Hera Pheri (2000)

Three unemployed men find the answer to all their money problems when they recieve a call from a kidnapper. However, things do not go as planned.

Director:

Priyadarshan

Writers:

Siddique (story), Lal (story)

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty

Top Rated Indian Movies #36 | 6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Akshay Kumar	...	Raju
Paresh Rawal	...	Baburao Ganpatrao Apte
Sunil Shetty	...	Ghanshyam (Shyam)
Tabu	...	Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
Om Puri	...	Kharak Singh
Gulshan Grover	...	Kabira
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Devi Prasad
Mukesh Khanna	...	Police Inspector, Prakash
Asrani	...	Bank Manager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sulabha Arya	...	Raju's mom
Dinesh Hingoo	...	Chaman Jhinga
Mushtaq Khan	...	Devi Prasad's servant
Razak Khan	...	Gang Member
Kashmira Shah	...	Kabira's Sidekick
Namrata Shirodkar	...	Dancer

Storyline

Baburao is a landlord in India, who is very near-sighted, and always in financial trouble. He has a tenant named Raja, who has not paid his rent for several months. He also has anther tenant named Shyam, who has come to the city to look for a job in his late father's place, but is unable to find employment. The three men quarrel amongst themselves frequently. Then one day, the three men get a phone call from a kidnapper named Kabira, and decide to make use of this phone call to overcome their financial problems - pretend to be the real kidnappers, increase the ransom amount, keep the incremental amount for themselves, and then give the original ransom demanded to Kabira. Will they get away with this idea?

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Plot Keywords:

cult film | kidnapping | telephone call | daydreamer | mistaken identity | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Musical | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

31 March 2000 (India)

Also Known As:

Fraud Business

Filming Locations:

Sun City, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

A.G. Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

156 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was launched as Raftaar with a grand mahurat just before Kartoos (1999) was to be released and the cast at that point was Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Paresh Rawal and Karishma Kapoor. Steven Seigal attended the mahurat and mentioned that he was going to do a cameo in the movie.

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Goofs

Paresh Rawal's phone is shown red in some scenes while in some scenes it's black.

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Quotes

[Baburao, Raju & Ghanshyam stops fighting when Anuradha enters]
[uncomfortable silence]
[Raju sees Baburao is only in his boxers]
Raju: Pick up!
Baburao Ganpatrao Apte: Huh? Don't know who or what she is, how can I pick up! Atleast 40-50 kgs weight must be there.
Raju: Dhoti.
[Men's garment]
Baburao Ganpatrao Apte: Hmm?
Raju: Dhoti!

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Connections

Followed by Phir Hera Pheri (2006)

User Reviews

The Best Indian Comedy Movie 'EVER'.

Talk of comedy in Indian cinema , and anybody would snap "Hera Pheri". This is one of the movies which make a permanent imprint on your mind and give you a lot to talk about. With snappy dialogs , impeccable story and a perfect combination of actors and actresses this is certainly a must see. With Indian cinema being crippled by the "HIGH" emotional dramas containing stories of ultimate suffering of impossible proportions, Hera Pheri was the turning point, where all the bollywood film industry saw the power of a simple comedy. Starring Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty , Akshay Kumar , Tabu , Asrani, Om Puri , Gulshan Grover Hera Pheri had all the ingredients of a super hit. If you hate Indian movies and are against all the high melodrama dose you get free with a DVD of Indian movie, Hera Pheri is just the movie for you. With a sequel now being aired "Phir Hera Pheri" which is too good for a sequel. Go watch both of these movies and have a big laugh.