Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar recently got injured during the shoot of his much-awaited film Housefull 5 in Mumbai. According to media reports, he suffered an eye injury. The film's shoot was temporarily halted following the accident on set.

A source informed Hindustan Times that an "object came flying in Akshay's eye" while he was doing a stunt. An ophthalmologist was called on the set immediately, who bandaged the eye and asked him to take rest, while the shoot resumed with the other actors.

"However, even with the injury, Akshay is determined to join the shoot back soon because the film is in final stages of shoot, and he doesn't want it to get delayed," the source added.

Housefull 5 is all set to hit the theatres on June 6, 2025, as per the official statement shared by producer Sajid Nadiadwala.

"The Houseful franchise owes its massive success to the audiences, and we hope for a similar reception for Houseful 5. The team has crafted an absolutely mind-blowing story that demands top-notch VFX. Therefore, we've made the decision to push the release to ensure we deliver five times the entertainment with great cinematic experience. Housefull 5 will now be releasing on 6th June 2025," he shared.

Previously, amid speculations around the casting of 'Housefull 5', taking to X, Sajid Nadiadwala's production Nadiadwala and Grandsons released an official statement, which read, "There are many speculations doing rounds about the star cast in 'Housefull 5', we kindly request media houses to please refrain from making any premature announcements at this stage."

'Housefull 5' marks the first-ever franchise film in Indian Cinema to have five instalments. The first part of 'Housefull' was released in the year 2010 and starred Akshay, Riteish, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani. The film was declared a hit, followed by another hit sequel 'Housefull 2' which was released in 2012 and included a stellar cast of Akshay, Ritiesh, John Abraham, Shreyas Talpade, Jacqueline Fernandez, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty and Asin.

Both parts were helmed by director Sajid Khan.

Sajid was replaced in the third instalment of the film by director duo Sajid Samji and Farhad Samji. The film was released in 2016. Director Farhad Samji helmed the fourth part of the franchise which was a reincarnation comedy film.The fifth part will be helmed by Tarun Mansukhani. Sajid Nadiadwala is producing it.