Hera Pheri
Desperate tenant Raju, scheming roommate Shyam, and their clueless landlord Baburao hatch a risky plan to hijack a ransom call and steal the payoff—only to find themselves tangled in a chaotic cat‑and‑mouse game with the real kidnappers and law enforcement.
Synopsis
Two tenants and their landlord, all in urgent need of money, accidentally intercept a ransom phone call through a cross connection. They devise a scheme to collect the ransom for themselves.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by N GopalakrishnanShot by JeevaScored by Anu Malik
Box Office
2000 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$4.8M
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Akshay Kumar
as Raju
Suniel Shetty
as Ghanshyam (Shyam)
Paresh Rawal
as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte
Tabu
as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar
Om Puri
as Khadak Singh
Gulshan Grover
as Kabira
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Devi Prasad
Mukesh Khanna
as Sub-Inspector Prakash
Govardhan Asrani
as Bank Manager
Asrani
as Bank Manager
Razak Khan
as Chhota Chetan
Kashmera Shah
as Kabira's Gang Member
Supporting cast
10Sulabha Arya
as Savitri Devi
Ann Alexia Anra
as Rinku Prasad
Mushtaq Khan
as Devi Prasad's Servant
Dinesh Hingoo
as Chaman Jhinga
Snehal Dabi
as Bystander at Bus Stand
Rajeev Mehta
as Laundry Owner
Bhairavi Vaidya
as Mrs Panikar
Sharad Sankla
as Peon
Namrata Shirodkar
as Special Appearance in the Song "Tun Tunak Tun"
Kahkashan Patel
as Special Appearance in the Song "Jab Bhi Koi Haseena"
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1Writers
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2Other crew
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