Remember
the
last
scene
of
3
Idiots?
The
one
where
Chatur
extends
a
piece
of
paper
to
an
unsuspecting
Rancho
and
asks
him
to
sign
a
'Declaration
of
Defeat'?
As
baffled
and
amused
that
he
could
possibly
be
in
that
particular
situation,
Rancho
didn't
have
a
moment
of
hesitation
in
doing
so
because
in
his
heart
he
truly
believed
that
'aal
was
well'.
Now
that
was
in
reel
life.
Let's
rewind
a
bit
now
and
go
back
to
the
summer
of
2009.
This
is
when
a
similar
drama,
though
of
a
completely
opposite
kind,
took
place
in
real
life
on
the
first
day
of
the
shooting
of
Sajid
Khan
directed
House
Full.
Confident
about
the
journey
that
he
was
about
to
embark
on
and
positive
about
its
final
outcome,
Sajid
wrote
a
personalised
letter
to
each
and
every
actor.
What
it
stated
was
something
plain
and
simple
but
carried
its
weight
in
gold.
It
said
-
'Welcome
to
the
first
day's
shoot
of
your
career's
biggest
hit'!
Now
that's
quite
a
statement
given
the
fact
that
the
film
boasts
of
a
superstar
like
Akshay
Kumar
who
has
some
of
the
most
massive
blockbusters
behind
him.
Deepika
Padukone
began
with
none
less
than
Om
Shanti
Om
while
others
like
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Arjun
Rampal
and
Lara
Dutta
do
boast
of
some
good
money
spinners
behind
them.
Moreover,
producer
Sajid
Nadiadwala
too
has
been
around
for
more
than
25
years
and
over
this
long
period
of
time
has
accumulated
several
successful
films
in
his
kitty.
And
let's
not
forget
that
a
major
part
of
this
team
has
earlier
delivered
a
solid
hit
in
the
form
of
Sajid
Khan's
own
Heyy
Babyy.
In
such
a
scenario,
House
Full
being
touted
as
the
biggest
hit
for
everyone
involved
does
give
a
very
good
indication
of
the
kind
of
confidence
that
Sajid
is
oozing
with.
No
wonder,
the
filmmaker
doesn't
hesitate
in
admitting
that
he
did
write
a
letter
to
all.
"Whether
it
was
Akshay,
Deepika,
Lara,
Arjun,
Riteish
or
Jiah
(Khan),
I
wrote
a
personal
note
to
all
of
them.
That
was
my
way
of
giving
us
all
a
good
kick
start
to
the
beginning
of
the
film's
shoot",
says
Sajid
who
continues
to
carry
a
similar
intuition
till
date
even
as
the
film's
release
is
round
the
corner.
Meanwhile,
during
his
interaction
with
his
cast
and
crew
members
of
House
Full,
he
also
shared
a
similar
vision
that
he
has
carried
over
the
years.
"I
told
them
all
that
'Remember
guys,
we
are
making
this
film
for
audiences
and
not
for
ourselves.
So
let's
go
out
there
and
step
into
the
shoes
of
those
very
people
who
are
going
to
pay
for
the
ticket
and
get
into
an
auditorium
to
see
what
we
had
to
offer.
Let's
make
a
film
that
would
be
loved
by
the
masses
all
around'",
fondly
remembers
Sajid
who
did
a
similar
exercise
for
his
debut
film
Heyy
Babyy
(2007)
as
well.
First
major
release
of
summer
2010,
House
Full
would
be
seeing
a
massive
theatrical
release
on
Friday,
30th
April,
with
paid
previews
a
day
earlier.
The
film
would
arrive
at
the
time
when
IPL
matches
would
be
through.
With
music
by
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy,
lyrics
by
Sameer
and
screenplay
by
Milap
Zaveri,
House
Full
stars
Akshay
Kumar,
Deepika
Padukone,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Arjun
Rampal,
Lara
Dutta,
Jiah
Khan,
Boman
Irani,
Chunkey
Pandey
and
Randhir
Kapoor
in
principal
roles
with
Malaika
Arora
in
a
special
appearance.
Story first published: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 11:12 [IST]