Hera Pheri

Synopsis: Baburao is a landlord in India, who is very near-sighted, and always in financial trouble. He has a tenant named Raja, who has not paid his rent for several months. He also has anther tenant named Shyam, who has come to the city to look for a job in his late father's place, but is unable to find employment. The three men quarrel amongst themselves frequently. Then one day, the three men get a phone call from a kidnapper named Kabira, and decide to make use of this phone call to overcome their financial problems - pretend to be the real kidnappers, increase the ransom amount, keep the incremental amount for themselves, and then give the original ransom demanded to Kabira. Will they get away with this idea?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Priyadarshan
Production: Chaudhary Enterprises
  5 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2000
156 min
6,624 Views


Go over there to that building.

Brother, can you break this bill?

-Yes.

Please help me today God.

I applied for a job here.

My dad used to work here as well.

He died in the 1992 fire.

I should be the one to get the job.

Go there.

Shyam

I had applied for a job.

- Go there.

I had applied for a job.

- No, no - go there.

I don't understand. Why are you

shuttling me from here to there

Hey, come over here...

what's the matter?

Who was the former employee?

- My father

The name?

- Shyam.

So when did Mr. Shyam die?

- Shyam is my name.

My father's name was Sunderlal...

he died on December , 2.

There was another person who

died with your father in the

hospital - Shiv Shanker...

- Yes.

His next-of-kin has also

applied for this job.

As he was senior to your father

so he gets the preference.

Sir, my father died first how

can he be senior?

I see, but in the hospital

both died on the same day.

As per hospital seniority my

father died min 28 sec sooner

So he had the first right?

- Perhaps .

Similar problem arose 0 months

ago as my father was 8 min late

Now I've the death certificate

and sent a copy to head office.

Give some time to resolve it.

- Some time? - (Yes.)

It has already taken 6 years -

I'm indebted to dogs and cats.

I'll rather commit suicide than

return to my village -

No don't take your life, I'll

recommend - rest is your luck.

What is this, yes tell me...?

- Sir, it's the suit.

Originally it was a suit -

it is no longer a suit!

I thought you're educated so I

put you on ironing job, but ...

you burnt a blouse, then a

trouser and now a suit

You're progressing negatively -

what thank you - in fact you

working hard to destroy me -

work hard to progress you idiot

Idiot, I won't work hard but

earn a lot by shortcut methods.

Sorry boss!

- That's all right.

Hey ... Give me my purse ...

I'll kill you!

Take out ...

- What?

Give me my purse ...

- Oh you idiot!

Over there -

get him!

Can I talk to Devi Prasad?

- This is not his home!

What? He's not home?

Where is he?

Go to a temple for goddesses

Prasad - this is a garage.

This is star garage and I'm

its owner Baburao Apte.

Is Devi Prasad home?

- He died 0 minutes ago!

Died!

- Idiot, can't dial correctly.

Hello, is Mr. Baburao home?

- No Devi Prasad here - speak!

Sir, I want to rent...

I see - where are you from?

- Gurgaon.

Very good village - people are

sweet like sugar. -

Yes ... Maruti...

- You can get everything here...

Maruti, Esteem, Tata but at

this time I've only one.

But sir I don't need a car!

- What? You don't need a car?

Brother Maruti has sent me.

- Which Maruti?

Who has a restaurant in Matunga

- Oh Maruti Rao, he's good man.

He said you're also a very good

and sympathetic man.

Tell me what's your problem?

- My name is Shaym

If name is your problem change

it! Why have you come here?

I came in search of job.

- I've no job for you.

Actually job is not my problem

I've no place to live.

First be sure about the problem

is it name, job or house?

House sir!

- Go right, you'll find many.

I don't have money to rent any.

You changed your Problem again!

Please allow me to stay here -

your heart is like ocean.

Only my heart is ocean, rest is

like salted sea. That's Problem

I won't increase your problem.

- The pay 000 rent a month.

But I came with only 500!

- Well, 500 will be fine.

But I've already spent 200.

- How much is left?

Three hundred

- Well take out 00.

I need 00 for pass.

- Okay give me 200.

God you gave for wine tonight.

For lowering rent compensate me

by helping me with work -

Can you cook? - (No.)

Okay then clean the utensils.

Come, I'll show your room.

My neighbor's hen, it's like me

- Does it drink?

lts heart is like ocean - lives

there but lays eggs in my home.

In fact I don't need to take

any rent from you.

But if I don't you'll think

you own this house.

I've to keep this room closed.

It was rented to a dram company

Mohini Theaters was their name.

Didn't pay rent for 8 months.

I threw them out and

confiscated all their materials

You will share this room with

another man. This is his bag.

You'll live here

Don't go to his side.

You will get your drinking and

bathing water from this well.

It is very deep.

- You don't have to dip inside.

Let me show you the toilet.

Why don't you hold the door

or show presence by singing.

Can you sing?

No.

Better learn, otherwise you

walk 2 miles to rail line.

Why?

- Toilet has no lock.

Earlier there was no door.

Don't follow - go to your room.

Can't you put a Lock on Toilet?

- It's nothing worth locking.

Then at least don't allow

garage visitors to use it.

He has come to Live in

home not in garage.

You gave room to this crook.

- Crook, he said he is Shyam.

He's not Shyam.

He's a pickpocket.

Baburao he's a misunderstanding

- Get out of here, now

Don't push me your with hands

Hands! I'll push with my feet.

I want to hear from Baburao.

- Really?

I'll see how you

won't get out from here.

I swear to God I'm not a thief.

Don't be influenced by him.

If I was a thief, would I

come this far to seek a job.

Please trust me and also

make him understand.

Don't make pathetic stories!

- Babubhaiya please stop him.

Raju, what's this? Come out.

Why are you doing this.

You don't say word. I mean

don't speak in between us.

Hold a minute what's your name?

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Neeraj Vora

Neeraj Vora (22 January 1963 – 14 December 2017) was an Indian film director, writer, actor and composer from Gujarat. He made a mark in Bollywood with his work as a writer for Aamir Khan's film Rangeela. His directorial debut was Khiladi 420 in 2000. Later in 2006, he wrote and directed Phir Hera Pheri. He suffered a stroke in October 2016, putting him in coma. He was working on Hera Pheri 3 before he went into coma and died on 14 December 2017 at 3 a.m. in Criti Care hospital, Mumbai. more…

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