Bot: robot: Creating/updating articles

2023-03-17T05:35:59Z

robot: Creating/updating articles

Show changes

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

2022-06-24T18:28:13Z

robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

Show changes

>Weracco at 16:34, 8 July 2021

2021-07-08T16:34:46Z

New page

{{Short description|2000 film by Priyadarshan}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hera Pheri
| image = Hera Pheri 2000 poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Priyadarshan]]
| producer = A. G. Nadiadwala
| writer =
| based_on = ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]'' by [[Siddique-Lal]]
| screenplay = [[Neeraj Vora]]
| story = Anand Vardhan
| starring = [[Akshay Kumar]] [[Paresh Rawal]] [[Sunil Shetty]] [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| narrator =
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Anu Malik]] '''Guest Composers:''' Lalit Sen [[Bally Sagoo]] '''Background Score:''' Surinder Sodhi
| country = India
| cinematography = [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]
| editing = N. Gopalakrishnan
| runtime = 143 mins<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/hera-pheri-2000-0|title=HERA PHERI | British Board of Film Classification|website=bbfc.co.uk}}</ref>
| studio = A. G. Films
| distributor = [[Shemaroo Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|2000|3|31|df=y}}
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}} 7.5 crore <ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=714 |title=Hera Pheri – Movie – Box Office India |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721193752/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=714 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}} 24.5 crore <ref name="boxofficeindia.com" />
}}

'''''Hera Pheri''''' ({{Translation|Monkey business}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 2000|2000]] Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Priyadarshan]], starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Paresh Rawal]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20000403/fle02025.html |title=Three for a laugh |last=Jain |first=Mimmy |date=3 April 2000 |website=Express India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012084729/http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20000403/fle02025.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 |access-date=2011-04-19}}</ref> The film is remake of 1989 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]'' <ref>|url=http://www.thenetwork.film/bollywood-comes-to-south-africa-to-film/ |title=Bollywood Comes to South Africa to Film |date=13 September 2016 |website=thenetwork.film |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002847/http://www.thenetwork.film/bollywood-comes-to-south-africa-to-film/ |archive-date=15 October 2018 |access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> The film spawned a sequel, ''[[Phir Hera Pheri]]'', released in 2006. It is the first instalment of the [[Hera Pheri (film series)|''Hera Pheri'' franchise]].

Over the years, the film went on to become a cult classic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/anand-vaishnav-/akshay-kumar-a-khiladi-fo_b_6568482.html |title=Akshay Kumar: A Khiladi For All Seasons |date=30 January 2015 |website=HuffPost|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153347/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/anand-vaishnav-/akshay-kumar-a-khiladi-fo_b_6568482.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> It was voted as the best Bollywood comedy film of all time in an online poll conducted by ''[[The Indian Express]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hera-pheri-andaz-apna-apna-as-top-comedy-films-of-all-time-in-indian-express-online-poll/ |title=Surfers pick 'Hera Pheri', 'Andaz Apna Apna' as top Hindi comedy films of all time in Indian Express online poll |date=19 June 2014 |website=The Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403015520/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hera-pheri-andaz-apna-apna-as-top-comedy-films-of-all-time-in-indian-express-online-poll/ |archive-date=3 April 2015 |access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film begins with Shyam ([[Suniel Shetty]]), a guy searching for a job at a bank. He was unable to get the job in spite of his late father who worked there accidentally bumps into a guy named Raju ([[Akshay Kumar]]). Shyam mistakes Raju for a pickpocket and begins to chase him. However, he discovers the truth and vice versa occurs with Raju chasing Shyam mistaking him for a pickpocket. Raju has his own troubles, dealing with his daydreams and unfriendly people he is working for. He is unable to keep a job and thus faces many problems.

Shyam then approaches a garage owned by the name of Baburao Ganpatrao Apte ([[Paresh Rawal]])and manages to get a room on rent by compromising on the amount for Baburao's alcohol. Unbeknownst to him, Raju is staying in the same house on rent, which he hasn't paid for the last two years. The trio falls into hilarious situations that usually involve Raju instigating Shyam and purposefully trying to create a ruckus that Baburao, fondly called as Babu Bhaiyya, has to resolve. During one such fight, a girl named Anuradha ([[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]) arrives and tries to persuade Shyam to sign the Non-Objection Certificate, so that she could have the job at the bank. When Shyam refuses, Raju hatches a plot to make him sign the papers. Shyam eventually finds out that Raju made him sign the papers and that is when the rivalry between the two commences. An old friend of Shyam, Khadak Singh ([[Om Puri]]), comes to his place asking to return his money so that he can marry off his sister.

Shyam finds out that Raju has been deceiving his mother by posing as an engineer. Anuradha prepares a job resignation meanwhile and gives it to Shyam, who in return tears it up because of her mentally ailing mother and the poor conditions of her home. Later he confronts Raju who reveals that he wants to see his mother happy.

Their life takes an unexpected turn when they get a call from Kabira ([[Gulshan Grover]]) which is a wrong number actually meant for the owner of Star Fisheries, Mr Devi Prasad ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]). The wrong number is because of the misprint in the phone directory, which renders Star Fisheries' number as Star Garage's and vice versa. Kabeera, a terrorist cum kidnapper, thinking that it is Devi Prasad, tells him that his granddaughter Rinku is kidnapped and asks for a ransom. Raju overhears the entire conversation going between Kabeera and Shyam and decides to play a game.

The game involves Shyam calling Devi Prasad posing as the kidnappers and asking for double the ransom amount, which will solve their monetary problems. Shyam and Baburao initially repel the idea and try to do what is moral. But Raju, in turn, convinces them that even though wrong, this is a golden chance to earn money. Both relent and phone the real Devi Prasad and ask for double ransom. On their first attempt they wear helmets as a disguise but their attempt gets foiled by the police (called secretly by Devi Prasad's servant ([[Mushtaq Khan]]). Kabeera later informs them that the ransom has been doubled. They phone Devi Prasad again and ask for a foolproof double ransom.

On their second attempt, they wear [[Zorro]] costumes to hide their identities. However, they reveal their true identities to Devi Prasad to win his confidence and try to save Rinku from the kidnappers. But she recognizes Shyam as an imposter and Kabeera gets alerted. A huge fight involving the police, Kabeera's gang members and Khadak Singh's men, infuriated by the delay in returning the money, takes place. Rinku is saved by the three and returned to Devi Prasad. Baburao and Shyam go home happily intending to find Raju with the money, but they find him missing. They think he has cheated them and calls the police to confess the crime. But Raju returns and reveals that he had gone only to return the money of the creditors. The police arrive and seeing the money, the trio is arrested.

In the end, Devi Prasad comes to the trio's rescue and convinces the police that it was all a misunderstanding and saves the three and they go home, richer than ever. The film ends with the trio picking up the call getting shocked and then laugh heartily as it was a prank call from Devi Prasad's granddaughter Rinku.

==Cast==
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Raju
* [[Suniel Shetty]] as Shyam
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte (Babu Bhaiya)
* [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
* [[Gulshan Grover]] as Kabira
* [[Razak Khan]] as Chota Chetan, Kabira's Gang Member
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Chaman Jhinga
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Devi Prasad
* [[Om Puri]] as Khadak Singh
* [[Asrani]] as Bank Manager
* [[Kashmera Shah]] as Kabira's Gang Member
* [[Namrata Shirodkar]] as Miss Jhinga, Chaman Jhinga's daughter, special Appearance in song "Tun Tunak Tun"
* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as sub inspector by uniform on 2:18:02 of the film scene
* [[Sulabha Arya]] as Raju's mother
* Ann Alexia Anra (Baby Anne) as Rinku
* [[Snehal Dabi]] as Man misjudging Asrani as a "Dalaal" (pimp) at a bus stop.
* [[Mushtaq Khan]] as Devi Prasad's Servant
* Bhairavi Vaidya as Anuradha's Mom
* Kahkashan Patel in a special appearance in song "Jab Bhi Koi Haseena"
* [[Rajeev Mehta]] as Laundry Business Owner

==Production==
''Hera Pheri'' was the first time that [[Priyadarshan]] worked with [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Sunil Shetty]]. He had worked with [[Paresh Rawal]] in ''[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]''. It also marked the beginning of a long association between Priyadarshan and the three actors.
Following ''Hera Pheri'', Priyadarshan has made sure that either Kumar, Shetty, Rawal or a combination of the three actors would star in his films. The only exceptions are ''[[Dhol (2007 film)|Dhol]]'', ''[[Billu]]'', ''[[Tezz]]'' and ''[[Rangrezz]]''.
Parts of the film were shot in Dubai, and Hera Pheri 3 will also be shot there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/hera-pheri-3-to-take-off-in-the-uae|title=Hera Pheri 3 to take off in the UAE|first=Arti Dani (sub|last=Editor/reporter)|website=Khaleej Times|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>

==Music==
===Score===
The [[film score]] was composed by [[Surinder Sodhi]].

===Songs===
{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| all_lyrics = [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]
| all_music = [[Anu Malik]] with the exception of the song "Tun Tunak Tun", which was composed by Lalit Sen and [[Bally Sagoo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hera Pheri: Audio Listing|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/6592/index.html|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=2011-04-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531150117/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/6592/index.html|archive-date=31 May 2009}}</ref> Soundtrack album released by [[Saregama]]

| title1 = Mujhse Milti Hai Ek Ladki Rozana
| note1 = Not used in the film
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length1 = 6:00

| title2 = Jab Bhi Koi Haseena
| extra2 = [[KK (singer)|K.K.]]
| length2 = 6:40

| title3 = Main Ladki Pom Pom
| extra3 = [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| length3 = 6:12

| title4 = Denewala Jab Bhi Deta Deta Chhappar Phaad Ke
| extra4 = Abhijeet Bhattacharya, [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| length4 = 6:50

| title5 = Humba Leela
| extra5 = Abhijeet Bhattacharya, [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| length5 = 7:58

| title6 = Tun Tunak Tun
| extra6 = [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]], [[KK (singer)|K.K.]] (in film)
| length6 = 7:06

| title7 = Sun Zara
| note7 = Not used in the film
| extra7 = Udit Narayan, [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length7 = 7:15

| title8 = Tun Tunak Tun
| note8 = Remix
| extra8 = Richa Sharma
| length8 = 2:43
|
| total_length = 50:44
}}

==Reception==
The film did not open well upon release, but picked up later and became a box office success,<ref name="times"/> grossing Rs. 24,25,00,000 in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2000 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA== |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=2011-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023162458/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA%3D%3D |archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> Much of the acclaim went to [[Paresh Rawal]] for his comic timing and acting, with critics calling it "one of his best performances ever". Aparajita Saha of [[Rediff]] stated "the movie belongs entirely to Paresh Rawal. Whatever laughter the film solicits is solely due to him. He has impeccable timing and a natural flair for comedy. Sunil Shetty's role and his performance is also too good."<ref>{{cite web|last=Saha|first=Aparajita|title=The review of Hera Pheri|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/mar/31hera.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=2011-04-19|date=31 March 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505200202/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/mar/31hera.htm|archive-date=5 May 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Alok Kumar of Planet Bollywood praised the movie saying "Priyadarshan's Hera Pheri is a delight to watch for its performances, some songs, and an interesting story line".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kumar |first=Alok |title=Film Reviews: Hera Pheri |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/HeraPheri/ |publisher=Planet Bollywood |access-date=2011-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219044910/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/HeraPheri/ |archive-date=19 December 2010}}</ref>

It has achieved a cult status among Indian audiences<ref name="screen">{{cite web|last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |title=Cult, Comic & Classic |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/cult-comic-&-classic/621435/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201212422/http://www.screenindia.com/news/cult-comic-&-classic/621435/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 |work=[[Screen India]] |access-date=2011-04-19 |date=21 May 2010 }}</ref> and is regarded as one of the best Hindi comedy films ever made.<ref name="times">{{cite web |title=Abhi, Sanju, Nana in Hera Pheri 3 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-19/news-interviews/28296502_1_phir-hera-pheri-firoz-nadiadwala-third-sequel|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103113542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-19/news-interviews/28296502_1_phir-hera-pheri-firoz-nadiadwala-third-sequel|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2011-04-19|date=19 August 2010}}</ref> The dialogues, "Rakh! Rakh teri maa ki rakh!" and "Khopdi tod saale ka" said by Baburao Apte (Paresh Rawal) became widely famous and is used popularly in Indian memes.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==Remakes==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Cast
! Director
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]''
|[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
|[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]]
|[[Siddique–Lal]]
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Arangetra Velai]]''
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Revathi]], [[V. K. Ramaswamy (actor)|V. K. Ramaswamy]]
|[[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]
|-
|2000
|[[Hera Pheri (film series)|Hera Pheri]]
|[[Hindi]]
|[[Akshay Kumar]], [[Suniel Shetty|Sunil Shetty]], [[Paresh Rawal]] & [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Dhanalakshmi I Love You''
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]
|[[Allari Naresh]], Aditya, [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]]
|[[Shiva Nageswara Rao]]
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''Trin Trin''
|[[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]
|Dharma, Rakesh Krishna, [[Doddanna]]
|Adithya Chikkanna
|-
| 2002
| ''Wrong Number''
|[[Oriya cinema|Oriya]]
|[[Mihir Das]], [[Sritam Das]]
|[[Bobby Islam]]
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{{more citations needed|section|date=June 2020}}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Awards
! Category
! Recipients and Nominees
! Results
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Best Comedian Award|Best Actor in a Comic Role]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Paresh-Rawal/awards|title=Paresh Rawal Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Paresh Rawal {{!}} Times of India Entertainment|website=The Times of India|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
|[[Paresh Rawal]]
|rowspan="5" {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Best Comedian Award|Best Comedian]]
|Paresh Rawal
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Comedian|Best Comic Actor]]
|Paresh Rawal
|-
|Best Screenplay
|[[Neeraj Vora]]
|-
|Best Dialogue
|Neeraj Vora
|-
|Best Performance in a Comic Role
|[[Om Puri]]
|rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
|Best Story
|Anand S. Vardhan
|-
|Best Editing
|N. Gopalakrishnan
|}

==Sequel==
''[[Phir Hera Pheri]]'', the sequel, was released in 2006. Alongside the main trio, [[Bipasha Basu]] and [[Rimi Sen]] join the cast. The sequel was also successful as well.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|242519|Hera Pheri}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|hera_pheri}}
* {{AllMovie title|145251|Hera Pheri}}
* [https://indianmemeculture.com/2020/08/hera-pheri-meme-templates.html Hera Pheri Popular memes and templates]

{{Hera Pheri}}
{{Priyadarshan}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hera Pheri (2000 Film)}}
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian buddy films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:2000s buddy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Priyadarshan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:2000s action comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films about kidnapping in India]]
[[Category:2000s comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Surinder Sodhi]]

Hera Pheri (2000 film) - Revision history

Bot: robot: Creating/updating articles

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

>Weracco at 16:34, 8 July 2021