Hera Pheri (2000)

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.

This movie is very hilarious and entertaining! It has great dialogue, great comic sequences, great entertainment and action, and great performances, most notably Paresh Rawal. He has immortalized the character of Baburao as one of the most remembered Bollywood characters of all-time. He is excellent and hilarious, and his timing is great. Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty do great as well, and they also did great comedy. Tabu was sort of wasted in her short role however. The script is great and iconic; so many of the dialogues like "Kaun Devi Prasad?" have become famous and remembered. Honestly, the only thing that threw me off was the music; it wasn't too good; only "Jab Bhi Koi Haseena" stood out. The direction was also pretty good; this film is what gave Priyadarshan a big name. But besides that, if your'e looking for a great time, this film gives you that for sure.

Priyadarshan is a the only prominent director from Kerala, in Bollywood!! As he did so many colourful movies in Malayalam, he remade so many Malayalam films in Hindi, and also in Tamil.... He usually remake the films which are got so many surprises and having no supernatural characters.... and of course which are box office hits...!!!! He remakes films of himself, which are also written by him in most turns, and of other film makers... Siddhik and Lal are a famous film making pair in Malayalam film industry. This film is a pure remake of the Malayalam Mega Hit "Ramji Rao Speaking". In the original film there is a theater manager and director Mannar Mathai(Innocent) who runs the "Urvashi Theaters"!!! Gopalakrishnan(Mukesh) is a tenant of Mathai, since the theater is not going appropriately. Balakrishnan(Sai Kumar) came to the city to claim for a job in the company where his late father worked. A girl, Rani(Rekha) also claims for this job, whose late father was also a worker of that company. The manager of the company(Shankaradi) tries to make Balakrishanan to fall in love with the Rani to solve the dispute b/w them. Gopalakrishnan and Balakrishnan were always in making trying to make problems to each other. Gopalakrishnan was mocking in front of his mother(Sukumari)as a millionaire. All the three had so many problems, the only solution is MONEY!!!! Once a phone-call came to Urvashi Theaters from a kidnapper who introduces himself in the phone as "Ramji Rao Speaking!"..... The kidnapper Ramji Rao(Vijayarakhavan)misunderstands the phone number of Urumees Thmapan(Devan) with that of Urvashi Theaters, from the telephone directory.... Exactly Rao kidnapped the only daughter of Thampan, Nisha. Balakrishnan and companions plays a game in b/w Thampan and Rao.... And that makes more interesting incidences... And construct a good comedy at last !!!!!In the original film Mamukoya plays the role of Hamsakoya, a friend of Balakrishnan.Harishree Ashokan, Alappey Ashraf, Kunchan and NF Varghese also did some small but remarkable roles. Priyadarshan could do the Siddique-Lal Magic's repetition in the Bollywood, up to a limit !!!This movie is a good remake of the original....

Hera Pheri was 2000's best film for me and it released at a time when Akshay Kumar had only 2 hits back to back from 1999 after a string of 18 flops. This was his comeback blockbuster film and a good comedy film too. Priyadarshan is know to be the father of comedy and this time he really proves himself worthy. Hera Pheri is one of his best films and it is much better than its sequel Phir Hera Pheri which was a bad follow up. The film also made Paresh Rawal famous after doing several villainy acts, one of his first comic acts was praised. Sunil Shetty too deserves an applause for his decent performance, this got him career the boost he needed after his most recent Kala Samrajya got delayed and bombed at the box office. The film is so good it keeps your attention, even the melodramatic scenes are realistic and well formed, the film is flawless and never makes you cringe. It is one of the best Bollywood comedies with no silly comic scenes and actually funny elements which is why it works. The action sequences are hilarious and though the ending is a bit silly, it is so funny that it is forgiven. Compared to what crap Priyan makes nowadays, this film is one of his best. In fact, if Priyan directed the sequel to this, he would have done a good job. On the whole, this film will be remembered for its good comic scenes, brilliant performances, awesome songs, and neat dialogs. Overall, a job very well done.