Bhagam Bhag
Bhagam Bhag (transl. Running Around, especially aimlessly) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Neeraj Vora. It is based on the Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995), was directed by duo Siddique–Lal. It was produced by Sunil Shetty and Dhilin Mehta under their banners Popcorn Motion Pictures and Shree Ashtavinayak Vision Limited. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Govinda and Paresh Rawal as the three leads alongside Lara Dutta, Rajpal Yadav, Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Razak Khan, Sharat Saxena and Asrani. The film adapted certain subplots of Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking which itself was based on the 1958 movie Vertigo.
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| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Neeraj Vora |
| Story by | Siddique-Lal |
| Based on | Mannar Mathai Speaking by Siddique-Lal |
| Produced by | Sunil Shetty Dhilin Mehta |
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| Cinematography | Jeeva |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Chakraborty Background Score: Salim-Sulaiman |
Production companies | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited Popcorn Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | T-Series Films Viacom18 Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹67 crore |
The film tells the story of a theatre group which travels to London for a show only to be accused of a murder they did not commit, while mistakenly becoming the enemies of a drug dealer and a gang.
The film released theatrically on 22 December 2006, during Christmas, and received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial successful and became the 9th highest grossing film of the year.