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 including Baaghi 3 and Coolie No. 1.
Wiki/Biography
Farhad Samji was born on Sunday, May 5, 1974 (age 49 years; in 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 & Siblings
Not much information is available about his parents.
Farhad Samji’s father
His brother’s name is Sajid Samji, a film director.
Farhad Samji with his brother
Wife & Children
She married Zukhruf Farhad Samji.
Farhad Samji with his wife
Together, they have a son.
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 Ahad.
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 writer in a film 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).
Playback Singer
He made his debut as a playback singer in the movie Daddy Cool: Join the Fun in 2009.
She sang songs in Hindi films including Me and Mrs Khanna (2009), The Camp (2010), and Laxmii (2020).
Lyric writer
Farhad made his debut as a lyricist with the song Kaan Ke Neeche Bajaa for the film Chor Machaaye Shor in 2002.
A bit from the song Kaan Ke Neeche Bajaa for the movie Chor Machaaye Shor (2002)
He has penned song lyrics for various other songs including ‘Pyar Ki’, ‘Taang Uthake’, ‘Malamaal’, and ‘Fake Ishq.’
Bit of The Bhoot Song (2019)
Music Composer
In 2010, he became the music composer for the Malayalam film Oru Avadhikaalam.
He has worked as a music composer for the short films Cafe, Street, Sidewalk (2014), the Hindi film Prassthanam (2019), and Housefull 4 (2019).
Actor
In 2010, he made a special appearance in the film Baaghi 3 as a man in a men’s toilet.
Television
He made his directorial debut in television with the TV series Baby Come Naa in 2018.
He has directed the TV series Booo: Sabki Phategi (2019), and Pop Kaun (2023).
Music videos
Director
Farhad has directed the music videos of Ek Chumma (2019), and The Bhoot Song (2019).
Actor
In 2019, he appeared as an actor in the song The Bhoot Song.
Bit of The Bhoot Song (2019)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2012: Nominated for Apsara Award for Best Dialogue for the film Singham
- 2014: Nominated for Screen Award for Best Dialogue for the film Chennai Express
Facts/Trivia
- He has an inked tattoo on his neck.
Farhad Samji’s tattoo on his neck
- In an interview, he said that he got inspiration for script writing from Kader Khan. In the interview, he went on to say that someone told him that he once portrayed a character in his song well, so he should try writing a film. He gave an example of his work saying Munna Bhai’s main song is M Bole To Master Main Master/ B Bole To Doctor Bindaas/ B Bole To Be-Misaal Actor/ S Bole To S Bole To Shana.
- In 2018, he became the director of the film 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 successful at the box office. In an interview, he talked about remaking old movies and said,
Taking a good story, and then embellishing it again is as challenging a task as writing a new story. And, what’s wrong with doing that?”
- In 2023, the Twitter trend ‘Remove Farhad Samji from Hera Pheri’ went viral. Akshay Kumar’s fan page, ‘Akkistan’ started a trend and asked to remove Farhad from the making of Hera Pheri 3. In an interview, fan club owner, Neeraj Raut spoke about this and said, that the films include Hiburan (2014), Housefull 3 (2016), and Bachchhan Paandey (2022) made by Farhad in which Akshay Kumar starred did not do well at the box office or in terms of content, but also caused harm to him. In the interview, he went on to say that the Pop Kaun comedy web series directed by Farhad also received criticism from 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 that he should be removed so that the demands of the people are met while other experts said that it was the actor’s choice to fire the director from the film.
- In 2023, Ranveer Singh’s film Circus was not successful. Farhad has written the dialogues in the film. In an interview, he spoke 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 got out on zero and when he reached a century, he did it. I respect Rohit Shetty for all the work he has done. His vision has helped me too. I wouldn’t say it’s a gamble, but the film business is a calculated gamble.”
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
