Directed by : Umesh Shukla
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283748/
'An anti god film', just this much of plot is enough to make me little excited even though the trailer was very average.
Until the entry of Leeladhar (Mithun Chakraborty), the film was going in right direction. But this character was so irritating throughout the film, I dont know whom he was idealizing from the real saadhus.. only thing I can say is, I hated each frame of Mithun in this film.
Also, the modern Lord Krishna (Akshay Kumar) appears hard to digest for a start. Though Akshay Kumar does the role very well, he has in the past done such characters that presents him as a very polite person efficiently.. my memory goes way back to the film 'Dhadkan'.
Its Paresh Rawal who carries the film from the start till the end, amazing performance and probably very apt for the role of a person who doesn't believe in God. The scenes to look out for are, where he fools a devoted to god person at his shop, or the way he fights his own case against Mahesh Manjerkar as lawyer, and the one where he reveals various activities of saadhus that has been looting people in the name of God.
Apart from the mentioned characters, where the film suffers is the typical hindi film feel given to lots of sequences by the director, taking the realism away.. for instance the courtroom scenes, or the entry of Lord Krishna or the way modern Krishna uses the key of motorbike to represent Chakra or how easily Tisca Chopra as a reporter gets convinced to Paresh. Also, at many places the film is preachy through the dialogues.. that should had been taken note of while screenplay was formed.
The way they try to bring 'belief in God' in the heart of Kanji Lalji (Paresh Rawal), was to certain extent impressive. Plus, that hospital scene was well done. Also, showing how these saadhus may actually be looting, and do loot people was good thought. That scene where the saadhu is doing anshan in public, and eating in private.. was superb.
Nice small cameo from Om Puri too..
Overall, 'Oh My God' was a film that looses its track, and gets too preachy in the narration. Better screenplay as well as writing would had made the film look better. Still, for Paresh Rawal's performance, and the thought behind the movie.. its a decent watch.
Verdict : AVERAGE
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283748/
'An anti god film', just this much of plot is enough to make me little excited even though the trailer was very average.
Until the entry of Leeladhar (Mithun Chakraborty), the film was going in right direction. But this character was so irritating throughout the film, I dont know whom he was idealizing from the real saadhus.. only thing I can say is, I hated each frame of Mithun in this film.
Also, the modern Lord Krishna (Akshay Kumar) appears hard to digest for a start. Though Akshay Kumar does the role very well, he has in the past done such characters that presents him as a very polite person efficiently.. my memory goes way back to the film 'Dhadkan'.
Its Paresh Rawal who carries the film from the start till the end, amazing performance and probably very apt for the role of a person who doesn't believe in God. The scenes to look out for are, where he fools a devoted to god person at his shop, or the way he fights his own case against Mahesh Manjerkar as lawyer, and the one where he reveals various activities of saadhus that has been looting people in the name of God.
Apart from the mentioned characters, where the film suffers is the typical hindi film feel given to lots of sequences by the director, taking the realism away.. for instance the courtroom scenes, or the entry of Lord Krishna or the way modern Krishna uses the key of motorbike to represent Chakra or how easily Tisca Chopra as a reporter gets convinced to Paresh. Also, at many places the film is preachy through the dialogues.. that should had been taken note of while screenplay was formed.
The way they try to bring 'belief in God' in the heart of Kanji Lalji (Paresh Rawal), was to certain extent impressive. Plus, that hospital scene was well done. Also, showing how these saadhus may actually be looting, and do loot people was good thought. That scene where the saadhu is doing anshan in public, and eating in private.. was superb.
Nice small cameo from Om Puri too..
Overall, 'Oh My God' was a film that looses its track, and gets too preachy in the narration. Better screenplay as well as writing would had made the film look better. Still, for Paresh Rawal's performance, and the thought behind the movie.. its a decent watch.
Verdict : AVERAGE
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