Directed by : Indra Kumar
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13795296/

Jab ek joke pe baar baar hass nahi sakte, toh ek gham pe baar baar rote kyun ho.

Sidharth Malhotra, Ajay Devgn and Rakul Preet Singh in 'Thank God'

Spoilers ahead... 

Ayaan Kapoor (Sidharth Malhotra) a greedy real estate broker has suffered immense losses since the Demonitisation and now is in so many debts. He meets with an accident and finds himself at a place where Yamdooth/YD (Mahesh Balraj) and Chitragupta/CG (Ajay Devgn) greet him informing that the only way he can return back is by playing 'TheGame of Life'. The rules are simple, there are two empty pots (paap aur punya), for every right reaction to a given situation white balls fills up the punya pot, otherwise the black balls fills up the paap pot. The one that fills first decides his fate. 

Felt like it was one of those films Sidharth Malhotra signed for money and just sleepwalked through the film. You can't really blame him for how stupid the film is. I am all for moral and social messages through a movie but you have to make it believable.  

You know how in school a teacher scolds a student and that student promises he won't do it again, but next day the history repeats. Watching Ayaan you feel the same way because it never appears that he is changing, its like he says for the sake giving those expressons of 'You are so right CG' and just wants to get those white balls and get the hell out of here. Take for instance the scene where Ayaan has to tell his sister about the Diwali incident lie that happened 15 yrs back, instead of feeling guilty and informing on his own, he is forced to tell due to this Dad including saying exact words his Dad says, so basically nothing comes out of his own heart. 

So the whole thing the movie is based on never works, and by the time those twists at the end comes it is way too late to really feel sympathy for Ayaan. The story has a old school feel, with the whole Yamdhoot-Chitragupta angle (I remember one of Jitendra films was on it and that was very funny with a plot revolving more on how YD-CG find lifestyle on earth when the hell goes for a strike, or another relatable good movie was the Sanjeev Kapoor one where he was so greedy that he challenges God). Yet if the director and the writing team aimed for a different execution, this would had been a enjoyable comedy drama. 

Kiku Sharda scene made me laugh the most, and also Sumit Gulati scene was a nice one too. Also, Ajay Devgan felt he was enjoying being part of a bad film giving some laughs. Music was other best thing of the movie, I actually watched the film due to the 'Manike' track that I love a lot though its picturisation is very vulgar. Also, Dil De Diya Hai new version was pretty enjoyable too. The background score however was highly manipulative forcefully trying to make you react. 

The list of cringeworthy moments is a long one, the police inspector scene standsout (both Ayaan and Ruhi (Rakul Preet Singh) versions, tough to choose which was worst). 

Overall, Thank God is what you would say when the movie ends. 


My Rating : 3/10