Watch: Akshay Kumar Wears Killer Mask To Secretly Check Out ‘Housefull 5’ Public Reactions First-Hand
'Housefull 5', starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh, was released in cinemas on June 6.
‘Housefull 5’, featuring an ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, and Nargis Fakhri, hit theatres on Friday. While the film has been met with largely negative reviews from critics, it continues to perform well at the box office and is now inching close to the Rs 100 crore mark. In a recent off-screen moment, Akshay Kumar decided to have some fun by visiting a Mumbai theatre incognito, just to catch unfiltered audience reactions to his latest comedy entertainer.
Akshay Kumar shared a video on Instagram, in which he can be seen asking fans whether they liked the film or not. “Bas yun hi I decided to wear the killer mask and interview people coming out of the Housefull5 show at Bandra today. Pakda jaane wala thaa end mein but bhaag gaya us se pehle. Mast experience,” he wrote on Instagram.
Check out the video here:
In the video, Akshay can be seen dressed in a shirt and jeans. He also wore a mask to stay anonymous. He was accompanied by other men in masks.
Akshay Kumar was seen asking people streaming out of the theatre if they liked the film. Many can be heard telling him they liked the film despite not recognising him or his voice.
However, at the end, a woman seemed to have recognised him as she looked excited. She also filmed him with a large smile on her face.
As per industry tracker Sacnilk, 'Housefull 5 earned Rs 32 crore on Sunday, the third day of its release. The total nett domestic collection of the film now stands at Rs 87 crore.
‘Housefull 5’ has been directed by Tarun Mansukhani. Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, and Abhishek Bachchan are the main suspects for a murder in the film.
The film also stars Soundarya Sharma, Chitrangada Singh, Shreyas Talpade, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Jackie Shroff, Chunky Panday, and more.
The movie, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, has been released in two different versions, having different climaxes.
