Sunday, June 6, 2010

Hera Pheri (1976 film) : This movie was 'superhit' at boxoffice!!



Hera Pheri is a 1976 Hindi movie directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Saira Banu with Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Sulakshana Pandit, Shreeram Lagoo and Asrani. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji and the lyrics by Anjaan.This movie was 'superhit' at boxoffice.

Vinod Khanna received a Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actor, the only nomination for the film. This is one of six films that Vinod Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan starred together in. At the time, the pairing of the two actors often made the film quite successful, especially since both actors were rising stars gunning for the top spot in Hindi Cinema.

* Saira Banu ... Kiran Singh
* Amitabh Bachchan ... Vijay
* Vinod Khanna ... Ajay
* Shreeram Lagoo ... Police Commissioner Khanna
* Pinchoo Kapoor ... P.K. / Ghanshyamdas
* P. Jairaj ... Dinanath
* Yunus Parvez ... Dhaniram
* Mohan Sherry ... Sherry
* Urmila Bhatt ... Sudha
* Mac Mohan ... Mac
* Randhir
* Goga Kapoor ... Goga (as Goga)
* R.P. Sethi ... Drunk in Casino
* Vikas Anand ... Casino Manager
* Tarun Ghosh ... Waiter at Irani Restaurant

Synopsis of Hera Pheri :
Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ajay (Vinod Khanna) are two small time crooks, who loot other rich 'respected' but criminal-minded people for a living. One night, while gambling, Vijay recognizes Sheru, a person who has assisted PK (Punchoo Kapoor) in murdering his father. Vijay's tragic past is something that Ajay is unaware of. PK, meanwhile, roams around scot free in the disguise of Ghanshyam Das, pretending to be a friend of Vijay. Later on, Ajay comes to know about his own past and that PK is his dad. He deserts Vijay and joins PK. But has Ajay really started disliking Vijay? Would Vijay find out the reality about PK? What about their friendship? Is it gone forever? Hera-pheri is a entertaining flick coming from the house of Prakash Mehra with good doses of comedy, romance and drama.

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