Movie Review: Oh My God (2012) *** Rating

Oh My God !  +++ The Legal Battle against God +++      

Movie Review: Oh My God (2012) *** Rating

Theatre Release: 28 Sept 2012 (India)

Language: Hindi

Direction: Umesh Shukla

Label: Grazing Goat Pictures | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

Genre: Drama

Viewers Group:  Family & All     

The Critique Lab Score Board

AVA Score: 7 (Max 10)

AVA Medal Honor™©       : Silver

Recommendation Level   :  High (Read Review)

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Who is God? Does he exist? If he exists then why he doesn’t appear whenever we need him? Can we find him at worship places  or simply these places &  people associated with them has become the centre of commercialization of God and religion because mostly we are God fearing people not God Loving People? OMG ! (Oh my God !) is an internal war of thoughts between an atheist and God which becomes external when a middle class  shop owner Kanji Bhai lost his only earning source his Shop in Mumbai Chor Bazaar due to an earthquake and the insurance company denied his right of claim proving the incident being ‘An Act of God.’

OMG!  Is a simple heart shacking comedy, its shacking because it dares to discuss on a topic which has become an epidemic in India these days. Every morning  on national television you will find few self declared demi Gods giving you Dharm Gyan and asking you for the money at the same timings. Some are teaching Yoga and some are telling the solutions for your problems on the name of third eye remember Nirmal Baba? The heights are when you see known celebrities like Govinda selling ‘Laxmi yantra’ despite his own falling career and few junior artists who are selling ‘Hanuman yantra’ ,‘Nazar Kawach’, ‘Shani Yantra’ by actually making you scared and taking benefit your blind faith.

Umesh Shukla, the director of the movie has done a decent job, first by keeping the length of the movie short and second by handling a very sensitive topic in a light comical style & showing all the arguments against God preachers with their logics right at place. One thing need to be understood that this movie is not against God or someone who has sued God but against God Preachers who sells religion and God to the common public in the name of fear. Despite being director first venture in commercial cinema he tried to keep the things crisp and entertaining without mess up thou script has huge scope of improvement since it focus mainly on one side and succeed partially to show the difference between faith and blind faith clearly.

Paresh Rawal as Kanji Bhai has done impressively one of his best commercial cinema act and undoubtedly this movie belongs to him. He is the central character &  all other complement him to move the story forward. He is as usual best in terms of comic sense with his wittier lines.

Akshay Kumar as 21^st century God Avtar has nothing much to prove in terms of performance but as a producer we must thank him to be a part of a sensible movie unlike his earlier bunch of movies like ‘Tees Maar Khan’, ‘Thank you’ etc. Thou as an appreciation factor he looks Good and even young in the movie with a solid bike riding entry (Kudos to Stunt director)

Mahesh Manjrekar as an opponent advocate does a decent job and Mithun Chakraborty as Leeladhar Ji is impressive and will definitely make you smile (His looks are similar to one of the most popular swami ji today …Guess who ?). Govind Namdeo unfortunately had a limited script to show his full potential.

Music by Himesh Reshammiya  & Meet Bros Anjjan is average thou song ‘Yeh Nishann Dhoond raha’ is meaningful.  Cinematography by Sethu Sriram is average.

OMG! is an genuine attempt to educate and axe bind faith amongst general public and would  successfully convince that God lies in Heart…The More You Love Him, The More He is Nearer to You

Jai Shri Krishna !

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