The iconic comic film, Hera Pheri (2000), is all set to complete 25 years this month, on March 31. It is remembered not just for its legendary characters, plot and hilarious scenes but also for two grand songs, namely ‘Jab Bhi Koi Haseena’ and ‘Tun Tunak Tun’. In an exclusive interaction with , Hera Pheri producer Firoz A. Nadiadwallah spoke about these tracks.

25 Years of Hera Pheri EXCLUSIVE: “‘Jab Bhi Koi Haseena’ was shot in the desert in 45 degrees; Akshay Kumar was wearing a black dress and yet, he didn’t complain…danced the whole night while shooting for ‘Tun Tunak Tun'” – Firoz A. Nadiadwallah

Regarding ‘Jab Bhi Koi Haseena’, Firoz A. Nadiadwallah said, “It was for the first time on an Indian screen that a Hummer was shown! It was launched as a commercial vehicle just two years before Hera Pheri was released by Arnold Schwarzenegger. India Today, at that time, had carried an article that said, ‘For the first time in an Indian film, we’ll get to see a Hummer’ (smiles)!”

Shooting for the song, however, posed a challenge. Firoz stated, “We shot it in peak summer in the deserts of UAE. The temperature was 45 degrees plus. Akshay ji is wearing a black dress but he shot for it without any complaint. It was quite a ride.”

Firoz A. Nadiadwallah then spoke about ‘Tun Tunak Tun’, “Its shoot got over at Film City at 8:00 am. The whole night, Akshay ji danced and shot for the song. Even now, he’s the same (fit and dedicated).”

Firoz A. Nadiadwallah also revealed that these two songs were added to increase Hera Pheri’s commercial value. He revealed exclusively to , “The final edited length was 3 hours and 40 minutes, and this was without those two songs of Akshay ji, ‘Jab Bhi Koi Haseena’ and ‘Tun Tunak Tun’. A major part of the humour was cut out by the director (Priyadarshan). Instead, the film was full of remorse, deprivation and sadness. We had to take a conscious stand as the film was not getting sold at all.”

Firoz then edited the film with his team and even added some replacement shots along with the aforementioned songs. He then added, “It was a miracle that a film which nobody wanted to even release on commission was sold on MG all-India two months before its release! We sold it at a very good price, not at a concession or discount. We managed to do so simply by showing its trailer. The promo had all the glamour portions and humourous dialogues.”

He signed off by saying, “I owe my personal gratitude to Akshay ji and Paresh ji (Paresh Rawal). Without them, there was no Hera Pheri.”

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