Housefull 5 Teaser out now: Akshay Kumar and team promise full-on chaos and comedy

Bollywood’s most iconic comedy franchise is back — and this time, it's sailing into cinemas with more madness than ever before. On the momentous occasion of Housefull completing 15 years since the release of its first film in 2010, producer Sajid Nadiadwala has officially unveiled the much-anticipated teaser of Housefull 5. The teaser drop, released on April 30, celebrates the journey of the franchise while offering a glimpse into what promises to be the most uproarious installment yet. Releasing on June 6, 2025, Housefull 5 is being billed as a ‘killer comedy’ — a phrase that sets the tone for the over-the-top hilarity fans can expect. Directed by Dostana fame Tarun Mansukhani, this fifth outing takes the ensemble cast aboard a luxurious cruise, setting the stage for a whirlwind of chaos, comedy, and chartbuster music. The teaser features an epic line-up of Bollywood stars, headlined by franchise mainstay Akshay Kumar, alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fe...

‘I was making a film about the trauma of an entire country’: director Alice Winocour on her movie about the 2015 Paris terror attacks

After her brother was caught up in the Bataclan siege, Winocour wanted to address the events that had scarred France. She explains why she focused on the aftermath, not the violence

Even from the safety of her home, the film-maker Alice Winocour’s experience of the Paris terror attacks in November 2015 was terrifying. Her younger brother, Jérémie, was hiding in a back room at the Bataclan concert hall, and forbade her from texting him in case it gave away his location. She had to wait to hear that he made it out alive. Later, he told her about a random thought he had while waiting to die: that he had left a half-eaten yoghurt open in the fridge. What would whoever found it make of his poor kitchen hygiene?

It is a touch of human absurdity that resurfaces in Paris Memories, her new film, about the 13 November attacks. Unlike the recent Jean Dujardin film November, it completely ignores religion and largely passes over the bloodshed. Instead, it joins films such as You Will Not Have My Hate and One Year, One Night to wade through the aftermath. The French title Revoir Paris gets it: starring Benedetta’s Virginie Efira as Mia, a radio translator caught in the crossfire in a cafe, the film focuses on how she reconstructs her memories of that night and with them her inner harmony, as well as that of the city of lights.

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