Bhagam Bhag
| Bhagam Bhag | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by |
Sunil Shetty Dhilin Mehta |
| Screenplay by |
Neeraj Vora Priyadarshan |
| Story by |
Neeraj Vora Priyadarshan |
| Starring |
Akshay Kumar Govinda Paresh Rawal Lara Dutta Jackie Shroff Arbaaz Khan Manoj Joshi Tanushree Dutta Rajpal Yadav Gurleen Chopra Shakti Kapoor |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | Jeeva |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar |
| Distributed by |
K Sera Sera Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Popcorn Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Bhagam Bhag (Translated: Running Around) is a 2006 Indian comedy–mystery film, starring Govinda, Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal. It is the first time the two are in a film together. The movie also stars Lara Dutta, Jackie Shroff and Arbaaz Khan. It is directed by Priyadarshan. Shooting took place in Oxford, United Kingdom in July–August 2006, filming at several University of Oxford landmarks. It released on 22 December 2006. The story borrows certain sub-plots from Siddique-Lal's 1995 Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking and some portions from Sathyan Anthikkad's Nadodikkattu. The climax twist of the film is borrowed from Stanley Kramer's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and the Marathi thriller Bindhaast which also remade in Tamil as Snegithiye and in Malayalam as Raakilipattu by Priyadarshan.
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Plot
Champak Chaturvedi (Paresh Rawal) the director of a theater group, is offered a chance to perform a show in London. Babla (Govinda) and Bunty (Akshay Kumar) are two derps and flirts in his group, always fighting with each other to get the role of the hero. Their behaviour causes the actress (Tanushree Dutta) to run away. This really upsets the organizer, who offered the chance mainly because of the heroine. After reaching London, Champak tells the duo that whoever gets a new actress will get to become hero. Then Babla asks Gulab Singh Lakhan Singh Haryanewale (Rajpal Yadav), a local driver where he can find a heroine. Gulab Singh misinterprets this as prostitute and directs him to a park.
Bunty, who has heard everything, follows them. In a misunderstanding, they meet two men from underworld and exchange their goods, only to find that the men have sold drugs to them since the underworld misinterpreted their need for heroine as "heroin". Bunty convinces Babla into going to the police to turn in the drugs to get good credit or an award, but the police get the wrong impression and think they are drug dealers. Commissioner JD Mehra (Jackie Shroff) releases them after telling them not to leave the country until they are proven innocent. Then while search of a heroine, Bunty and Gulab Singh take help of Guru (Shakti Kapoor), a local don who is a drunkard and they end up breaking his (Guru's) legs. Guru sends his goons to thrash Bunty and Gulab Singh but they escape. They bump into Munni (Lara Dutta), who is trying to commit suicide. Bunty saves her and brings her to the theatre group to be the heroine.
Later, Bunty falls in love with Munni, but then she has an accident. The doctor notes that she may have suicidal tendencies. When Munni wakes up, she claims to be Nisha Chauhan, wife of Vikram Chauhan (Arbaaz Khan). They meet Vikram, who confirms her suicidal nature. A heartbroken Bunty accepts the fact and tries to forget her, only to learn some time later that Nisha has burnt herself to death.
Meanwhile, the underworld don (Sharat Saxena) who gave drugs and his boss M.G. Gandhi (Manoj Joshi) think that Bunty, Babla and Champak are undercover cops and they want to kill them. However, Bunty suddenly spots Nisha in the city one day. Later, Champak and Babla too see her. On the day of the drama, the trio see Vikram flailing a gun at someone and are shocked to see him die in front of them.
All three are frightened and throw his body down a vent. During the performance, Vikram's body falls from the ceiling. Mehra questions everyone and arrests the trio for murder of Vikram. M.G. Gandhi wants the three dead because he thinks they're going to get him thrown in jail. Gandhi's men attack the police car transporting the trio, helping them to escape. The trio try to search priety based on the clues they have. Meanwhile, Gulab Singh is given task by Guru to search for the trio. M G Gandhi captures Champak. Bunty and Babla run into Nisha, well and alive, upon which they trap her at the clock tower of Brighton railway station.
It is revealed her real name is Aditi and she was hired by Vikram to play his wife Nisha and convince people she is crazy in return for money and a passport out of the UK. Vikram wanted to kill his real wife Nisha (Gurleen Chopra) to get her wealth. When Aditi found out about his ways, she tried to stop him and failed. She later tried to reach Bunty at the show to tell him about it, but Vikram caught her. Then Mehra arrived at the play and killed Vikram. Just then, Mehra arrives there and confirms that he is indeed Vikram's killer.
Mehra reveals that Nisha was his sister and he killed Vikram to avenge her murder. He also intends to kill Aditi as she helped Vikram to pass off Nisha's murder as suicide.The disaster is averted due to an accident.
Bunty tries to stop Mehra, saying that Aditi wanted to say something in her defense, but she remains tongue-tied due to fear. Guru and his men take Gulab Singh to the clock, leaving Hakka, Guru's right hand to take care of Ravinder Taneja, the sponsor. Hakka flees towards his master on spotting Gandhi and his men coming with Champak leaving Ravinder. Gandhi mistakes Ravinder as Sherkhan, a drug dealer from whom he used to buy drugs, ending up in annoying Ravinder. Meanwhile, Gulab Singh's employer (who had leased him a taxi) and Hakka, with his friends, enter the scene. Briefed wrongly due to misinterpreting by his men all those who were present as undercover cops, Gandhi fires his pistol towards the ceiling. All reach where Babla, Bunty, Mehra and Aditi stand. Gandhi, again due to incorrect briefing, fires at Mehra, but misses and the bullets pierce a beehive. The honeybees launch an attack, in standing against which everyone loses its head. Mehra flees the scene unhurt, and probably also calls the police.
Some climb on the top of the tower, while Bunty breaks the dial of the clock. All cling to the front of the clock while a firefighting crane arrives. The firefighter allows only two people, but everybody holds the crane, overloading and throwing it out of order. The victims are thrown off the crane seconds after they hold it. The first is an Arab(possibly Sherkhan in disguise); he runs head and feet first into a Time Magazine poster. A British drug dealer (who works for Gandhi) then crashes into a window of a nearby building. Bunty and Aditi then land on a hanging poster. Aditi is saved but Bunty falls down. Ravinder lands into the reservoir of a fountain, ingesting a marine animal on reaching underwater. Gulab Singh's employer, Hakka and Guru fall on a palm tree. Gandhi, his other man and Champak land on a live overhead electric line. Hakka drops down onto bouquets displayed under the tree. Guru, hanging on a rope or the line, transports in and disrupts the Pampered Pet Shop. Those on the line get thrown due to electric current. Gandhi lands in a firecracker store. His man falls into white paint. Gandhi emerges out tied to a rocket amidst deafening explosions. He, too, has a dive in the reservoir of a fountain. Champak slides down, ruining a set table. He is taken along by an oncoming Babla into a trashcan. The last to be thrown off the crane is Gulab Singh, who rests on the hands of a statue. The crane then falls apart. When in the hospital, Mehra returns the passports of Babla, Bunty and Champak. Then, he surrenders to his juniors.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Bunty
- Govinda as Babla
- Paresh Rawal as Champak Chaturvedi (Champak Seth)
- Lara Dutta as Munni /Aditi Desai
- Gurleen Chopra as Nisha Chauhan
- Jackie Shroff as Police commissioner J.D Mehra
- Rajpal Yadav as Gulab Singh Lakhan Singh Haryanewale (Gullu)
- Manoj Joshi as Manu Bhai Gandhi (MG Gandhi)
- Sharat Saxena as MG Gandhi's dealer
- Shakti Kapoor as Guru
- Razzak Khan as Hakka
- Arbaaz Khan as Vikram Chauhan
- Nazahat Moody Sheetal Verma Theatre group sponsor
- Amita Nangia as the Theatre group singer
- Tanushree Dutta as Anjali (Cameo)
- Prerna Rathod as Sheetal
Soundtrack
| Bhagam Bhag | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Pritam | ||||
| Released | 22 December 2006 | |||
| Length | 60:05 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Pritam | |||
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All lyrics written by Sameer; all music composed by Pritam.
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