‘Housefull 5’ trailer is out: Murder, mayhem and madness atop a cruise caper

Dubai: Just when you thought the Housefull franchise couldn’t get any wackier, Housefull 5 sails in — quite literally — with a cruise ship full of chaos, doppelgängers, dead bodies, and dangerously dumb decisions.

The trailer dropped earlier today and it’s got everything you’d expect from an Akshay Kumar ensemble comedy.

The trailer opens with shots aboard a luxury cruise ship that’s clearly never heard of a no-drama policy, Housefull 5 brings back Akshay Kumar leading the usual crew of confused men, glamorous women, and one very suspicious murder mystery. But don’t expect Knives Out — this is more Whose Knife Is That and Why Is It in a Pineapple?

There’s mistaken identities, over-the-top disguises, a suspiciously cheerful ghost, and enough slapstick to sink the Titanic all over again.

Director Tarun Mansukhani seems to have leaned fully into the Housefull brand of nonsensical fun — logic walked the plank in the first five seconds, and we’re here for it.

And yes, it’s all ridiculously extra. Loud outfits? Check. Louder jokes? Triple check. A cruise ship where every corridor leads to another mess? Absolutely. At some point, someone’s doing yoga while being chased by a killer — because, of course.

Akshay Kumar is in full throttle goofball mode, balancing suave suits with slapstick, while Riteish Deshmukh and the gang seem committed to the idea that louder is funnier (and occasionally, it is). The women, predictably, are there to look fabulous, scream in sync, and occasionally solve a clue or two while wearing couture on deck.

Is it high cinema? Not even close. Is it high-energy, high-decibel nonsense with a side of madness? Oh yes. Housefull 5 looks like the kind of film where you park your brain at the port and let the waves of ridiculousness wash over you.