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Phir
Hera Pheri Movie
Review
PHIR HERA PHERI is the sequel to HERA PHERI
involving the famous trio -- Raju [Akshay
Kumar], Shyam [Suneil Shetty] and Baburao [Paresh
Rawal]. Only thing, the film has not been
directed by Priyadarshan [who directed HERA
PHERI], but Neeraj Vora, who has penned a number
of Priyadarshan movies.
The question uppermost on everyone's lips is,
Does PHIR HERA PHERI pale when compared to the
predecessor? Or does it provide more laughs,
gags and punches and lives up to the humungous
expectations?
Before we answer the question on whether or not
PHIR HERA PHERI works, let's get one thing
straight. In keeping with the trend of
laughathons that are the order of the day [NO
ENTRY, GARAM MASALA, MALAMAAL WEEKLY et al],
PHIR HERA PHERI also embarks on an identical
route. Meaning, don't look for logic in the
film, leave your thinking caps at home, never
look for answers, rationale or reasons…
PHIR HERA PHERI doesn't promise to be different.
It packs in ample laughs, illogical situations,
rib-tickling sequences and witty one-liners in
those 2.30 hours. In fact, writer-director
Neeraj Vora borrows everything available on the
shelf and comes up with a plot that may sound
silly to a few, but nonetheless succeeds in its
endeavor of making people laugh.
paisa-vasool
entertainer!
HERA PHERI ended with the trio [Raju, Shyam,
Baburao] receiving a hefty sum in the end. So
what did the trio do with all the money? Did
they live happily ever after? Or did they become
greedy for more? PHIR HERA PHERI takes off from
here…
Raju comes across a scheme of doubling his
wealth in a matter of weeks. But for Raju's plan
to materialize, he needs to invest a minimum of
Rs. 1 crore with a chit-fund company [Bipasha
Basu]. While Shyam and Baburao are initially
reluctant, they give in subsequently. Raju,
Shyam and Baburao contribute Rs. 10 lacs each,
but there's a shortfall of Rs. 70 lacs now to
complete the Rs. 1 crore figure.
Raju bumps into a street-smart goon [Rajpal
Yadav], who also contributes Rs. 20 lacs. As for
the remaining amount of Rs. 50 lacs, Raju sells
the bungalow [owned by the three] to a Parsi
gentleman [Dinesh Hingoo], thus fulfilling the
criterion of the chit-fund company.
Three weeks later, Raju, Shyam and Baburao
realize that the chit-fund company was actually
a big scam and has duped a number of investors.
The goon also finds himself in troubled waters
since he had borrowed money from a dreaded
gangster, Tiwari [Sharat Saxena], who will
eliminate him if he does not pay up.
It's not difficult to relate to PHIR HERA PHERI
even if you haven't watched the first part [HERA
PHERI]. Of course, Nana Patekar's voiceover at
the outset gives you an insight and refreshes
your memory, but the antics of the three
principal characters and how they get conned by
the scamster [Bipasha] keeps you focused all
through the first hour.
In fact, the first part abounds in funny
moments. Akshay trying to impress Rajpal Yadav
at a tea stall and then at his mansion are such
sequences. Later, Akshay, Suniel and Paresh's
constant bickering and squabbling after they've
gone bankrupt, keeps you thoroughly entertained.
The jokes may seem juvenile at times, but the
impact is very, very funny.
The post-interval portions aren't as amusing.
The focus never shifts from the main plot, but
with the writer involving more characters [Sharat
Saxena, Milind Gunaji, Johny Lever, Manoj Joshi,
Suresh Menon, Razzaq Khan] in the fracas, the
pace of the film slackens intermittently in this
hour. Also, the romantic track of Akshay-Rimmi
as also the song ['Mujhko Yaad Sataye Teri'],
even though an excellent composition, looks like
a forced ingredient in the narrative.
Neeraj Vora's writing and direction are aimed at
the masses. Besides, Vora has been faithful to
HERA PHERI by making the characters look and
behave exactly the way they were in the first
part. Only thing, as a writer, he could've
packed in more gags in the second hour. Vora's
dialogues, as always, are outstanding!
Himesh Reshammiya's music is of the popular
genre. 'Yaad Sataye Teri' and the title track
are first-rate compositions. The filming of the
two tracks is also lavish. Cinematography is
alright.
PHIR HERA PHERI belongs to Paresh Rawal from
Scene A to Z. The actor is at his best yet again
and all actors in the radius, even though they
come up with competent performances, get
eclipsed in front of this towering performance.
If Rawal stole the thunder in HERA PHERI, he
walks away with accolades yet again in PHIR HERA
PHERI, no two opinions on that.
On the whole, PHIR HERA PHERI has ample
masala to keep its target audience -- the
masses mainly -- more than happy. At the
box-office, the film has opened to a thunderous
response and in view of the fact that there's no
major opposition for the next two weeks, the
film will prove a money spinner for its
distributors. Has all it takes to attain the
'Hit' status due to the huge, record-breaking
initial and patronage from the masses.
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