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Hera Pheri(2000)

6.5/10
Hindi133 mins

Hera Pheri (2000) is a 133-minute Hindi film directed by Priyadarshan. Starring Asrani, Razak Khan and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Hera Pheri stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2000.

Director:Priyadarshan
Mood:
funnysuspensefuluplifting
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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Prime Video
Theatrical Release
1 January 2000
Director
Priyadarshan
Language
Hindi
Runtime
2h 13m
GudVibe Rating
6.5/10

Storyline

Two tenants and their landlord are all struggling to pay their bills. They accidentally overhear a ransom call on a crossed phone line. Seeing a chance to solve their money problems, the three men decide to pretend they have the kidnap victim and collect the ransom themselves.

Three broke men. One wrong number. A crazy ransom plan.

Film Details

6.5Rating
133Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date1 January 2000
Release Typetheatrical
Original TitleHera Pheri
Also Known AsBaşbəlası Bacarıqsız Oğrular

Parental Guide

Violence
Moderate
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate

Vibe & Tags

Mood
funnysuspensefuluplifting
Themes
survivalfriendshipcorruption
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence2
Emotion3
Humor5
Rewatchability5

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

  • The film is a remake of the 1989 Malayalam film 'Ramji Rao Speaking', which was also directed by Priyadarshan.
  • Actor Paresh Rawal played a double role, but his second character, Pappu, was completely edited out of the final film.
  • The iconic drunk scene where Baburao mixes up 'tension' and 'tenshun' was largely improvised by Paresh Rawal on set.
  • The film was not an immediate box office hit but later became a cult classic through television reruns and home video.
  • The character name 'Baburao Ganpatrao Apte' was inspired by a real-life furniture shop owner known to the director.
  • Suniel Shetty performed many of his own stunts, including the climactic chase sequence on the streets of Mumbai.
  • The film's famous dialogue 'Yeh Baburao ka style hai' was not in the original script and was added during filming.

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