Bhagam Bhag Movie Review

A theatre company owned by Champak Sethji (Paresh Rawal) is offered a show in London.When the unit, comprising Bunty (Akshay Kumar) and Sabia (Govinda), among others, is about to board the aircraft, the play's heroine Tanushree Dutta does the vanishing act. Bunty & Sabia are notorious flirts, who get naughty even with the unit girls. The unit boards the aircraft and decides to search for a new heroine. They reach London and through a taxi driver Gullu (Rajpal Yadav), find Minni (Lara Dutta)a girl with suicidal tendencies. In the process they also get involved with a drug peddler Manoj Joshi. Bunty and Minni fall in love, but later Bunty finds out that she is already married to a businessman (Arbaaz Khan). How the tangle is solved forms the rest of the story.

There are far too many characters in the film, and strangely these artistes keep running in the streets of London for no apparent reason. The director sticks to his tested formula of comedy of errors. To be fair, the film's narrative flows quite entertainingly till the interval, but loses grip in the latter part. There is suspense that holds some interest, but then the genre becomes confusing in its aftermath - whether the film is a comic caper or a thriller.It does have its magical comic moments. And the director has used all the ingredients of gimmicks at his disposal to keep the general audience in splits.

Production values are extravagant.Technically, an expert exercise.Cinematography is top class. Editing is apt. Musically, Pritam's score is just about average. Dialogue pack a punch, but the same cannot be said about the screenplay. The 'Signal' and' Afreen' numbers are relatively appealing. Choreography is good.Art direction by Priyan favourite Sabu Cyril is outstanding.

Performancewise, Akshay Kumar is excellent. Govinda does not have much to do, but he does well. Paresh Rawal is brilliant, as usual. Lara Dutta and Tanushree Dutta are ornamental. Rajpal Yadav evokes laughter. Shakti Kapoor, Sharat Saxena, Asrani etc fill the bill.

Directorially, Priyadarshan is handicapped by an ordinary script, but his treatment of the comic scenes are impeccable. At the Box-Office, the film has taken a fabulous opening, thanks mainly to the hype. And it will keep the investors smiling.