Hera Pheri
Seen it?2000 | 156 min | Comedy, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but mixed reviews held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Take the Money and Run or The Ladykillers, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 36 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
4 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$5 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 222K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Priyadarshan
- Akshay KumarRaju
- Suniel ShettyShyam
- Paresh RawalBaburao Ganpatrao Apte
- TabuAnuradha Shivshankar Panikar
- Om PuriKharak Singh
- Gulshan GroverKabira
- Kulbhushan KharbandaDevi Prasad
- Mukesh KhannaInspector Prakash Mathur
- AsraniBank Manager
- Razak KhanChhota Chetan