OMG – Oh My God!
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| Directed by | Umesh Shukla [1] |
| Written by | Bhavesh Mandalia & Umesh Shukla |
| Produced by | Ashvini Yardi Akshay Kumar Paresh Rawal[1] |
| Starring | Paresh Rawal Akshay Kumar Mithun Chakraborty |
| Cinematography | Sethu Sriram |
| Music by | Himesh Reshammiya & Meet Bros Anjjan |
| Distributed by | Grazing Goat Pictures Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹4 crore (US$470,000)(1st day domestic nett)[2] |
OMG Oh My God is a 2012 Bollywood divine comedy directed by Umesh Shukla, and produced by Akshay Kumar. The film features Paresh Rawal,Akshay Kumar and Mithun Chakraborty in the lead role.[3]OMG Oh My God is Akshay's 116th film. [4] The film is based on a Gujrati play called Kanji virudh(vs) Kanji. The film is realized on 28th September.
Production
Producer Akshay Kumar announced the film in 2012. When the promos of the movie were released at first, people heard actor Salman Khan's voice and assumed that he was playing a role in the movie or maybe he was the narrator. Later, the director Umesh Shukla went on to clarify that Salman's voice was only being used in the promos of the movie. The director was quoted telling IANS, "He (Salman) will not be narrating in the film. He has that notorious voice. My film is a light-hearted comedy and we need someone who can do justice to the visuals." [5]
Later, it was confirmed that Kumar's close friend Paresh Rawal who appeared in the original play Kishen vs Kanhaiya was playing the lead role with Akshay himself playing the role of Krishna in the movie.[1] Shahrukh Khan was also expected to play a supporting role in the film, but later opted out of the project, and the role was given to Mithun Chakraborty. The filming was reported to have begun in January 2012. Also, director Prabhu Deva, who earlier directed Kumar's Rowdy Rathore, has been roped in to appear in a item-number along with Sonakshi Sinha.[6] According to reports, producer Akshay Kumar will be doing a brief cameo in the film and will be seen riding a specially designed bike for the movie theme, worth Rs.1 million.[7].The movie also marks the debut of popular Kannada actress Nidhi Subbaiah into Bollywood.[8]
Plot
The 'Inspired' remake is based on the life of Kanjibhai (Paresh Rawal), an antique shopkeeper. When a tornado destroys his antique store, he begins to disbelieve in God. The film revolves around his journey at taking down God which he is unable to do, but clearly doesn't realize, and soon begins to fight all the priests of the city, which starts mayhem until Lord Krishna (Akshay Kumar) pays Kanji an unexpected visit. It is loosely based on the Gujarati play, Kanji Virrudh Kanji and also Hindi play, Kishen vs Kanhaiya. Story also resonates on the lines of The Man Who Sued God a 2001 Australian film, starring Billy Connolly and directed by Mark Joffe [1]
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Krishna Vasudev Yadav/ Lord Krishna
- Paresh Rawal as Kanji Bhai
- Mithun Chakraborty
- Poonam Jhawer
- Govind Namdeo
- Mahesh Manjrekar
- Nidhi Subbaiah
- Murli Sharma
- Lubna Salim as Susheela( Kanji's wife)
- Ishita Vyas
- Pooja Gupta
- Prabhu Deva in a Special Appearance in song "Go Govinda"
- Sonakshi Sinha in a Special Appearance in song "Go Govinda"
- Salman Khan As Narrator in a Teaser Trailer"
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack of the film is composed by Himesh Reshammiya,Sachin-Jigar and Meet Bros Anjaan, whilst the lyrics have been penned by Shabbir Ahmed,Kumaar,Swanand Kirkire and Subrat Sinha. The first song from the album, "Go Govinda" was released on 9th August 2012 worldwide in CD's available in stores and online,sung by Aman Triikha and Shreya Ghoshal. The rest of the songs, along with the full soundtrack released on 21th August 2012.
Boxoffice
India
OMG! Oh My God first day businesss was of around ₹3.75-4 crore nett. The film fared best in Gujarat.[2]
Critics
The movie received mixed response in general. Roshni Devi from Koimoi and Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV Movies both gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. Aditya Grover from Latestmoviez and Rediff Movies gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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References
- ^ a b c d e "OMG Oh My God! Cast & Crew".
- ^ a b http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4934&nCat=
- ^ Bollywood Life. "How did OMG! Oh My God change Akshay Kumar?". Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ "Akki's back in the game". Deccan Chronicle. September 19,2012. Retrieved September 19,2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Salman Khan's voice is only in 'Oh My God' teaser: Umesh Shukla". Indiatimes.in. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Akshay and Paresh together again?". IBN Live. January 2, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ "Akshay rides Rs.1 mn bike in 'Oh My God!'". 18 July 2012.
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- ^ Aditya Grover. "Oh My God Movie Review". LatestMoviez.