Sajid-Farhad is an Indian film director and writer duo consisting of brothers Sajid Samji and Farhad Samji. Their work as writers include the films Shiva, Sunday, Double Dhamaal, Golmaal Returns, All The Best: Fun Begins, Housefull 2, Ready, Golmaal 3, Singham, Bol Bachchan, Chashme Baddoor, Himmatwala, Chennai Express, Entertainment and Singham Returns. Five of the films they have written have entered the Bollywood 100 crore club. In 2014, they started directing films with Entertainment.
Career The brothers were born in an Aga Khani (Khoja) Nizari Ismaili family.Farhad-Sajid: God is showering blessings on us as our father is up there telling him good jokes. Times of India.
The duo started their career as lyricists. David Dhawan roped them in for the film Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002). Sajid-Farhad first tasted success as lyricists with the song "M Bole Toh" from Munnabhai MBBS (2004). After that they got an offer from Ram Gopal Varma for Shiva (2006) and thereafter they penned dialogues for Rohit Shetty's Sunday (2008) and Golmaal Returns (2008).
The duo made their directorial debut with Entertainment, a slapstick comedy film starring Akshay Kumar and Tamannaah Bhatia. The film was released on 8 August 2014. Their next film Housefull 3 starring Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon and Nargis Fakhri was released on 3 June 2016.
In 2018, Farhad wrote and directed a comedy web-series, Baby Come Naa for Ekta Kapoor's OTT platform ALT Balaji starring Shreyas Talpade, Chunky Pandey, Kiku Sharda, Shefali Zariwala and Manasi Scott.AltBalaji announces new comedy web-series ‘Baby Come Naa’
Filmography
Lyricist
Year Film Songs 2002Hum Kisise Kum NahinChor Machaaye Shor2006Keerthi Chakra Malayalam filmKhuda Se Mannat2008SundayGod Tussi Great Ho2010Toofan 2012Bol Bachchan Bol Bachchan2016Housefull 3
Writers
Year Film Director 2006ShivaRam Gopal Varma2007Aag2008SundayRohit Shetty Golmaal Returns2009All the Best: Fun Begins2010Golmaal 3 Toofan Major Ravi2011ReadyAnees Bazmee Double DhamaalIndra KumarSinghamRohit Shetty2012Housefull 2Sajid KhanBol BachchanRohit Shetty2013HimmatwalaSajid KhanChashme BaddoorDavid DhawanPolicegiriK.S. RavikumarChennai ExpressRohit ShettyBossAnthony D'Souza2014EntertainmentSajid-FarhadSingham ReturnsRohit Shetty2015Dilwale2016Housefull 3 Sajid-Farhad2017Judwaa 2David DhawanGolmaal AgainRohit Shetty2018Simmba
Directors Year Film Notes2014Entertainment2016Housefull 3
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