Bhagam Bhag
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Bhagam Bhag 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 Paresh Rawal
, Lara Dutta
and Jackie Shroff
. 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 was remade in Telugu as "Brahmanandam Drama Company
" in 2008.
group from India
performs shows all over the country. Champak Chaturved (Paresh Rawal
), who has created the group, is offered a chance perform a show in London
. Bunty (Akshay Kumar
) and Babla (Govinda
) flirt with the heroine of the show, which causes her to run away. This really upsets the organizer, who offered the chance mainly because of the heroine.
Chaturved gives an ultimatum to Bunty and Babla: whoever gets a new actress will be the hero. Then Babla asks Gullu (Rajpal Yadav
) where he can find a heroine. Gullu misinterprets this as 'heroin' and directs him to a park. Bunty, who has heard everything, follows them. Two strange men arrive and Bunty and Babla assume they will supply them with a heroine, but they turn out to be part of the underworld. The strange men trade bags and run as soon as they see the police. It turns out that the two are working for MG Gandhi (Manoj Joshi
), who believes Bunty and Babla are undercover cops. Babla and Bunty chase them because the men have taken their bag of clothes. They lose the men, open the bag, and find drugs. 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.
Bunty and Gullu 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. He becomes the hero, which frustrates Babla. Bunty falls in love with Munni, but then she has an accident. The doctor notices that she may be suicidal and Chaturved and Babla also notice she is suicidal. When Munni wakes up, she does not recognize anyone and asks for her husband Vikram Chauhan (Arbaaz Khan). Confused, the group asks her who she is and she says she is Nisha. It turns out she is married and mentally ill. Bunty is heartbroken and everything goes back to the way it was.
Later, the group finds out that Nisha has been burned alive, and Bunty is grief-stricken that his love is dead. However, as Bunty and Babla are touring the city, Bunty sees Nisha and follows her with Babla, but they lose her. Then during a show, Chaturved sees Nisha and is frightened. He, Bunty and Babla go to where Chaturved saw her. Vikram suddenly appears, yelling and ready to shoot someone, but then dies. All three are frightened and throw his body down a vent. During the performance, Vikram's body falls from the ceiling. The commissioner questions everyone and arrests Bunty, Babla, and Chaturved: He believes they killed Vikram. MG Gandhi wants the three dead because he thinks they're going to get him thrown in jail. Gandhi's men get their car aligned with the police car and throw a grenade
. This helps Babla, Bunty, and Chaturved to escape. They decide to find Nisha and try to prove they are innocent.
They find clues, leading them to a railway station where Nisha is. Bunty and Babla trap her at the clock tower of Brighton 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 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 the Commissioner arrived at the play and killed Vikram since Vikram killed Nisha, who was the Commissioner's younger sister.
Eventually, all the characters end up at the tower in their own way. Things go crazy and hilarious events take place, making everyone end up in the hospital. The commissioner (Jackie Shroff) confesses that he killed Vikram and goes to jail. The film ends with the item song playing.
.
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
and Govinda
Govinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
. It is the first time the two are in a film together. The movie also stars Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
, Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
and Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
. It is directed by Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...
. Shooting took place in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in July–August 2006, filming at several University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
landmarks. It released on 22 December 2006. The story borrows certain sub-plots from Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal were a screenwriter and director duo, consisting of Siddique and Lal. They were active together in Malayalam cinema during 1989 - 1995...
's 1995 Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking
Mannar Mathai Speaking
Mannar Mathai Speaking is a 1995 Malayalam comedy film made in India, written by Siddique-Lal, produced and directed by Mani. C. Kappan, and starring Mukesh, Saikumar and Innocent. It is the sequel to Ramji Rao Speaking . Priyadarshan adapted certain subplots of the film for his Hindi film, Bhagam...
and was remade in Telugu as "Brahmanandam Drama Company
Brahmanandam Drama Company
Brahmanandam Drama Company is a 2008 Telugu film starring Sivaji, Ravi Krishna, Brahmanandam and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film is directed by E. Srikanth Nahatha and produced by: Palli Kesava Rao and K. Kishore Reddy. The film is a Telugu Remake of Hindi Film Bhagam Bhag.-Plot:Anandam runs a...
" in 2008.
Plot
A theatreTheatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
group from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
performs shows all over the country. Champak Chaturved (Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
), who has created the group, is offered a chance perform a show in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Bunty (Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
) and Babla (Govinda
Govinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
) flirt with the heroine of the show, which causes her to run away. This really upsets the organizer, who offered the chance mainly because of the heroine.
Chaturved gives an ultimatum to Bunty and Babla: whoever gets a new actress will be the hero. Then Babla asks Gullu (Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
) where he can find a heroine. Gullu misinterprets this as 'heroin' and directs him to a park. Bunty, who has heard everything, follows them. Two strange men arrive and Bunty and Babla assume they will supply them with a heroine, but they turn out to be part of the underworld. The strange men trade bags and run as soon as they see the police. It turns out that the two are working for MG Gandhi (Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi is an Indian journalist and author. As of 2009, he is Comment Editor with the Mail Today newspaper in India.He finished his schooling from the prestigious St. Joseph's College in Nainital. After an undergraduate degree at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Joshi studied history at Lucknow...
), who believes Bunty and Babla are undercover cops. Babla and Bunty chase them because the men have taken their bag of clothes. They lose the men, open the bag, and find drugs. 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
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
) releases them after telling them not to leave the country until they are proven innocent.
Bunty and Gullu bump into Munni (Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
), who is trying to commit suicide. Bunty saves her and brings her to the theatre group to be the heroine. He becomes the hero, which frustrates Babla. Bunty falls in love with Munni, but then she has an accident. The doctor notices that she may be suicidal and Chaturved and Babla also notice she is suicidal. When Munni wakes up, she does not recognize anyone and asks for her husband Vikram Chauhan (Arbaaz Khan). Confused, the group asks her who she is and she says she is Nisha. It turns out she is married and mentally ill. Bunty is heartbroken and everything goes back to the way it was.
Later, the group finds out that Nisha has been burned alive, and Bunty is grief-stricken that his love is dead. However, as Bunty and Babla are touring the city, Bunty sees Nisha and follows her with Babla, but they lose her. Then during a show, Chaturved sees Nisha and is frightened. He, Bunty and Babla go to where Chaturved saw her. Vikram suddenly appears, yelling and ready to shoot someone, but then dies. All three are frightened and throw his body down a vent. During the performance, Vikram's body falls from the ceiling. The commissioner questions everyone and arrests Bunty, Babla, and Chaturved: He believes they killed Vikram. MG Gandhi wants the three dead because he thinks they're going to get him thrown in jail. Gandhi's men get their car aligned with the police car and throw a grenade
Grenade
A grenade is a small explosive device that is projected a safe distance away by its user. Soldiers called grenadiers specialize in the use of grenades. The term hand grenade refers any grenade designed to be hand thrown. Grenade Launchers are firearms designed to fire explosive projectile grenades...
. This helps Babla, Bunty, and Chaturved to escape. They decide to find Nisha and try to prove they are innocent.
They find clues, leading them to a railway station where Nisha is. Bunty and Babla trap her at the clock tower of Brighton station
Brighton railway station
Brighton railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. The station master is Mark Epsom...
. 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 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 the Commissioner arrived at the play and killed Vikram since Vikram killed Nisha, who was the Commissioner's younger sister.
Eventually, all the characters end up at the tower in their own way. Things go crazy and hilarious events take place, making everyone end up in the hospital. The commissioner (Jackie Shroff) confesses that he killed Vikram and goes to jail. The film ends with the item song playing.
Cast
- Akshay KumarAkshay KumarAkshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
as Bunty - GovindaGovinda (actor)Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
as Babla - Paresh RawalParesh RawalParesh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
as Champak Chaturvedi (Champak Seth) - Lara DuttaLara DuttaLara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
as Munni / Nisha Chauhan / Aditi Desai / Sheetal - Jackie ShroffJackie ShroffJackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
as Police Commissioner J.D Mehra - Rajpal YadavRajpal YadavRajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
as Ghulam Singh Lakhan Singh (Gullu) - Manoj JoshiManoj Joshi (actor)Manoj Joshi is an India film and television actor. Joshi began his career in Marathi theatre, also putting up performances in Gujarati and Hindi theatre...
as Manu Bhai Gandhi (MG Gandhi) - Sharat SaxenaSharat SaxenaSharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
as MG Ghandi's dealer - Shakti KapoorShakti KapoorShakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
as Guru - Razzak Khan as Hakka
- Arbaaz Khan as Vikram Chauhan
- Asrani as Ravinder Taneja (Theatre group sponsor)
- Amita NangiaAmita NangiaAmita Nangia is a TV actress and Character artist in Bollywood.Got popularity form her role as Sheena in TV Serial Tara telecasted on Zee TV in 1993.Worked in many A , B and c grade Bollywood Movies....
as the Theatre group singer - Tanushree DuttaTanushree DuttaTanushree Dutta is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former beauty queen, she won the Femina Miss India universe title in 2004.- Biography :...
as Anjali (Cameo) - Gurlin Chopra as Nisha Chauhan
- Prerna Rathod as Sheetal
- Maushmi Udeshi as Dancer in song 'Afreen'
Box office
Bhagam Bhag released to a good response of 60-70% and this quickly rose to 90%, with a final verdict of hit.Soundtrack
The music is composed by Pritam Chakraborty. Lyrics are penned by SameerSameer (lyricist)
Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
.