Hera Pheri

2000 2h 36m HI

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 328

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akshay Kumar
Raju
Suniel Shetty
Shyam
Paresh Rawal
Baburao Ganpatrao Apte
Tabu
Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
Om Puri
Kharak Singh
Gulshan Grover
Kabira
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Devi Prasad
Mukesh Khanna
Inspector Prakash Mathur

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Priyadarshan
Writers: Neeraj Vora, Siddique, Lal
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Part of the "Hera Pheri Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Priyadarshan, shot by Jeeva. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anu Malik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor N. Gopalakrishnan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Priyadarshan directs. Jeeva behind the camera. Anu Malik scores. N. Gopalakrishnan cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Hera Pheri Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Priyadarshan, shot by Jeeva. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Anu Malik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor N. Gopalakrishnan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0242519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeeva
Original score: Anu Malik
Editing: N. Gopalakrishnan
Production design: Sabu Cyril
Costume design: Madhav Agasti
Runtime: 156 min · 2h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,666,000
Box office: $4,755,000
Return: 285% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): U
IMDB: Hera Pheri (2000)

Awards

Bollywood Movie Award – Best Comedian
IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Screen Award for Best Comedian

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Part of

Hera Pheri Collection

Hera Pheri: Hera Pheri is a comedy of errors and a 'master plan' gone horribly wrong. Phir Hera Pheri: Babu Rao, Raju and Shyam, are living happily after having risen from rags to riches. Still, money brings the joy of riches and with it the greed to make more money - and so, with a don as an unknowing investor, Raju initiates a new game.