Hera Pheri (2000 film)
Hera Pheri is a 2000 Indian Hindi- language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Tabu.
The story is adapted from the 1989 Malayalam film" Ramji Rao Speaking" which was based on the 1971 television film" See The Man Run".
The film spawned a sequel," Phir Hera Pheri", released in 2006.
It is the first instalment of the" Hera Pheri" franchise.
Over the years, the film went on to become a cult classic.
It was voted as the best Bollywood comedy film of all time in an online poll conducted by" The Indian Express".
Ruby Hoffman
Ruby Hoffman( July 28, 1886 – September 22, 1973) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Ruby Hoffman was born on July 28, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
She was an actress, known for" The Lightning Raider"( 1919)," The Dictator"( 1915) and" The House of Hate"( 1918).
She died on September 22, 1973 in Oxford, Ohio, United States.
Blowback (film)
Blowback is a 2000 film directed by Mark L. Lester.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born Priyadarshan Soman Nair; 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter.
In a career spanning over three decades, he has directed more than 95 films in various Indian languages, predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi, while also having done six films in Tamil and two in Telugu.
Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade.
He has done about 26 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Bollywood director after David Dhawan.
In 2013, he announced that "Rangrezz" would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema.
Best known for his comedy films, Priyadrshan has also experimented with some action, thriller and period films.
His collaborations with Mohanlal were highly popular in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and 1990s, with most notable films being "Poochakkoru MookkuthiMazha Peyyunnu Maddalam KottunnuThalavattamVellanakalude NaduChithramVandanamKilukkamAbhimanyuMithunamThenmavin KombathKala Pani", and "Chandralekha".
Other Malayalam actors he frequently collaborated with are: Kuthiravattam Pappu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Sankaradi, M.G. Soman, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Shobhana, KPAC Lalitha, Revathi, Lissy, Cochin Haneefa, Maniyanpilla Raju, Mukesh, Jagadeesh, C.I. Paul, Vineeth, Ganesh, Shankar, and Mammukoya.
Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films.
He is known for adapting stories from Malayalam films into Bollywood, from his own work as well as other films.
Most notable such Bollywood films include "Hera PheriHungamaHulchulGaram MasalaBhagam BhagChup Chup KeDhol", and "Bhool Bhulaiyaa".
His multiple collaborations in Hindi include Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Pooja Batra, Amrish Puri, Johny Lever, Asrani, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri, Tinnu Anand, Shakti Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Sharat Saxena, Jackie Shroff, and Suniel Shetty.
In 2007, his Tamil film "Kanchivaram" won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
In 2012, the Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award for his contribution towards the arts.
Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films.
His most popular commercials are for Coca-Cola, American Express, Nokia, Parker Pens, Asian Paints, Kinley and Max New York Life Insurance.
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin Stanton Porter( April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company.
Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include" Jack and the Beanstalk"( 1902)," Life of an American Fireman"( 1903)," The Great Train Robbery"( 1903)," The Kleptomaniac"( 1905)," Life of a Cowboy"( 1906)," Rescued from an Eagle's Nest"( 1908), and" The Prisoner of Zenda"( 1913).
Phir Hera Pheri
Phir Hera Pheri( Foul play again) is a 2006 Indian crime comedy film.
It is the sequel to the 2000 film" Hera Pheri" directed by Priyadarshan.
The film stars the three men from the previous film Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal.
Bipasha Basu and Rimi Sen are the new additions in the film.
The central plot is inspired from" Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and the plot of the circus was taken from the Charlie Chaplin film" The Circus".
The movie was released on 9 June 2006.
The Dictator (1915 film)
The Dictator is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by Oscar Eagle and reputedly Edwin S. Porter.
It was based on a play" The Dictator" by Richard Harding Davis and produced by Adolph Zukor( Famous Players Film Company) and the Charles Frohman Company.
John Barrymore stars in a role played on the stage by William Collier, Sr. whose company Barrymore had performed in this play.
The film was rereleased on April 13, 1919 as part of the Paramount" Success Series" of their early screen successes.
The story was refilmed in 1922 as" The Dictator" starring Wallace Reid.
Today both films are lost.
According to allmovie and silentera the film was shot partly in Cuba.
Committed (film)
Committed is a 2000 film directed and written by Lisa Krueger.
Dinesh Hingoo
Dinesh Hingoo( born 13 April 1940) is a Bollywood actor who had played mainly comic roles.
He had appeared in over 300 films, from" Taqdeer( 1967)" to" Be Careful( 2011)", and was known for his laughter and impersonations including that of a Parsi businessman.
He was a stand- up comedian in many orchestras, famous comedian Johny Lever in an interview stated that it was Dinesh Hingoo, who gave him a break to perform on stage as a comedian.
He had played supporting roles and bit parts in movies such as" QurbaniSaajanBaazigarHumraazDaraarNo EntryJudaaiKhoobsurat", Hera Pheri( 2000 film), Phir Hera Pheri and" Anubhav".
He had acted in television serials on Indian public broadcaster, Doordarshan.
He is known for his character as Chaman Jhinga in" Hera Pheri".

Question: Do both directors of films Hera Pheri (2000 Film) and The Dictator (1915 Film) share the same nationality?
Answer: no