Hera Pheri (2000)

Hera Pheri (2000) is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud crime-comedy about three desperate men whose get-rich-quick scheme snowballs into chaotic mayhem. Baburao “Babu” Apte (Paresh Rawal) is a kind-hearted, near-sighted garage owner and landlord; his tenants are the crafty, money-dreaming Raju (Akshay Kumar) and the earnest Shyam (Sunil Shetty), who has come to the city to claim a job left by his late father. Their lives of petty struggles collide with a wrong-number phone call from a kidnapper, Kabira (Gulshan Grover), and the trio hatch a plan to intercept the ransom, pocket the extra cash and solve all their problems — but nothing goes as planned. Watching the film, you’ll experience non-stop situational comedy, physical slapstick and razor-sharp timing as misunderstandings, cross-connections and eccentric side characters amplify the chaos. Expect frantic chases, comic confrontations with police and gangsters, memorable cameos (including Om Puri and Asrani), and a sequence of escalating blunders that turn a simple con into an uproarious mess. Beneath the mayhem there’s a warm core of friendship and comic chemistry between the leads that keeps the story grounded. If you like tightly written comic setups, character-driven humor and an energetic mix of action and crime elements, Hera Pheri delivers — a film that’s both uproarious and oddly touching, full of quotable moments and scene-stealing performances.

Actors: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal

Director: Priyadarshan

Runtime: 156 min

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

8.2 /10 8.2 /10