OMG – Oh My God!
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Oh My God! is a 2012 Indian Hindi language satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Umesh Shukla and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, S Spice Studios, Grazing Goat Pictures and Playtime Creations. The storyline is based on the Gujarati stage-play Kanji Virudh Kanji, which itself was inspired by the Billy Connolly film The Man Who Sued God.
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Directed by | Umesh Shukla[1] |
Written by | Umesh Shukla Saumya Joshi Bhavesh Mandalia |
Based on | "Kanji Virrudh Kanji"[2] The Man Who Sued God |
Produced by | Akshay Kumar B.K. Modi Vikram Malhotra |
Starring | Paresh Rawal Akshay Kumar Mithun Chakraborty |
Cinematography | Sethu Sriram |
Edited by | Tushar Shivan Rajesh Panchal |
Music by | Score: Amar Mohile Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Sachin–Jigar Meet Bros. Anjjan |
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Distributed by | Viacom18 Motion Pictures Wave Cinemas[3] |
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Running time | 130 minutes[4] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹20 crores[5] |
Box office | ₹149.90 crores[6] |
The film stars Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar and Mithun Chakraborty along with Om Puri, Govind Namdeo, Poonam Jhawer, Puja Gupta and Mahesh Manjrekar in pivotal roles.[7]
Made on a budget of ₹20 crore (US$2.5 million), the film released on 28 September 2012 and received positive reviews from critics.[8][9]
It was remade in Telugu as Gopala Gopala (2015) with Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan, and Shriya Saran. It was also remade in Kannada as Mukunda Murari (2016) with Upendra and Sudeep.
A stand-alone sequel, OMG 2, with Akshay Kumar starring as Lord Shiva's messenger, along with Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam in other lead roles, was theatrically released on 11 August 2023.