Phir Hera Pheri | |
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Directed by | Neeraj Vora |
Written by | Neeraj Vora |
Produced by | Firoz A. Nadiadwala |
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Narrated by | Nana Patekar |
Cinematography | Velraj |
Edited by | Diwakar P. Bhonsle Virendra Gharse |
Music by | Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Background Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | Base Industries Group |
Distributed by | Base Industries Group Shemaroo Entertainment |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹18 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹69.12 crore[1] |
Phir Hera Pheri (translation: Foul Play Once Again) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language heist comedy drama written and directed by Neeraj Vora. The film serves as the sequel to Hera Pheri (2000)[2] and the second installment of the Hera Pheri franchise. The film stars an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal (reprising their roles from the previous film), Bipasha Basu, Rimi Sen, Sharat Saxena, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Milind Gunaji, Manoj Joshi and Razak Khan. Following the events of the previous film, a twist of fate changes the lives of Raju (Kumar), Shyam (Shetty) and Babu (Rawal) when they get cheated by a fraudster, Anuradha (Basu). They must now find another way to repay the money borrowed from a dreaded gangster, Tiwari (Saxena).
Upon its release on 9 June 2006, the film was a major commercial success,[3][4] becoming the 8th highest grosser of the year. Over the years, the film has attained a cult status. The film is loosely based on the British film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998).[5]