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Hera Pheri(2000)
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
Where to watch:
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
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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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.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Hera Pheri
Actor-Kharak Singh25 films →
Actor-Actor20 films →
Kabira-Bank Manager19 films →
Director-Actor15 films →
Actor-Actor14 films →
Kabira-Actor14 films →
Kabira-Actor12 films →
Actor-Actor11 films →
Kharak Singh-Devi Prasad11 films →
Director-Bank Manager10 films →
Actor-Bank Manager10 films →
Actor-Kabira9 films →
Actor-Kharak Singh9 films →
Actor-Devi Prasad8 films →
Actor-Screenplay8 films →
Director-Kharak Singh7 films →
Kabira-Kharak Singh7 films →
Director-Actor6 films →
Kabira-Devi Prasad6 films →









