Farhad Samji is a versatile Indian artist known for his work in writing, singing, acting, directing, and composing music. |
He began his career in 2002 as a lyricist before transitioning to writing dialogues. |
Some of the notable Hindi films he has penned dialogues for include Golmaal 3 (2010), Singham (2011), and Coolie No. 1 (2020). |
Farhad Samji has directed popular Bollywood films like Housefull 3 (2016) and Bachchhan Paandey (2022). |
In 2018, he took over as the director of 'Housefull 4' following #MeToo allegations against the previous director, Sajid Khan. |
Apart from writing and directing, he has also showcased his talents as a playback singer and a music composer in various movies. |
One incident in 2023 involved a Twitter trend titled 'Remove Farhad Samji from Hera Pheri,' initiated by a fan page of Akshay Kumar as a critique of his work. |
He has advocated for remaking old films, stating the difficulty lies in enhancing a good storyline rather than creating a new one from scratch. |
His recent work includes penning dialogues for the movie Cirkus (2023) starring Ranveer Singh. |
Farhad Samji draws inspiration for his screenwriting from esteemed filmmaker Kader Khan. |
In addition to feature films, he has directed the web series Booo: Sabki Phategi (2019) and music videos like Ek Chumma (2019) and The Bhoot Song (2019). |