Bhagam Bhag
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| Bhagam Bhag भागम भाग بھگم بھگ |
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 Movie poster for Bhagam Bhag |
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| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Popcorn Motion Pictures, Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Pvt Ltd |
| Written by | Neeraj Vora |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, Lara Dutta, Paresh Rawal, Manoj Joshi, Tanushree Dutta, Rajpal Yadav, Shakti Kapoor |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | Jeeva |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 2006 |
| Running time | 154 minutes |
| Language | Hindi/Uru |
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Bhagam Bhag (Hindi: भगम भग, Urdu: بھگم بھگ , English: Helter Skelter) is a 2006 Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar and Govinda. It is the first time the two are in a film together. The movie also stars Lara Dutta, Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan and Paresh Rawal. It is directed by Priyadarshan. Shooting continued in Oxford, United Kingdom in July and August 2006, filming at several University of Oxford landmarks. It released on December 22, 2006.
Famous Physicist Russell Layberry also makes a rare cameo appearance. Bhagam Bhag is a remake of a hit Malayalam comedy called Mannaar Mathai Speaking which was a sequel to Ramji Rao Speaking which was made in Hindi as Hera Pheri.[citation needed]
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[edit] Synopsis
Champak Chaturved (Paresh Rawal) has a theatre group in India and he performs shows all over the country. Bunty (Akshay Kumar) and Babla (Govinda) along with others are actors in the group. Both are very naughty natured guys who never miss any chance to flirt with girls, even the girls in the group. At the completion of one show, an organizer offers Champak's group to perform 30 shows in England. They all get very excited but as per the contract they need to leave for England on the same day. Unfortunately the heroine of the play opts out due to Bunty and Babla's misbehavior.
They reach London, where most of the film is set. Through Gullu (Rajpal Yadav), a taxi driver, Babla and Bunty try to find a girl for their play but it leads to many misunderstandings and a series of funny sequences. In this process, Babla and Bunty fall into trouble involving a drug baron and other mishaps.
Thereafter, the trio discovers a girl Munni (Lara Dutta), who suffers from amnesia to act in their drama and just as Bunty and Munni fall in love, her memory returns and it brings chaos into their lives, including a murdered husband!
From here the story leads to its climax in which a major conspiracy gets exposed.
[edit] Cast
- Akshay Kumar ... Bunty
- Govinda ... Babla
- Paresh Rawal ... Champak Chaturvedi
- Arbaaz Khan ... Vikram Chauhan
- Jackie Shroff ... Commissioner JD Mehra
- Lara Dutta ... Munni/Nisha/Aditi Desai
- Sharat Saxena
- Rajpal Yadav ... Gullu
- Tanushree Dutta...Satti Savitri
- Shakti Kapoor ...Guru
- Maushmi Udeshi ... Special Appearance (Song)
- Bill Hodder ... Singing Dancing Doctor
- Rudra V Kapila
- Manoj Joshi ... MG Gandhi
- Razak Khan ... Haka
[edit] Response
[edit] Box office
Bhagam Bhag released to a good response of 60-70% and this quickly rose to 90% [1]. According to indiafm.com, the film has collected 3.21 crores [2]. The collections dropped after four days [3]. The film has been given an average to above average status or a Hit.[4]
[edit] Reviews
The first reviews of the film have been mixed [5], [6].
[edit] Trivia
- The film is produced by Sunil Shetty under his production company Popcorn Motion Pictures.
- Priyadarshan, Sunil Shetty and writer Neeraj Vora were issued a suit by Malayalam director, Mani C Kappan, who directed Mannar Mathai Speaking for copyright issues. Shetty has compensated 75 lacs and has indeed confirmed that this film is a remake of "Mannar Mathai Speaking".[citation needed]
- The climax comedy sequence when all people are atop the crane and their falling off is a clean copy, from the 1963 English film - It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
