OMG 2

OMG 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Amit Rai
Written by	Amit Rai
Produced by	Aruna Bhatia Vipul D. Shah Rajesh Bahl Ashwin Varde Akshay Kumar
Starring	Pankaj Tripathi Yami Gautam Dhar Akshay Kumar
Cinematography	Amalendu Chaudhary
Edited by	Suvir Nath
Music by	Songs: Vikram Montrose Hansraj Raghuwanshi Djstrings Pranaay Kashh Sandesh Shandilya Background Score: Mangesh Dhakde
Production companies	Cape of Good Films Viacom18 Studios Wakaoo Films
Distributed by	Viacom18 Studios
Release date	11 August 2023 (2023-08-11)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est. ₹60 crore
Box office	₹221.08 crore

OMG 2 is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film about sex education in India, written and directed by Amit Rai. It is a spiritual sequel to OMG – Oh My God! (2012), and stars Akshay Kumar, and Pankaj Tripathi.

The film was theatrically released on 11 August 2023 to positive reviews from critics. It has grossed over ₹221 crore (US$26 million) worldwide, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2023. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received nine nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Critics) (Tripathi) and Best Supporting Actress (Gautam), and won the award for Best Story.

Plot

Note: The original film had Akshay Kumar playing Lord Shiva but the censored theatrical version consists of him playing a messenger of Lord Shiva. This narrative is written in the censored release's context, treating Akshay's character as a messenger

Kanti Sharan Mudgal, a loyal devotee of Lord Shiva, owns a shop outside the city's prominent Mahakaal temple. One day, he is called to the hospital and told that his son Vivek has been up all night masturbating continuously until he fainted. Vivek's friend explains that Vivek was bullied about the size of his penis and due to this, he became insecure. Vivek was told that masturbating will make it bigger.

The school chairman Atal Nath Maheshwari tells Kanti about a recent video showing Vivek masturbating in the school restroom. As this is affecting the school's image, Vivek is expelled from the school. Kanti's friend, Pandey Ji, a rich priest at the temple, advises him to leave town as the situation is tarnishing their religious image. The video reaches Kanti's wife and daughter and their entire neighborhood. They begin to be shamed by society. Devastated, Kanti prays to Lord Shiva for help and a Messenger sent by Lord Shiva arrives.

After a police complaint against Vivek for trying to murder his bully, The Messenger meets Vivek and Kanti at the police station, saying he's there to lodge a complaint of his missing bag, where he comforts Vivek. Vivek tries to commit suicide twice but is saved by The Messenger. He meets Kanti as they're about to leave town, and tells him that his son did nothing wrong, explaining that not everything done in privacy is wrong or obscene. It is the school's fault for not educating him properly and Kanti's fault for not guiding him properly. He advises Kanti to file a case against the school and the medical practitioners.

Kanti files a case against the school, the chemists, the doctor, and himself. When opposed with the fact that he is just promoting vulgarity by defending his son's act, he holds the point in court that Hinduism and Indian culture was always inclusive of conversations on sex to get his case accepted. Pandey Ji asks Kanti to leave his given house and shop as this case will tarnish their religious image.

The opposition lawyer, Kamini Maheshwari says Kanti is doing all this to cover up his son's vulgar act. Kanti argues that if the school had included sex education in their courses, his son wouldn't have been so misinformed. The Messenger often visits to give Kanti indirect advice on how to continue the case.

Kamini calls a sex worker to court, whose son studies in the same school, to prove a point that the school is noble. Kanti asks the prostitute if she ever enjoys her work, to which she says that those ignorant men don't know anything about a woman's body and how to treat it with respect. Kanti says if the schools taught sex education to young boys, they'd know how to respect a woman's body. He bows down to her calling her a brave mother and teacher.

As the case continues, Kanti points out issues regarding pornography, rape, drugs, and the importance of sex education. The school chairman offers him ten million (one crore) to take his case back. Kanti signs the contract. He gets into an accident and apparently dies. The Messenger visits him in the hospital, who criticises his decision of losing faith, and finally reveals himself to be a divine manifestation sent by Lord Shiva. He shows Kanti that his efforts have come to light as Pandey Ji's granddaughter reveals that she had been molested by her uncle, thanks to Kanti's case being shown on TV. Kanti realises his mistake and is revived. The Messenger drives him to court.

At the hearing, Vivek arrives for the first time and proves through his research that colonisers ruined India's education system, which was actually inclusive of sex education in the ancient times. The judge eventually sides with Kanti and he wins the case as the education board is ordered to make sex education compulsory and payment be given to Kanti, and Vivek be taken back into the school along with strict action against his bullies.

Kanti introduces the Messenger to his family as "the doctor who treated him" and offers Him all the money instead of the temple. The Messenger then reveals that the lost bag was his, and asks Vivek to keep it with him. He then says he has another patient to attend to, and drives away, leaving a happy Kanti with praying hands behind.

Cast

• Akshay Kumar as Lord Shiva
• Pankaj Tripathi as Kanti Sharan Mudgal
• Yami Gautam as Advocate Kamini Maheshwari
• Pavan Malhotra as Judge Purushottam Nagar
• Govind Namdev as Pandey Ji
• Arun Govil as Chairman Atal Nath Maheshwari
• Brijendra Kala as Dr. Gagan Malvia
• Shriidhar Dubey as Chandu Padiyal
• Aarush Varma as Vivek, Kanti's son
• Geeta Agrawal as Indumati Kanti Sharan Mudgal
• Anvesha Vij as Damayanti, Kanti's daughter
• Hemant Kumar Choudhary as Nagdev Sir, a biology teacher
• Vijay Mishra as advocate Ajab Bundela
• Kshitij Pawar as Hawaldar Laalchand
• Yash Bhojwani as Anup
• Shruti Gholap as Mughda Ma'am
• Rajiv Kachroo as Sunil D'Costa
• Vedika Nawani as Sophie
• Bhavesh Babani as Shaurya, judge Nagar's Son
• Veena Mehta as Chandu's mother
• Karan Aanand as Praful Maheshwari
• Jyoti Tiwari as Pandeyji's daughter-in-law
• Aashriya Mishra as Pandeyji's granddaughter
• Ajoy Chakraborty as a defendant advocate
• Pratap Verma as Maulvi
• Namrata Kapoor as Mona's mother
• Hemant Soni as a middle-aged man
• Manoj Dutt as Kanti's doctor
• Shiv Kumar Verma as a protesting man
• Parag Chhapekar as a medical store owner
• Aarya Sharma as a female sex worker
• Sunil Shroff as Principal Makwana
• Rajan Bhise as Dr. BD Shah

Production

Development and casting

The film was initially rumoured to be in making in January 2021 with Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal returning as leads post the first part, but Rawal denied the reports. In June 2021, the sequel to OMG was finally confirmed with a new storyline starring Kumar. Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam were roped in as new additions that same month, while Arun Govil joined the cast in November 2021 as the school Chairman.

Filming

Tripathi began the first schedule of the film on 2 September 2021 in Mumbai. Kumar joined the sets in second schedule on 23 October 2021. The third schedule of the film commenced in December 2021.

Music

OMG 2
Soundtrack album by Vikram Montrose, Hansraj Raghuwanshi, Djstrings, Pranaay, Sandesh Shandilya and Kashh
Released	8 August 2023
Recorded	2022
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	16:52
Language	Hindi
Label	Zee Music Company
Official audio
OMG 2 - Full Album on YouTube
Singles from OMG 2
"Oonchi Oonchi Waadi" Released: 18 July 2023 "Har Har Mahadev" Released: 27 July 2023

The background music of the film is composed by Mangesh Dhakde, while the soundtrack is composed by Vikram Montrose, Hansraj Raghuwanshi, Djstrings, Pranaay, Sandesh Shandilya and Kashh. The lyrics are written by Kabeer Shukla, Hansraj Raghuwanshi, Djstrings, Shekhar Astitwa, Ginny Diwan, Kashh and Sandesh Shandilya.

The first single titled "Oonchi Oonchi Waadi" was released on 18 July 2023. The second single titled "Har Har Mahadev" was released on 27 July 2023.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Oonchi Oonchi Waadi"	Kabeer Shukla, Hansraj Raghuwanshi, Djstrings	Djstrings	Hansraj Raghuwanshi	3:58
2.	"Har Har Mahadev"	Shekhar Astitwa	Vikram Montrose	Vikram Montrose	3:07
3.	"Ho Tayyar"	Ginny Diwan	Pranaay	Pranaay, Kailash Kher	4:02
4.	"Akelo Chal Padiyo"	Sandesh Shandilya	Sandesh Shandilya	Shradha Mishra	3:19
5.	"Mahadeva"	Kashh	Kashh	Kashh	2:25
Total length:					16:52

Release

The Central Board Of Film Certification advised 20 cuts in the film's screenplay and an (A) (Adults Only) certificate, as they deemed the film's subject matter, which deals with sex education in schools, along with God and religion, to be controversial and could possibly hurt the sentiments of the audience. It was also suggested that Kumar's character in the film, which was initially supposed to be that of Lord Shiva, to be changed to that of a "Messenger of God". The makers felt that this would spoil the essence of the film and limit its appeal and insisted on receiving an (U/A) (Unrestricted public exhibition subject to parental guidance for children below the age of twelve) certificate. The film was eventually passed by the Censor Board with an (A) (Adults Only) certificate with no cuts but with 25 modifications. The film was theatrically released on 11 August 2023.

Home media

The film was premiered on Netflix from 7 October 2023.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10.

A critic for Bollywood Hungama rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote "On the whole OMG 2 is a bold, powerful, progressive, and sensitively handled film with powerful performances as its USP." Renuka Vyavahare of The Times Of India rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote "OMG 2 shows you how a film can be entertaining, socially relevant and informative. You don’t need to leave your brain behind to have a good laugh. Take your family along to watch this interesting blend of social commentary and humour." Tushar Joshi of India Today rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote "Overall, 'OMG 2' is a film that has the right mix of everything. In short, it succeeds in being an entertainer with a valid message. Akshay Kumar's fans will be in for a huge treat where the actor delivers one of his career-best performances."

Ganesh Aaglave of Firspost rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote "OMG 2 is a film, which should be watched by the audience of all the age groups as it delivers a social message, which is the need of the hour across the nation." Dishya Sharma of News18 rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "OMG 2 is unlike OMG: Oh My God. The first part had a little more comedy and a breezy approach. However, OMG 2 is heavy on dialogue and serious. Although it could feel preachy, it deserves a watch." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "A mainstream Hindi film taking up cudgels on behalf of the proponents of catching ‘em young? Speaking straight and true? Mentioning the wonders of the Kamasutra? Opening up syllabuses to include sex education? Yes, yes, and yes. Omg."

In a negative review, Rahul Desai of Film Companion wrote "When the film belatedly wakes up to its own chauvinism, it throws in a few quick nods to the link between sexual repression and abuse. Most of them reek of tokenism." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "To sum up, OMG 2 aspires to be as sharp as a scalpel but is actually as blunt as the back of a knife."

Box office

As of 7 September 2023, the film has grossed ₹178.77 crore (US$21 million) in India, with a further ₹42.31 crore (US$5.1 million) in overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹221.08 crore (US$26 million).

Accolades

Award	Ceremony date	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards	28 January 2024	Best Film	Cape of Good Films, Viacom18 Studios, Wakaoo Films	Nominated
		Best Director	Amit Rai	Nominated
		Best Actor (Critics)	Pankaj Tripathi	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Yami Gautam	Nominated
		Best Story	Amit Rai	Won
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Dialogue		Nominated
		Best Editing	Suvir Nath	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Nikhil Kovale	Nominated

Impact

Ulhasnagar Education Society announced addition of Sex education in their syllabus post the release of the film.

External links

• OMG 2 at IMDb
• OMG 2 at Bollywood Hungama