Heeralal Pannalal (1999 film)

Heeralal Pannalal is a 1999 Indian bilingual action comedy film simultaneously shot in Bengali and Hindi languages, produced and directed by Kawal Sharma, in his directorial debut in Bengali cinema. Loosely inspired by Uttam Kumar starrer Bhranti Bilash (1963), the film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Johnny Lever, both portraying dual roles, alongside Mohan Joshi, Shakti Kapoor and Pramod Moutho in another pivotal roles. The film follows Heeralal and Pannalal – twin brothers who face humorous situations when they are mistaken for another set of twins with the same name.

The film marks the fifth collaboration between Sharma and Chakraborty, and also Lever's acting debut in Bengali cinema. Predominantly shot in Ooty, portions of the filming took places in Kolkata and Mumbai. Music of the film is composed by Anand Raaj Anand, with the Bengali and lyrics penned by Pulak Bandyopadhyay and Shaheen Iqbal respectively. Anil Sehgal handled its cinematography, while A. Muthu edited the film.

Heeralal Pannalal theatrically released on 22 October 1999. In the Hindi version of the film, Chakraborty's voice was dubbed by a dubbing artist, which created further controversy. The film was Disaster at boxoffice.