time.
He has also written dialogues for other Hindi films including Golmaal 3 (2010), Singham (2011), Chennai Express (2013), Housefull 3 (2016) and Coolie No . 1″ (2020).
film screenwriter
In 2011, he made his debut as a screenwriter in the movie “Double Dhamaal”.
He has also worked on other Bollywood films like Himmatwala (2013), Boss (2013), Street Dancer 3D (2020), Laxmii (2020) and Bachchhan Paandey ( 2022).
Movie director
In 2014, he served as the director of the movie “Entertainment”.
He has directed the Bollywood films Housefull 3 (2016), Housefull 4 (2019) and Bachchan Pandey (2022).
playback singer
In 2009, he made his debut as a backup singer in the movie “Cool Dad: Let’s Play”.
He has sung songs in Hindi films including Me and Mrs Khanna (2009), The Camp (2010) and Laxmii (2020).
lyricist
In 2002, Fahad made his debut as a lyricist with the song Kaan Ke Neeche Bajaa for the film Chor Machaaye Shor.
A clip from the song Kaan Ke Neeche Bajaa from the movie Chor Machaaye Shor (2002)
He has also written lyrics for several other songs, including “Pyar Ki”, “Taang Uthake”, “Malamaal” and “Fake Ishq”.
Excerpt from “Bhoot Song” (2019)
music composer
In 2010, he became the music composer of the Malayalam film “Oru Avadhikaalam”.
He has worked as music composer for the short film Cafe, Street, Sidewalk (2014), the Hindi film Prassthanam (2019) and Housefull 4 (2019).
actor
In 2010, he made a special appearance in the movie “Baaghi 3”, playing the role of a man in the men’s toilet.
television
In 2018, he made his debut as a television director with the TV series “Baby Come Naa”.
He has directed the TV series “Booo: Sabki Phategi” (2019) and “Pop Kaun” (2023).
music video
director
Farhad directed the music videos Ek Chumma (2019) and The Bhoot Song (2019).
actor
In 2019, he appeared as an actor in the song “The Bhoot Song”.
Excerpt from “Bhoot Song” (2019)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2012: Nominated for the Feitian Award for Best Dialogue for the movie “Singham”
- 2014: Nominated for Screen Award for Best Dialogue for the film “Chennai Express”
Facts/Trivia
- He has a tattoo on his neck.
Farhad Samji neck tattoo
- He said in an interview that he got inspiration for the screenplay from Kader Khan. In the interview, he further stated that he was told that he had done a good job describing characters in songs before, so he should try writing a movie. Giving an example of his work, he said Munna Bhai’s title song is M Bole To Master Main Master/ B Bole To Bindaas Doctor/ B Bole To Be-Misaal Actor/ S Bole To S Bole To Shana.
- In 2018, Sajid Khan became the director of the film Housefull 4 after he was accused of #MeToo by multiple women he worked with.
- In 2022, his film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 became a box office success. In an interview, he talked about remaking old movies and said,
Taking a good story and then polishing it further can be as challenging as writing a new story. And, is there anything wrong with doing this? “
- In 2023, the Twitter trend “Remove Farhad Samji from Hera Pheri” went viral. Akshay Kumar’s fan page ‘Akkistan’ started the trend and demanded that Fahadh be removed from the production of the film ‘Hera Pheri 3’. Neeraj Raut, the owner of the fan club, spoke about this in an interview and said that these films include “Entertainment” (2014), “Housefull 3” (2016) and Akshay Kumar-starrer Bachchan Pandey (2022), produced by Hud, these films were not successful at the box office and content and did him a disservice. In the interview, he further stated that the comedy web series “Pop Kaun” directed by Farhad also received criticism from the public. He said he wrote an open letter on behalf of Akshay Kumar’s fans. Many industry experts spoke about the trend and said he should be removed to meet public demands, while another said it was the actor’s choice to remove the director from the film.
- In 2023, the movie “Circus” starring Ranveer Singh did not achieve success. The dialogues in the film were written by Farhad. In an interview, he discussed the film’s failure, saying,
We don’t have any formula. We are filmmakers, we are not magicians or gods. We can only do our best. Even Tendulkar could get out for zero and when he reached his hundred, he did it. I respect all the work Rohit Shetty has done. His vision also helped me. I wouldn’t say it’s a gamble, but the film industry is a calculated gamble. “
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