Two con men, Vijay and Ajay, manage to hoodwink a number of wealthy people as well as Police Commissioner Khanna. Their lives undergo many changes, after a caper at a casino, where Vijay is recognized by a gangster named P.K., who decides to separate the two friends by claiming that Ajay is his long-lost son; insinuating that Vijay has not been completely forthright with Ajay; and implicating him in the murder of a male named Mac. Written by rAjOo ([email protected])

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Hera Pheri (1976)

★ 6.6/10 October 1, 1976 164 min

ActionComedyDrama

Director: Prakash Mehra

Two con men, Vijay and Ajay, manage to hoodwink a number of wealthy people as well as Police Commissioner Khanna. Their lives undergo many changes, after a caper at a casino, where Vijay is recognized by a gangster named P.K., who decides to separate the two friends by claiming that Ajay is his long-lost son; insinuating that Vijay has not been completely forthright with Ajay; and implicating him in the murder of a male named Mac. Written by rAjOo ([email protected])

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Director

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Cast

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Vijay Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna Ajay Saira Banu Saira Banu Kiran Singh Goga Kapoor Goga Kapoor Goga Sulakshana Pandit Sulakshana Pandit Asha Khanna Shreeram Lagoo Shreeram Lagoo Police Commissioner Khanna Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor P.K. / Ghanshyamdas Asrani Asrani Asrani (uncredited) Yunus Parvez Yunus Parvez Dhaniram Mac Mohan Mac Mohan Mac

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THE-LENS September 18, 2026

**Hera Pheri (1976)** Director: Prakash Mehra (The Action-Comedy Architect) Core Performance Metrics: Vinod Khanna (The Greek Hero Sovereign), Amitabh Bachchan (The Defied Co-Conman), Saira Banu (The Glamorous Mafia Queen) Visual Trait Markers: Sharp 70s Tailoring, High-Density Con-Prank Sequences, The Rejection of the Lost-Brother Formula Thematic Axis: Conman Sophistication vs. Systemic Crime / The Khanna-Bachchan Acting Duel Review By: Dr Usman Latif Khawaja Prakash Mehra’s Hera Pheri (1976) — 8/10 Con men versus con women in a wickedly woven vixen of a veritable vortex This multi-starrer action comedy stands as an exceptionally entertaining, high-density comedy-action play—a formidable formula that functions as a forceful, fresh look at the Indian milieu. Mehra completely distances himself from the exhausted, hyper-sentime…