Farhad Samji is an Indian writer, singer, lyricist, actor, music director and filmmaker, known for directing Bollywood films such as Housefull 4, Bachchhan Paandey and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. He also appeared in films including Baaghi 3 and Coolie No.1.
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Farhad Samji was born on Sunday, May 5, 1974 (age 49; as of 2023) in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Taurus. Farhad started his career in 2002 as a lyricist with his brother Sajid.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
Not much information is available about his parents.
Father of Farhad Samji
His brother’s name is Sajid Samji, who is a film director.
Farhad Samji with his brother
wife and children
She married Zukhruff Farhad Samji.
Farhad Samji with his wife
They have a son together.
Farhad Samji with his son
Career
movie
dialogue writer
In 2006, he started writing dialogues in films. In 2008, he made his debut as a dialogue writer for the film Week.
He has written dialogues for other Hindi films including Golmaal 3 (2010), Singham (2011), Chennai Express (2013), Housefull 3 (2016) and Coolie No. 1 (2020).
Film writer
In 2011, he made his debut as a film writer with Double Dhamaal.
He has written other Bollywood films such as Himmatwala (2013), Boss (2013), Street Dancer 3D (2020), Laxmii (2020) and Bachchhan Paandey (2022).
Film director
In 2014, he turned director for the film Its Entertainment.
He has directed the Bollywood films Housefull 3 (2016), Housefull 4 (2019) and Bachchhan Paandey (2022).
Play the singer
He made his debut as a playback singer in the movie Daddy Cool: Join the Fun in 2009.
He has sung songs in Hindi films including Me and Mrs Khanna (2009), The Camp (2010) and Laxmii (2020).
Lyricist
Farhad made his debut as a lyricist with the song Kaan Ke Neeche Bajaa for the film Chor Machaaye Shor in 2002.
Excerpt from the song Kaan Ke Neeche Bajaa for the movie Chor Machaaye Shor (2002)
He wrote the lyrics for other songs including ‘Pyar Ki’, ‘Taang Uthake’, ‘Malamaal’ and ‘Fake Ishq’.
Excerpt from The Bhoot Song (2019)
Music composer
In 2010, he became the music composer for the Malayalam film Oru Avadhikaalam.
Worked as music composer for short films Cafe, Street, Sidewalk (2014), Hindi film Prassthanam (2019) and Housefull 4 (2019).
Beautiful
In 2010, he made a special appearance in Baaghi 3 as a man in a gent’s toilet.
television
He made his debut as a director on television with the serial Baby Come Naa in 2018.
He has filmed the series Booo: Sabki Phategi (2019) and Pop Kaun (2023).
Music video
Director
Farhad has directed the music videos for Ek Chumma (2019) and Bhoot Song (2019).
Beautiful
In 2019, he appeared as an actor in the song The Bhoot Song.
Excerpt from The Bhoot Song (2019)
Awards, honors, achievements
- 2012: Nominated for Apsara Award for Best Dialogue for Singham
- 2014: Nominated for Screen Award for Best Dialogue for Chennai Express
Facts/Trivia
- He has a tattoo on his neck.
Farhad Samji tattoo on neck
- In an interview, he said that he got the inspiration for the script from Kader Khan. In the interview, he also said that someone told him that he described the character very well in his songs, so he should try writing for films. He gave an example of his work saying that Munna Bhai’s title song goes 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, he became the director of Housefull 4 after Sajid Khan was accused of #MeToo by various women who worked with him.
- In 2022, he wrote the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which was a box office success. In an interview, he talked about making old movies and said:
Taking a good story and then refining it is as difficult a task as writing a new story. And what’s wrong with doing that?”
- In 2023, the Twitter trend “Remove Farhad Samji from Hera Feri” went viral. Akshay Kumar’s fan page, ‘Akkistan’ started the trend and demanded Farhad’s removal from the shoot of Hera Pheri 3. In an interview, fan club owner Neeraj Raut spoke about this and said that films including Entertainment (2014), Housefull 3 (2016) and Bachhadmar starrer (2002) have not only harmed him in terms of box office or content. In the interview, he also said that the comedy web series Pop Kaun directed by Farhad was also criticized by the public. He said that he has written an open letter on behalf of Akshay Kumar’s fans. Many industry experts spoke about the trend and said it should be removed to meet public demands, while another expert said it was the actor’s choice to remove the director from the film.
- In 2023, the film Circus, in which Ranveer Singh plays the lead role, did not succeed. Farhad penned the dialogue in the film. In an interview, he talked about the failure of the film and said:
We don’t have any formula. We are filmmakers, we are not magicians or God. We can only try our best. Even Tendulkar gets out on zero and when he hits a century, he does. I respect Rohit Shetty for all the work he has done. His vision also helped me. I won’t say it’s gambling, but the film business is a calculated gambling game.”
Categories: Bollywood
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