Hera Pheri

2000
8.2| 2h36m| en
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Three unemployed men find the answer to all their money problems when they receive a call from a kidnapper. However, things do not go as planned.

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Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Anonymous002 What I admire about this movie - The simplicity of the plot , characters we can relate to , its seriousness despite being a comedy , the no nonsensical humour and what not. I have watched almost all Priyadarshan comedies(Hindi) and Akshay kumar comedies too but none of them impressed me as much as this. The problem with other comedies is that they try to put a joke in every single scene and ultimately turns out into a mess. But here, the case is different . The plot is rather simple , no confusions , characters are believable , the problems faced by them are kinda believable. It's a realistic comedy. It's not a comedy only. Hardly 20% of the film has any jokes. But whenever there was any , it was extremely funny. This movie is great in every criteria whether it's the acting or the character development or the tight scripting. Cinematography is only thing which could have been better. Even songs are great . However , there are just too many songs at unnecessary times and that are just too long(the only reason I am not giving it a 10/10).At one point, this movie was in the IMDB top 250, now it's removed due to 0.1 point decline in the ratings(Or may be because it's Indian). Not sure if it can represent India at big platform but for Indian viewers , this is top class.
classicsoncall There apparently is something I'm missing big time with this film. The effusive praise by many reviewers on this board calling it the best or funniest movie ever is completely lost on me. At present, I've seen an even dozen pictures from India, and they run the gamut from excellent (2015's "Drishyam") to dumb and dumber ("Andaz, Apna, Apna"). By further comparison, 2009's "3 Idiots" was immensely more satisfying to watch than the three idiots in this picture. To be quite honest, the principal reason I'm drawn to Hindi titles is their placement on IMDb's 'Top 250' film lists, with a personal goal of watching and reviewing all the ones I can. This one, I have to tell you, was a chore to get through. Since we're talking in three's here, this would have made more sense to be called 'The Three Stooges of India', in which case I would have been better prepared for the pratfalls and nonsense going on. By this time I'm well aware that Hindi films often easily exceed two hours, padded by a handful of musical song and dance numbers. That was the case here as well, but my oh my, the second one in this story had to go at least ten minutes. It was so long that one of the principal characters had four or five wardrobe changes! I haven't given up on Indian movies as a result of this picture, but I have to be honest, this one was hard to take.
srikz-01 It is a light-heart old Indian comic , suitable only for the audience from Indian Sub-continent. My dear Non-Hindi speaking friends , its a good movie only if you understand Hindi . Does not make any sense for you to watch the movie dubbed in any other language ( as the comedy and timing goes well with the native language) because it is in TOP 250 list and then write a review that would be titled as "Spoiled My day " . No offense to anyone , everyone has their freedom to express their views like I did :)I have seen many non-Indian friends complaining about this , thus writing this review .
silvan-desouza When HERA PHERI released it didn't get many takers and the film managed only an average run that too mainly in Mumbai For reasons many, it was promoted as an action hero and also had action stars Akshay and Sunil, critics also panned it but the film got cult status. The film like most Priyan films is a remake of a Malyalam film RAMJI RAO SPEAKING but it's handling is great, Before this film Priyan made social dramas and action films but from here he made mostly comedies. The first half is a bit slow though the scenes between Akshay,Sunil and Paresh are funny, the problems all 3 face in their life is believable, it's the interval point the real story starts and the gags that follow keep you entertained till the end, the end is hilariousDirection by Priyadarshan is good Music is okay, the songs are quite goodAkshay Kumar was not a great actor then but is good as Raju though at times his dialogue delivery isn't up to the mark Sunil Shetty too falls in same bracket but he had delivered in some films like Hu Tu Tu and here he does a great job especially in the kidnapping episode, though at times his emotional scenes don't create the desired impact, also his dialogue delivery isn't up to the mark Paresh Rawal is simply outstanding, he stole the show, he makes you forget you're watching Paresh Rawal that impactful he is Tabu is decent in a short role, Mukesh Khanna is as usual, Khulbushan Kharbanda is okay, Gulshan Grover is as usual, Mushtaq Khan is okay Om Puri is hilarious as Khadak Singh rest are okay