Hera Pheri was made by Priyadarshan and released in the year 2000. Twenty-five years later, the dialogues, storyline, characters, and songs still resonate with every generation of cinema lovers. The movie and its hilarious comedy have contributed uncountable content to the meme culture of India. That is why when the making of Hera Pheri 3 was announced, excitement was rife among people to experience the chaotic comedy of ‘Baburao’, ‘Raju’ and ‘Shyam’ again.
However, there is also a curiosity about how much the actors playing these characters earned back then. The first film in the franchise earned triple times more than the original budget. So, here is how much Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal earned in Hera Pheri.
Hera Pheri was made with a budget of Rs. 7.5 crores, here is how much it earned after its release
Hera Pheri was made with a budget of Rs. 7.5 crores. After it was released in the theatres, the film became a massive hit and earned Rs. 24.5 crores, which was more than triple the budget. The success of the film resulted in a sequel called Phir Hera Pheri, which was released in 2006. Both these movies became Bollywood cult classics and cemented Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal’s careers in the comedy genre. The duo then went on to star in nearly twenty movies together.
