Bhagam Bhag

Bhagam Bhag
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Priyadarshan
Written by	Neeraj Vora (Screenplay & Dialogues) Siddique–Lal (Story)
Based on	Mannar Mathai Speaking by Siddique–Lal
Produced by	Sunil Shetty Dhilin Mehta
Starring	Akshay Kumar Govinda Paresh Rawal Jackie Shroff Arbaaz Khan Lara Dutta Rajpal Yadav Manoj Joshi Shakti Kapoor Asrani Sharat Saxena Tanushree Dutta Razak Khan
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	Indian Films
Release date	22 December 2006 (2006-12-22)
Running time	159 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹32 crore[1]
Box office	₹67.82 crore[1]

Bhagam Bhag (transl. Running Around, especially aimlessly) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Neeraj Vora. 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 the Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking which itself was based on the 1958 film Vertigo.^[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Brahmanandam Drama Company.^[3]

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 was released theatrically on 22 December 2006, during Christmas, and received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success and became the 9th highest-grossing film of the year. Over the years, the film has gained cult status.