Hera Pheri (1976)

Director:

Prakash Mehra

Writers:

Anjaan (lyrics)
Satish Bhatnagar (dialogue)

Release Date:

3 October 1976 (India)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Popular Indian leading man Amitabh Bachchan stars in HERA PHERI, a campy Bollywood musical melodrama about faded friendships and family secrets...

Cast

Saira Banu	...	Kiran Singh
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Vijay
Vinod Khanna	...	Ajay
Shreeram Lagoo	...	Police Commissioner Khanna (as Shri Ram Lagoo)
Pinchoo Kapoor	...	P.K. / Ghanshyamdas
P. Jairaj	...	Dinanath (as Jairaj)
Yunus Parvez	...	Dhaniram
Mohan Sherry	...	Sherry
Urmila Bhatt	...	Sudha
Mac Mohan	...	Mac (as Mack Mohan)
Randhir
Goga Kapoor	...	Goga (as Goga)
R.P. Sethi	...	Drunk in Casino
Vikas Anand	...	Casino Manager
Tarun Ghosh	...	Waiter at Irani Restaurant

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Chaudhary Enterprises

Trivia:

Director Prakash Mehra first asked Vinod Khanna to play the role of Ajay. Khanna said he would act in the film only if he was paid Rs 1 lakh more than Amitabh Bachchan was paid. Mehra agreed. Thus Amitabh got Rs 1.5 lakh and Vinod Khanna was paid Rs 2.5 lakh.

Movie Connections:

Features Il gatto a nove code (1971)

Soundtrack:

Mujhey Pyaar Me Khaat Kisine Likha Hai

Good Watch

This is a movie to watch Amitabh doing great comedy at the time of the angry young man image. This is not a movie to watch for the sake of the plot as it isn't that great. But the comedy of the movie, as the name implies, is simply fantastic.

We all know that Amitabh's acting is just amazing and this is yet another movie to show it. He has done a spectacular job at the comedic scenes and still doesn't let you down when its time to get serious. Alongside, Vinod Khanna does well too. He is a capable actor that shows in each of his movies. The best part of the movie though is Asrani. He isn't in the movie for much, but his part will definitely entertain.