The larger than life story, told with utmost brilliance keeps you tied to your seat and not once would you realise that it lasted almost 2.45 hours.

Raj Jaiswal (Arjun Rampal) is an anchor on a TV show in London. One evening as he is ready to go for a date with his co-anchor Delnaz (Sophie Choudhry) , he finds that an unexpected visitor- Shivani (Vipasha Agarwal) has entered his house.

Like it or not, the effort keeps coming apart at the seams, discourtesy a caboodle of wacked-out characters, plus those clunky passages of dialogue yelled out at a volume guaranteed to shatter glass. Alas.

The Hero No 1, who used to make us laugh and inevitably got our feet tapping during his song sequences, is missing in action in this film. He simply plays second fiddle to Akshay Kumar, who steals the show.

As for Priyadarshan, then he needs to reinvent himself fast. No, I don’t have a problem with him lifting ideas from Malayalam hits. But it has to make sense. If he wishes to make a film like ‘Bhagam Bhag’ again then he may soon run out of takers. Alright the film will partially appeal to the frontbenchers but it loses steam as it unfolds. I think ‘Malamaal Weekly’ was hilarious. Even ‘Chup Chup Ke’ was worth-watching for most part. But I don’t think I can say the same thing about ‘Bhagam Bhag’. For it’s a tired attempt at making you laugh. Santa isn’t gonna be hollering at the Box Office….Ho Ho Ho…

STORY: Bunty (Akshay) and Babla (Govinda) are two actors in Paresh Rawal’s theatre group. After one such show, an organizer offers their group to perform 30 shows in England but as per the contract they need to leave for England on the same day. Unfortunately the heroine of the play opts out due to Bunty’s misbehavior. They eventually reach London and chaos ensues. Throw in some toilet jokes, Rajpal Yadav, unnecessary drama plus plenty of funny sequences - and we’ve a Priyadarshan movie.

The verdict is out. Bhagam Bhag is total paisa vasool . What a good way to end 2006! Through Bhagam Bhag, Priyadarshan has finally delivered what has been expected from him since Hera Pheri …a sassy, hilarious comedy.

It is certainly not the best of Priyadarshan. But Bhagam Bhaag still makes for an entertaining watch. The film’s crazy plot, filled with comic chaos and confusion, is its main USP. On top of it, Akshay Kumar shows his impeccable flair for comedy.

India’s very own Dumb and Dumber Bunty (Akshay Kumar) and Babla (Govinda) are two stage actors who’ve been entrusted upon the job of finding a heroine.

Priyadarshan has attempted varied genres over the years. His body of work includes some thought-provoking films as well as films that defy logic but nonetheless cater to the hoi polloi. Of late, the supremely talented storyteller has trained his sights on one particular genre — comedy.