Review of OMG Oh My God !

Release Date - 28'th September 2012

One Line which describes the film -  Scepticism is the beginning of faith -  Oscar Wilde  

Best Dialogue –  "Jahan dharam hai wahan satya ki jagah nahi hai. Aur jahan satya hai wahan dharam ki zaroorat hi nahi. " 

Genre- Comedy/ Drama

Story -   Bhavesh Mandalia   (who wrote the play  Kanji virudh Kanji on which the film is based ,  Umesh Shukla 

Direction-  Umesh Shukla

Producer – Ashvini Yardi , Akshay Kumar ,  Paresh Rawal


Music Director - Himesh Reshammiya & Meet Bros Anjjan

Cast – Paresh Rawal , Akshay Kumar , Mithun Chakraborty


Budget – 25 - 30 crores (approximately)

Umesh Shukla's Oh My God! based on his own successful play Kanji Viruddh Kanji, which in turn is inspired from  the  film The Man Who Sued God   brings our attention to the misuse and commercialization of religion .
It doesn't say that God is not there but teaches us that we can only be close to God by our actions  and not by just praying to God when we want something in exchange from him . Our faith in God helps us in knowing what is right and it's our duty to follow that path. 


The film with a strong script and powerful dialogues  tries to address  most of the ways in which people have commercialised religion and use the fear inside people to fill their own pockets . We are taught since childhood that there is unity in diversity but in reality we see that the different religions in our country have played more role in dividing people than in uniting them.

Paresh Rawal as Kanjibhai, the self-confessed atheist is the life and soul of the film . He delivers the dialogues with such conviction that not for a second you think of him as Paresh Rawal , the actor but from the starting of the film he is Kanjibhai a shrewd businessman who loves his family and doesn't lose his confidence even when he has lost almost everything important to him.     

When Tisca Chopra asks him -"Dharm ki life main kya importance hai ?" and after a pause he answers  "Dharm ya to logon ko bebas banata hai ya aatankawadi " everyone who has seen the film must have felt like clapping on this simple yet meaningful lines.  

Akshay Kumar as the suited booted  avatar of Krishna Vasudev Yadav from Gokul, makes his entry like a superhero in a specially designed motor cycle worth 10 lakhs .(with the bollywood touch , check the number plate). There are many conversations between him and Kanjibhai which are presented in a comic way but make us question the blind faiths which have been an eternal part of our life (like offering milk to shivlings )

Mithun Chakraborty,  Govind Namdeo, and 

Poonam Jhawer as the modern day Godmen  

were asked by Umesh Shukla to watch spiritual channels to get a feel of how Godmen talked and behaved in real life . 

The parting shot by Mithun "Aastha aur shraddha ka nasha afeem ki tarah hai ,ek baar adat lag jaye to asani se nahi jati .Ye God fearing log hai ,God loving nahi ,ek din laut ke yahin aayenge "   just confirmed the fact that  a film may not be enough to change the thinking style of the majority but then every small step in the right direction  matters and must not be ignored. 
"In  a line OMG may not be Oscar material like Barfi or scandalous like Heroine but it's an eye opening film which every Indian must watch ."
Totally entertaining and paisa-wasool .