Boman Irani & Sajid Khan Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Heyy Babyy; the 2010s to Housefull. Boman Irani acted in every film; Sajid Khan directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• On the sets of Housefull (2010), Sajid Khan would often let Boman Irani improvise entire monologues. Boman once said Sajid's direction was just 'do whatever you want, but make me laugh' — and that freedom became the secret sauce of their comic timing together.
• Sajid Khan cast Boman Irani in Heyy Babyy (2007) after seeing him in a play. Boman was initially hesitant about doing a comedy film, but Sajid convinced him by promising the role would be a 'complete buffoon' — and that sold it.
• Boman Irani and Sajid Khan had a running joke on every Housefull film: Sajid would call Boman 'Bommy' and Boman would call Sajid 'Sajju' — nicknames they never used for anyone else on set. It started during Housefull 2 (2012) and stuck through Housefull 4 (2019).
• Boman Irani once said about Sajid Khan: 'He is the only director who lets me be a complete idiot on screen. And I mean that as a compliment.' — from a 2012 interview promoting Housefull 2.
• The character of 'Batuk' that Boman played in Housefull (2010) was so popular that Sajid Khan wrote a spin-off scene for him in Housefull 2 (2012) — a solo comedy bit where Boman argues with a parrot. That scene became a meme template in India for years.
• In Heyy Babyy (2007), Sajid Khan deliberately paired Boman Irani with Akshay Kumar in the 'comic relief' track because he knew Boman's deadpan delivery would make Akshay's over-the-top style funnier. It worked so well that Sajid reused the same pairing in all three Housefull films.