Hera Pheri – Movie Review (2000)

Starring:  Akshay Kumar , Paresh Rawal and Sunil Shetty.

Hera Pheri is an Indian comedy which was released in 2000, which is considered a cult classic by many.

The story is about Raju, Sham and Babu Rao Apte and their dreams to become rich one day. One day GOD answers their prayer and give them a chance to change their life forever.

The film carries a 90s feel in a new world of films where new eras of films were coming to its own place. The reason why this film works is because it has a soul and funny at the same time.

The songs provide a nice break, make you hum to the tunes and just enjoy. Editing could have been a bit tighter, but once again this film was released in a transitional period of Hindi cinema so nevertheless its fine.  The film’s comedy is way ahead of its time.

Akshay Kumar is funny as the mischap Raju and is terrific during emotional scenes. Sunil Shetty is perfect as Sham, a complete opposite of Raju.  Paresh Rawal is the one who steals the show. All these 3 actors’ comedic geniuses.  This film is a must watch, a lot of films have tried match the calibre of this one, but have failed. A must watch.

4/5