My actual rating is 7/10 but after seeing other reviews and critics reviews I made it 8. Bhagam bhag is an entertainer of all time. One can't change the TV channel when it's Bhagam Bhag on the screen. Its a film which is connected in all aspects. It needs to be watched with attention and dialogues need to be heard carefully to understand this movie. Each and every scene in this movie is very well acted funny and entertaining. BGM is the powerhouse of this movie its one of the best BGMs of all time. Locations are very nice. Editing is done very well, there is no scene extra. There is no scene you can say why is this in film because everything is interconnected so well. Performances are like when it comes to Priyadarshan Comedies its obvious that you just can't sit without rib tickles by some actors. I will go by order of best performances I felt. Paresh Rawal is master of this film. Manoj Joshi is simply amazing. Then comes Akshay Kumar then Rajpal Yadav, Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Jackie Shroff, Asrani, Sharat Saxena and others. The suspense part of the film is gripping. Comedy starts from starting of the film till the end. The police chase scene is the highlight scene and shows acting class of the actors in that sequence. Climax could have been better. Some scenes you can consider illogical but they are taken in a comic way. Dialogues I would say people haven't heard them well and they are really awesome, appreciable and making us laugh very much. The suspense and Comedy are mixed is a very nice way by the director. And if this is considered lame comedy by critics then Jim Carrey, Mr. Bean and Charlie Chaplin comedies are lame too. It is one of the best comedies ever made. Overall Bhagam Bhag is a joyride and is an all time entertainer by all means.
35 Reviews
A movie that grows on you..
spagashe9819 June 2016
Bhagam Bhag,released in 2006 is a bit ahead of its time and difficult to comprehend first time around.Although,the more number of times you watch this film,the more hilarious it gets.What doesn't work with the audience is the pace and the numerous plotpoints it introduces which can get confusing for some people and back in 2006 it was all about slapstick comedy whereas this movie doesn't belong to that category.Still it caters to that part of a crowd who enjoy no brainers.But if you watch closely all those plotpoints are justified and doesn't feel out of place.In fact it makes a lot of sense!Hence this is one of the very well made films by Priyadarshan which is supported by good writing and epic comic timing from the awesome threesome I.e Akshay Kumar,Paresh Rawal and Govinda.I feel if Bhagam Bhag was in the theatres now,it would've gained wider appreciation only because people have started to understand films much better.They look at all the aspects of what goes in to making a movie and in the case of Bhagam 9 out of 10 are spot on yet I'll rate this an 8 as I don't want to crush the expectations of the viewers.But I highly recommend it to Akshay fans and who like Priyadarshan's way of doing comedy.
Not Perfect ...But Damn good
mundeparth1 February 2021
Bhagham bhag ....Another movie with super Talented comedy stars by Priyadarshan.
Now as the movie started I didn't thought it would be a Thriller mystery with Comedy .
The movie started of with good Comedy .But from the interval it turned out to be Suspense one .Now the problem is that the thrilling part should have been started from Half way of first half but it took too long to get to the plot .
Ok now about the movie .
Comedy -8/10
Thriller-7/10
Characters-10/10
Story -9/10
Story was really well written and characters were connected really well .The acting performances were outstanding , Especially , Trio of Akshay ,Govinda and Paresh sir.
So it would have been more good if movie would have remained connected to the plot throughout. But the final result is good as well.
Run with less fun...Bhagam Bhag!
himaank19 January 2007
Everybody was damn excited about this film. More than 22 crores of budget, perfect star cast, Priyadarshan and amazing promotions. But Bhagam Bhag doesn't go well compared to all the above mentioned jazz. Govinda is back after a very long time but there is nothing much to do for him! He is the biggest star when you call for an effortless dancing and perfectly framed comedy but look at him in this movie. There's no solo dance no. for him, no perfectly timed comedy and he is looking old and fat. We all know, for Priyadarshan movie, don't use your brain to find out some logic in that movie. You just enjoy the trail-rail of all the comic scenes lined-up just to make you laugh! But here, nothing so great and nothing to title 'perfect comedy'. Akshay Kumar has repeated his same old comic style that has been done and re-done in Hera Pheri, Awara Pagal Deewana, Garam Masala, etc.
Still, the movie has lot to offer. The first half is fast and you'll hardly have time to understand what's going on! Govinda still has that charm and Akshay, Raghuvir Yadav, Shakti Kapoor have done justice to there roles. Not to forget, king of all comedies, Paresh Rawal! Doing all villainous roles in his earlier days and now, full-fledged comedian and character artist Paresh has also got his own space to lead some hilarious scenes. To be honest, he could've performed better. Lara Dutta is looking pretty and has some moments.
The confusion scenes between our heroes and the funny underworld guys are too hilarious and one of the highlights of the movie. The combo of Govinda and Akshay goes well all together and in spite of lesser footage value to Govinda, they both look funny and equal all together.
The music is totally in. The title song, 'Signal' and 'Tere Bin' are major hits already and ruling all the music/ video charts. Though there was some controversy with the music and story of the film. Bhagam Bhag is a re-make of a famous Tamil movie and the producer Sunil Shetty, famous Indian actor, faced a law-suit on not taking the permission before re-making. Sunil ended-up paying 75 lacs to the producers of that original movie. The music director, Pritam, has been charged of copying an English song and using that melody and tune in 'Bhagam Bhag'-the title song. In fact, all of Pritam's so-called original compositions in movies like Dhoom, Gangster, Garam Masala, Apna sapna money-money, Chocolate, Who lamhe, Pyar ke side effects, Fight-club, etc., have been lifted from other international music groups! All said and done, the movie is a good time-pass and watch-able for once. So please, do not hesitate and watch 'Bhagam Bhag' without finding any logic in it!
Still, the movie has lot to offer. The first half is fast and you'll hardly have time to understand what's going on! Govinda still has that charm and Akshay, Raghuvir Yadav, Shakti Kapoor have done justice to there roles. Not to forget, king of all comedies, Paresh Rawal! Doing all villainous roles in his earlier days and now, full-fledged comedian and character artist Paresh has also got his own space to lead some hilarious scenes. To be honest, he could've performed better. Lara Dutta is looking pretty and has some moments.
The confusion scenes between our heroes and the funny underworld guys are too hilarious and one of the highlights of the movie. The combo of Govinda and Akshay goes well all together and in spite of lesser footage value to Govinda, they both look funny and equal all together.
The music is totally in. The title song, 'Signal' and 'Tere Bin' are major hits already and ruling all the music/ video charts. Though there was some controversy with the music and story of the film. Bhagam Bhag is a re-make of a famous Tamil movie and the producer Sunil Shetty, famous Indian actor, faced a law-suit on not taking the permission before re-making. Sunil ended-up paying 75 lacs to the producers of that original movie. The music director, Pritam, has been charged of copying an English song and using that melody and tune in 'Bhagam Bhag'-the title song. In fact, all of Pritam's so-called original compositions in movies like Dhoom, Gangster, Garam Masala, Apna sapna money-money, Chocolate, Who lamhe, Pyar ke side effects, Fight-club, etc., have been lifted from other international music groups! All said and done, the movie is a good time-pass and watch-able for once. So please, do not hesitate and watch 'Bhagam Bhag' without finding any logic in it!
Super comedy film
shovonbhattacharjee14 December 2020
Quite Enjoyble
arkasamanta7 January 2007
First Of All, if you are going to watch this movie because you think it has a plot! And a good thrilling story, then this is not the movie you should watch. But then if you just want to have a good laugh at how miserable can one's life get,(especially in a foreign country) then go in. You'll find this movie enjoyble.
Paresh Rawal owns a dance and music performance troupe and is very much in trouble to find a new Heroine for his next show, comes in Akshay Kumar & Govinda.
Performances were O.K. But Govinda should now think of retiring from his acting career.(He Was looking aged on screen). Akshay Kumar did well in portraying his role, but the real class was Paresh Rawal. Music by Pritam Was good, but could've been better!
The Suspense Plot was only there to Hold the story together, so you need not think about it too much. Just ease in, take your seats, and enjoy this movie with real intentions to enjoy a mindless comedy!! And you won't get Disheartend!
Paresh Rawal owns a dance and music performance troupe and is very much in trouble to find a new Heroine for his next show, comes in Akshay Kumar & Govinda.
Performances were O.K. But Govinda should now think of retiring from his acting career.(He Was looking aged on screen). Akshay Kumar did well in portraying his role, but the real class was Paresh Rawal. Music by Pritam Was good, but could've been better!
The Suspense Plot was only there to Hold the story together, so you need not think about it too much. Just ease in, take your seats, and enjoy this movie with real intentions to enjoy a mindless comedy!! And you won't get Disheartend!
Laugh out riot from start to end
solankiharry1 May 2020
Comic Mystery
nomanali7724 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers
After 36 Chinatown, we now have Bhagam Bhag, which is a mixed genre film, namely comedy/mystery/suspense.
It starts off great, with very natural performances (the Sync sound helps here), original dialog and an an interesting introductory phase-in of the characters. This is one thing the film doesn't stop till the end. Each and every character is introduced slowly and the audience then has to piece that character in with the rest. Good, because the audience gets to think a bit.
The film provides great laughs, many of which are non-slapstick (thus a treat for the slightly intellectual).
Govinda stands out like a shining star. He's back. And he's brilliant. Akshay Kumar isn't far behind. These days, Paresh Rawal's performances seem to be based on a character he's already played. Rajpal Yadav is decent. Jackie Shroff does what he needs to. Lara Dutta is okay. Tanushree Dutta, in a special appearance, manages to look rather slutty. The rest of the cast does their job well.
The movie has a great pace, up until the last 30 minutes or so, where, once again, the screenwriter and director have run out of ideas on how to end the movie, and it becomes an ensemble of the entire cast involved in mindless buffoonery. Someone's got to come up with a better ending for these Priyadarshan films.
It starts off great, with very natural performances (the Sync sound helps here), original dialog and an an interesting introductory phase-in of the characters. This is one thing the film doesn't stop till the end. Each and every character is introduced slowly and the audience then has to piece that character in with the rest. Good, because the audience gets to think a bit.
The film provides great laughs, many of which are non-slapstick (thus a treat for the slightly intellectual).
Govinda stands out like a shining star. He's back. And he's brilliant. Akshay Kumar isn't far behind. These days, Paresh Rawal's performances seem to be based on a character he's already played. Rajpal Yadav is decent. Jackie Shroff does what he needs to. Lara Dutta is okay. Tanushree Dutta, in a special appearance, manages to look rather slutty. The rest of the cast does their job well.
The movie has a great pace, up until the last 30 minutes or so, where, once again, the screenwriter and director have run out of ideas on how to end the movie, and it becomes an ensemble of the entire cast involved in mindless buffoonery. Someone's got to come up with a better ending for these Priyadarshan films.
Brilliant!!! Brainless Comedy Yet Quiet Enjoyable
haninaqvi7 September 2007
When there is Akshay Kumar with priyadarshan !!! THAT MUST BE A FUN-FILLED comedy.
Well this is One!!! Priyandarshan Came back with a bang with Bhagam Bhag The Long Awaited movie was certainly worth it Priyadarshan is the only director which is the funniest...
It's a Very nice movie with lots of Twist and Turns Govinda Looks Stupid as Always He Shouts a Lot than he does acting but he executes his jokes brilliantly!!! but No way is he Better than Akshay. 6/10 Akshay Always Original, straight forward actor The Acting of Akshay was simply Exquisite he should win awards for his comic actings.. 10/10 Lara Dutta, 3 Roles in one film but She is always acceptable, she is easy on the eyes and ears,,,, well not on ears due to her Heaving Voice.. but she Faired Nicely 7/10 Paresh Rawal is only HAHAHAHAHHA with his Attitude and Acting, He is Certainly the Most Funniest Actor around in Bollywood. 9/10 The Movie is Great but Brainless, if you try to understand the Plot of the movie just think thats its a Movie without a PLOT LINE that will be more fun to amaging Go Ahead a Must Watch for Comic-Liking Audience its a Clean Movie watch it with your family!!! The Movie Rating 7/10 but my rating is 10/10 Syed Shabbir Aly Naqvi from Pakistan
Well this is One!!! Priyandarshan Came back with a bang with Bhagam Bhag The Long Awaited movie was certainly worth it Priyadarshan is the only director which is the funniest...
It's a Very nice movie with lots of Twist and Turns Govinda Looks Stupid as Always He Shouts a Lot than he does acting but he executes his jokes brilliantly!!! but No way is he Better than Akshay. 6/10 Akshay Always Original, straight forward actor The Acting of Akshay was simply Exquisite he should win awards for his comic actings.. 10/10 Lara Dutta, 3 Roles in one film but She is always acceptable, she is easy on the eyes and ears,,,, well not on ears due to her Heaving Voice.. but she Faired Nicely 7/10 Paresh Rawal is only HAHAHAHAHHA with his Attitude and Acting, He is Certainly the Most Funniest Actor around in Bollywood. 9/10 The Movie is Great but Brainless, if you try to understand the Plot of the movie just think thats its a Movie without a PLOT LINE that will be more fun to amaging Go Ahead a Must Watch for Comic-Liking Audience its a Clean Movie watch it with your family!!! The Movie Rating 7/10 but my rating is 10/10 Syed Shabbir Aly Naqvi from Pakistan
It's a Good movie
bemine_pras2 January 2007
Go and Watch it. It's not as bad as it's been portrayed by our friends.
When we learn Bhagam Bhag is been directed by Priyadarshan then expectations are too high, but we should understand not every Comedy Flick can make it as big as Hera Pheri.
so guys don't expect and watch Bagham Bagh, since it's a OK or i should say Good Movie ( because of some moments in movie ).
As every one were expecting this movie to be a rip roaring comedy, since * Akshay, Govinda, Paresh and Directed by Priyadarshan ( Who provided us great comedy hits like Hera Pheri, Hungama ), I was little disappointed when i watched Bhagam Bagh, since Story was not convincing, as he had compromised comedy to murder mystery ( Comedy gets faded at every stage), There are few funny moments to tickle your rib's. Akshay as expected was good with his comedy timing, Govinda was looking too OLD or should i say Horrible, Paresh Rawal didn't had much to act. Lara Dutta has substantial role, she tried to enact well. Jackie role was wasted.
Songs are good, Some of the scenes where picked from south Indian movie.
When we learn Bhagam Bhag is been directed by Priyadarshan then expectations are too high, but we should understand not every Comedy Flick can make it as big as Hera Pheri.
so guys don't expect and watch Bagham Bagh, since it's a OK or i should say Good Movie ( because of some moments in movie ).
As every one were expecting this movie to be a rip roaring comedy, since * Akshay, Govinda, Paresh and Directed by Priyadarshan ( Who provided us great comedy hits like Hera Pheri, Hungama ), I was little disappointed when i watched Bhagam Bagh, since Story was not convincing, as he had compromised comedy to murder mystery ( Comedy gets faded at every stage), There are few funny moments to tickle your rib's. Akshay as expected was good with his comedy timing, Govinda was looking too OLD or should i say Horrible, Paresh Rawal didn't had much to act. Lara Dutta has substantial role, she tried to enact well. Jackie role was wasted.
Songs are good, Some of the scenes where picked from south Indian movie.
Thrilling comedy
mohirabby30 October 2018
Govinda may be second hero of this movie but his presence is great. His comic timing is great as usual. Akshay did good also paresh rawal and rajpal yadav done well.
It's of course a movie ahead of its time. In youtube it's released by shemaroo in july 2018 which gained over 12 millions views in 3 months.
By the forgetful for the forgetful
guptaashu25 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers
After three hours in the Cinema hall,the strongest impression garnered was that their is something amiss. What was clear was that the Directors forgot to direct, the actors to act and most importantly the script writer to write. Evervbody shouted without reason and made one cringe. The script moved on and on with lots of avoidable twists and turns ending in now, too familiar Priyadarshan theory of Converging actors at a single point. This theory worked well in Hera-Pheri and Hungama but somehow managed to irritate this time, so did the habit of every actor's incapacity to answer asked of them directly. Simplest questions such as " what is your name would be repeated N times".
Finally what was amiss was that the director forgot that his audience have something called intelligence.
Finally what was amiss was that the director forgot that his audience have something called intelligence.
Single pyarr ka signal 😂😂😂
akumbhar10 April 2020
Another gem from Priyadarshan.
dipteshmodak12 June 2019
One of the best comedy movies in India. Great story line, great acting especially from Paresh Rawal, great music too. The story grows flawlessly throughout the movie. Comedy scenes are still laughable in 2019. The movie should have been in top charts, it's a shame that it isn't.
Run amok in London
AvinashPatalay12 February 2008
Its Priyan movie dude and nothing short of a full time-pass entertainer.
Akshay Kumar:: Wherever humanly possible Akki delivers more than 100%. In layman terms, he overacts. If you ignore, with the assumption of signature style, then he is full-two.
Govinda:: Makes his presence felt and surprisingly get adequate screen time too, considering the fact he is pitted against Priyan favourites namely "editing notorious" Akki and "cat-o-nine lives" Paresh Rawal. And Sunil Shetty would have been a bad choice definitely.
Bunty and Babla? Any references to Bunti & Babli? Sorry just thinking aloud!
Lara Dutta:: Doesn't leave any impact, hence its safe to say that she was miscast. And her suicidal tendencies part was not fleshed out adequately. In fact Tanushree Dutta in the cameo was far more convincing.
Paresh Rawal:: If you don't expect a reprise of Hera Pheri, he is spot on in its own right. Any deficiencies... blame the writing department.
Jackie Shroff:: Its good to see a Priyan's old timer this time around and being London MetPolice Chief is nothing short of creative liberties.
Other regulars just chip in with special mention to Rajpal Yadav (spot on!), Sharat Saxena, Manoj Joshi (howls again!) and Asrani.
Sorry I forgot about you Arbaaz.
Bhagam Bhaag is a remake of Malayalam movie which was sequel to Hera Pheri. As usual Priyan and his team customised the recipe to suit the palette. Needless to say, moving the story-base to London, capturing the English summer and yet not losing sight of the plot has translated into a decent show. And for those who are crying foul, never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal... then.
Akshay Kumar:: Wherever humanly possible Akki delivers more than 100%. In layman terms, he overacts. If you ignore, with the assumption of signature style, then he is full-two.
Govinda:: Makes his presence felt and surprisingly get adequate screen time too, considering the fact he is pitted against Priyan favourites namely "editing notorious" Akki and "cat-o-nine lives" Paresh Rawal. And Sunil Shetty would have been a bad choice definitely.
Bunty and Babla? Any references to Bunti & Babli? Sorry just thinking aloud!
Lara Dutta:: Doesn't leave any impact, hence its safe to say that she was miscast. And her suicidal tendencies part was not fleshed out adequately. In fact Tanushree Dutta in the cameo was far more convincing.
Paresh Rawal:: If you don't expect a reprise of Hera Pheri, he is spot on in its own right. Any deficiencies... blame the writing department.
Jackie Shroff:: Its good to see a Priyan's old timer this time around and being London MetPolice Chief is nothing short of creative liberties.
Other regulars just chip in with special mention to Rajpal Yadav (spot on!), Sharat Saxena, Manoj Joshi (howls again!) and Asrani.
Sorry I forgot about you Arbaaz.
Bhagam Bhaag is a remake of Malayalam movie which was sequel to Hera Pheri. As usual Priyan and his team customised the recipe to suit the palette. Needless to say, moving the story-base to London, capturing the English summer and yet not losing sight of the plot has translated into a decent show. And for those who are crying foul, never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal... then.
Not a Comedy of Errors............but an Error of Comedy.
kooleshwar11 January 2007
The very reason I had for seeing this movie is now questionable, I've said it many times before but Neeraj Vora is the bane of Indian Comedy and if I had known that he has written this movie I would have never seen it.
Anyway I'm sure his expiry date is near and sooner or later the Indian audiences will reject his brand of inspired humour, and hopefully unlike Indian Cricket, Priyadarshan to will be rested till he comes back with something original. Both of them have contributed nothing new to movies in the last 5 years and have instead relied on the narrow exposure of the Indian Audience to rehash every successful movie from anywhere in the world.
In this case the movie in question are ITS A MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963) and would you believe it AJNABEE (which I'm told was inspired to) Haha much like his earlier movies that are a blend of English movies and a Hindi one (mainly Govinda's).
Still I had my doubts and had the good sense to see it in a single screen theater at cheaper rates.
This movie starts of promisingly enough with the original story and the identifiable concept of the Indian Troupe, which is always on the lookout for funds and the Big Foreign Break, the competition between the protagonists is hilarious.
Towards the second half of the movie the copy mode starts and then no movie is left sacred once again he rehash's the stories and even copies the last 10 minutes exactly from Its a mad mad...
Till the last 45 Min's or so of the movie you are laughing and smiling but its all down hill from there and your not really able to leave the movie with a good feeling.
Even the stalls (which really makes or breaks movies, who cares about me who's watched 100s of movies on DVD and in multiplexes), was bored and the laughter index was on a constant downfall.
Direction and technical aspects were not important although the film had a couple of good sets.
The acting was very good and predictably so, but Akshay, Paresh and Govinda (who seemed like a supporting actor after a while) have delivered similar performances in at least a dozen movies in fact of the lot Govinda gave the most different performance so you know how boring their performances are becoming.
Lara Dutta still cannot act she always looks like she is about to smile, RAJPAL YADAV HAS CROSSED THE LINE he has crossed Johny Lever in the annoyance department in less movies then Johny took to be annoying.
The songs were bad and you hardly felt like singing along with any of them (another low for priyadarshans films).
The Indian setting is once again sacrificed to extensive benefits doled out foreign countries so that they can promote tourism, and the fact that filmmakers feel that foreign locales are much better, and preferred by Indian Audiences.
Still the comic performance of this movie is unquestionable, there are scores of hilarious scenes and dialogues.
Some brilliant ones are Ladki Ki izzat, the bag exchange in the park, the stuffed car etc.
You are laughing quite often especially for the first 2 hours of the movie, but the downhill journey from there and the feeling that you've been had, and watched a sub-par movie purely based on the past credentials.
Overall despite the stellar performances and some good scenes this movie falls way short of expectations (this is govindas comeback film even).
A trip to the theater at multiplex rates will guarantee disappointment and so will buying the DVD, this movie is better watched at low matinée rates or better still in parts when it comes on TV.
-s pathetic script, bad supporting cast, bad songs, steep downhill journey at the end.
+/-s Govinda, Akshay and Paresh doing what they do best (seen to many times?....i think so),London setting (not London actually though).
+s bunch of hilarious scenes.
total (5/10 after factoring in expectations and on absolute scale, the fact that Neeraj Vohra wrote it has not been considered).
Anyway I'm sure his expiry date is near and sooner or later the Indian audiences will reject his brand of inspired humour, and hopefully unlike Indian Cricket, Priyadarshan to will be rested till he comes back with something original. Both of them have contributed nothing new to movies in the last 5 years and have instead relied on the narrow exposure of the Indian Audience to rehash every successful movie from anywhere in the world.
In this case the movie in question are ITS A MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963) and would you believe it AJNABEE (which I'm told was inspired to) Haha much like his earlier movies that are a blend of English movies and a Hindi one (mainly Govinda's).
Still I had my doubts and had the good sense to see it in a single screen theater at cheaper rates.
This movie starts of promisingly enough with the original story and the identifiable concept of the Indian Troupe, which is always on the lookout for funds and the Big Foreign Break, the competition between the protagonists is hilarious.
Towards the second half of the movie the copy mode starts and then no movie is left sacred once again he rehash's the stories and even copies the last 10 minutes exactly from Its a mad mad...
Till the last 45 Min's or so of the movie you are laughing and smiling but its all down hill from there and your not really able to leave the movie with a good feeling.
Even the stalls (which really makes or breaks movies, who cares about me who's watched 100s of movies on DVD and in multiplexes), was bored and the laughter index was on a constant downfall.
Direction and technical aspects were not important although the film had a couple of good sets.
The acting was very good and predictably so, but Akshay, Paresh and Govinda (who seemed like a supporting actor after a while) have delivered similar performances in at least a dozen movies in fact of the lot Govinda gave the most different performance so you know how boring their performances are becoming.
Lara Dutta still cannot act she always looks like she is about to smile, RAJPAL YADAV HAS CROSSED THE LINE he has crossed Johny Lever in the annoyance department in less movies then Johny took to be annoying.
The songs were bad and you hardly felt like singing along with any of them (another low for priyadarshans films).
The Indian setting is once again sacrificed to extensive benefits doled out foreign countries so that they can promote tourism, and the fact that filmmakers feel that foreign locales are much better, and preferred by Indian Audiences.
Still the comic performance of this movie is unquestionable, there are scores of hilarious scenes and dialogues.
Some brilliant ones are Ladki Ki izzat, the bag exchange in the park, the stuffed car etc.
You are laughing quite often especially for the first 2 hours of the movie, but the downhill journey from there and the feeling that you've been had, and watched a sub-par movie purely based on the past credentials.
Overall despite the stellar performances and some good scenes this movie falls way short of expectations (this is govindas comeback film even).
A trip to the theater at multiplex rates will guarantee disappointment and so will buying the DVD, this movie is better watched at low matinée rates or better still in parts when it comes on TV.
-s pathetic script, bad supporting cast, bad songs, steep downhill journey at the end.
+/-s Govinda, Akshay and Paresh doing what they do best (seen to many times?....i think so),London setting (not London actually though).
+s bunch of hilarious scenes.
total (5/10 after factoring in expectations and on absolute scale, the fact that Neeraj Vohra wrote it has not been considered).
Ridiculous and Hilarious!
Sherazade17 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Or ridiculously hilarious, whichever you prefer, you'll still get side splitting pains from laughing so hard. Bhagam Bhag is Indian slapstick comedy in probably it's purest form. The writer Neeraj Vora (the writing brain behind the Golmaal, Phir Hera Pheri, Hera Pheri, Hulchul, Rangeela, and Hungama) clearly is no stranger to the genre but obviously was either smoking something serious or had a screw or two lose while drafting this sometimes hard to digest mega mêlée.
Govinda (in his welcome back from hiatus role) and Akshaye Kumar play competitive entertainers working together in a traveling stage company. They compete over everything including the unsolicited attention of whomever or whoever is playing the female lead in their shows (we meet Ms. Tanushree Dutta in the current role as the film begins but later come to understand that many women have filled this role in the past). Blink and you'll miss her (Ms. Tanushree that is, em...I'm going to refrain from referring to her as Ms. Dutta as there are two of them within the same film as you will see later on). Ms. Tanushree's character gets caught up in a fake-love-triangle-confusion between Babla and Bunty (Govinda & Kumar respectively) which forces her to quit the show in the wake of an overseas travel gig. This sends their boss (Played by Paresh Rawal) into a tizzy. Since Babla and Bunty were responsible for the leading lady's resignation, the boss makes it their sole responsibility upon arriving in the UK to scout around for a new leading lady. And to make sure that they don't take the assignment lightly he tells them that whomever finds the most suitable leading lady by the deadline will play the leading man opposite her. This sends to the two into a competitive overdrive that lands them more than they actually bargained for. Personally, the plot twist that is introduced after this, is where the film started to go wrong for me. I was fine without the introduction of Lara Dutta's character, her multiple identities and all the drama she brought with her.
Bunty and Babla get mixed up in a international drug ring operation the eventually reveals that every character that you've seen in the film so far has some kind of past history that connects them to the next person. When Lara Dutta's character is introduced as a suicidal witch-like figure in the middle of the night, it's no doubt who is going to fall in love with her (Bunty for those of you who don't already see the cliché), she over-acts most of her scenes and lacks genuine emotion in the ones where she doesn't over-act! This film did her no justice at all, except for in the one song number she appeared in 'Tere Bin' which also happens to be arguable the best song in the movie.
Jackie Schroff plays a police commissioner with a secret of his own, Sharat Saxena "Yes Bosses" his way through his goon role, Rajpal Yadav is honest and quite himself as Gullu the Cabbie, Shakti Kapoor plays a drunken street thug who inadvertently helps Bunty land Munni(Ms. Lara), Manoj Joshi and Arbaaz Khan round out the cast with co-starring roles. Yes it was funny and yes it's worth a watch but it wasn't worth all the hype at all. C+
Govinda (in his welcome back from hiatus role) and Akshaye Kumar play competitive entertainers working together in a traveling stage company. They compete over everything including the unsolicited attention of whomever or whoever is playing the female lead in their shows (we meet Ms. Tanushree Dutta in the current role as the film begins but later come to understand that many women have filled this role in the past). Blink and you'll miss her (Ms. Tanushree that is, em...I'm going to refrain from referring to her as Ms. Dutta as there are two of them within the same film as you will see later on). Ms. Tanushree's character gets caught up in a fake-love-triangle-confusion between Babla and Bunty (Govinda & Kumar respectively) which forces her to quit the show in the wake of an overseas travel gig. This sends their boss (Played by Paresh Rawal) into a tizzy. Since Babla and Bunty were responsible for the leading lady's resignation, the boss makes it their sole responsibility upon arriving in the UK to scout around for a new leading lady. And to make sure that they don't take the assignment lightly he tells them that whomever finds the most suitable leading lady by the deadline will play the leading man opposite her. This sends to the two into a competitive overdrive that lands them more than they actually bargained for. Personally, the plot twist that is introduced after this, is where the film started to go wrong for me. I was fine without the introduction of Lara Dutta's character, her multiple identities and all the drama she brought with her.
Bunty and Babla get mixed up in a international drug ring operation the eventually reveals that every character that you've seen in the film so far has some kind of past history that connects them to the next person. When Lara Dutta's character is introduced as a suicidal witch-like figure in the middle of the night, it's no doubt who is going to fall in love with her (Bunty for those of you who don't already see the cliché), she over-acts most of her scenes and lacks genuine emotion in the ones where she doesn't over-act! This film did her no justice at all, except for in the one song number she appeared in 'Tere Bin' which also happens to be arguable the best song in the movie.
Jackie Schroff plays a police commissioner with a secret of his own, Sharat Saxena "Yes Bosses" his way through his goon role, Rajpal Yadav is honest and quite himself as Gullu the Cabbie, Shakti Kapoor plays a drunken street thug who inadvertently helps Bunty land Munni(Ms. Lara), Manoj Joshi and Arbaaz Khan round out the cast with co-starring roles. Yes it was funny and yes it's worth a watch but it wasn't worth all the hype at all. C+
Laugh till you die!
veerpattani22 December 2006
Its VERY difficult to make a murder mystery with a comical theme, and priyadarshan created it successfully - perhaps his best film to date. The story revolves around 3 main characters - Govinda and Aakshay who play main leads in Paresh Rawal's theatre group. the group of around 30 strike lucky when they're called to London to perform, but due to Aakshay and Govinda's flirtatious nature they lose the heroine! What follows is the mad search for a heroine, bhagam bhag from police, bhagam bhag from gangsters and bhagam bhag from underworld dons! Govinda's comeback is sweet - only he could portray the character with such excellence, and the reason behind the movie's comic nature is due to mostly him and Paresh Rawal. Rawal, as usual, is gold. His timing is perfect, and sometimes you're on the floor in laughter (for example the bomb joke). Aakshay followed suit with a loverboy/leader attitude, his emotions sometimes made you feel sorry for him, but also laugh as the movie progresses....
all in all, a laugh riot, and a thrilling ride keeping you on the edge!
all in all, a laugh riot, and a thrilling ride keeping you on the edge!
Great movie
rabiashehzadi-747548 February 2021
But...I expected more...!
Dingataca8 December 2007
I saw this with high expectations. Come on, it is Akshay Kumar, Govinda, and Paresh Rawal, who are all amazing at their comedy, I was really hoping for a laugh riot. Sadly, that is not what I got at all...
Unfortunately, nothing in this movie really made me laugh out loud. There were times when I chuckled at one or two things, but nothing really made me laugh. In short, it was badly attempted comedy, and in a way, a bit of a Hera Pheri wannabe.
Out of the three main guys, I think Paresh Rawal's role was the most powerful. It wasn't the biggest role, but it certainly stood out more than Govinda or Akshay. Their performances were okay I guess. Nothing special, just mediocre. Though Govinda stole the limelight from Akshay in more than a few scenes. Lara Dutta and Tanushree Dutta also make appearances in this film, and both of them were pretty bad. Lara's role did not move me, or make me laugh, and Tanushree Dutta's character just got on my nerves! The music seems to be the only good thing about Bhagam Bhag. My favourite song is "Tere Bin", followed by "Afreen", which I really liked. "Signal" and the title song "Bhagam Bhag" are also worth a listen.
You either will like it or you won't. And judging by the poor comedy and lack of direction, I don't think you will.
Unfortunately, nothing in this movie really made me laugh out loud. There were times when I chuckled at one or two things, but nothing really made me laugh. In short, it was badly attempted comedy, and in a way, a bit of a Hera Pheri wannabe.
Out of the three main guys, I think Paresh Rawal's role was the most powerful. It wasn't the biggest role, but it certainly stood out more than Govinda or Akshay. Their performances were okay I guess. Nothing special, just mediocre. Though Govinda stole the limelight from Akshay in more than a few scenes. Lara Dutta and Tanushree Dutta also make appearances in this film, and both of them were pretty bad. Lara's role did not move me, or make me laugh, and Tanushree Dutta's character just got on my nerves! The music seems to be the only good thing about Bhagam Bhag. My favourite song is "Tere Bin", followed by "Afreen", which I really liked. "Signal" and the title song "Bhagam Bhag" are also worth a listen.
You either will like it or you won't. And judging by the poor comedy and lack of direction, I don't think you will.
Could it BE more tasteless?
faridiamir13 January 2007
Rs.30/- is all I paid as rent for the DVD of the movie and believe me it is not worth it.
Bollywood directors think that showing fools is funny? well it is not. Please grow up.
Here goes a dialog from the movie -'AGAR TUM LADKEE KO IJJAT DOGE TO LADKEE TUMHE APNI IJJAT DEGI'.
Plot is useless, criminals and police alike running after fools. That is it. BHAGAM BHAG.
Well it lived the title, I had to run away from it. :) I switched over to Star Movies and watched Home Alone 2 instead, and had a good laugh.
Bollywood directors think that showing fools is funny? well it is not. Please grow up.
Here goes a dialog from the movie -'AGAR TUM LADKEE KO IJJAT DOGE TO LADKEE TUMHE APNI IJJAT DEGI'.
Plot is useless, criminals and police alike running after fools. That is it. BHAGAM BHAG.
Well it lived the title, I had to run away from it. :) I switched over to Star Movies and watched Home Alone 2 instead, and had a good laugh.
Best comedy and mystery film
avinashmaladkar12 June 2022
When I watched this film first time on TV, I kept laughing through the whole film. Was amazed to see the film turning into suspense and mystery.
Director Priyadarshan kept his humour and comedy on all characters in the entire film.
I am a fan of Priyadarshan movies because of his humour nature seen in his films.
All the actors in the movie are very well performed in their respective roles. And the movie scenes are very accurate and we will stay connected through entire film. Enjoyed every character in the movie especially Bunty's character played by Akshay who intelligently face the false allegations of murder and fights till the end.
Overall I rate this film 9/10 stars.
Director Priyadarshan kept his humour and comedy on all characters in the entire film.
I am a fan of Priyadarshan movies because of his humour nature seen in his films.
All the actors in the movie are very well performed in their respective roles. And the movie scenes are very accurate and we will stay connected through entire film. Enjoyed every character in the movie especially Bunty's character played by Akshay who intelligently face the false allegations of murder and fights till the end.
Overall I rate this film 9/10 stars.
Bhag.......................
BiswajitSince20055 February 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Like the name all the characters in the movie keep running till the movie ends. I wonder how come the audience sticked to their seat till the end. I can not say this is the best Govinda movie I have seen till date as long as there are movies like Hatya & .... I don't remember anymore.
This is a much hyped comeback movie of Govinda. But will it be a real comeback for him or he will have to come back again and again till one more decade only time will tell.
Critically speaking, the movie is horrible. But the movie has been a hit among masses. On an average a nice attempt by Priyadarshan to revive a sinking career of Govinda.
This is a much hyped comeback movie of Govinda. But will it be a real comeback for him or he will have to come back again and again till one more decade only time will tell.
Critically speaking, the movie is horrible. But the movie has been a hit among masses. On an average a nice attempt by Priyadarshan to revive a sinking career of Govinda.
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