'Gadar 2' and 'OMG 2': The clash of legacy Bollywood movies – Khaleej Times

The earlier Gadar was a humongous hit again in 2001 whereas the primary Oh My God! (2012), starring Paresh Rawal within the lead, turned a shock hit

Nonetheless from Gadar 2

Gadar 2 and OMG 2 ­— the 2 ‘legacy’ Bollywood movies clashing this week include a number of baggage. The earlier Gadar was a humongous hit again in 2001 whereas the primary Oh My God! (2012), starring Paresh Rawal within the lead, turned a shock hit. Each motion pictures sparked intensive debates as a result of their content material. However the triumph of those two movies additionally serves as a reminder of a time when audiences have been extra open to storylines and characters in movies, with out feeling simply offended or being overly delicate in direction of sure characters or tales. Instances have actually modified. Censor board had requested the makers of each Gadar 2 in addition to OMG 2 to take away sure scenes as they might incite or harm the emotions of viewers. I hope each the movies are judged on their content material like their predecessors and aren’t canceled for ‘hurting sentiments’.

Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in Gadar

Having stated that, I’d prefer to delve into an intriguing remark relating to Oh My God (2012). It holds the excellence of being the one movie the place a ‘large star’ of Bollywood portrayed God and the movie went on to turn into successful. Sure, this can be a rarity in Bollywood.

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Let me share with you the movies the place main Bollywood stars have been forged within the position of God and the movies have been outrightly rejected, largely for being trashy movies, and sometimes because of the content material being deemed offensive.

Let’s start with the field workplace hit Oh My God. On this satirical movie, famous person Akshay Kumar performs the position of Lord Krishna who descends on earth to satisfy the person (Paresh Rawal) who filed a case towards God. Curiously, the Censor Board didn’t increase any objections when Akshay, as Lord Krishna, prompts the atheist character to tackle the godmen and their organised enterprise of faith. This film had the potential to set off important backlash from non secular or political teams however that didn’t occur. The movie was a sleeper hit.

With OMG 2, the backlash started with the launch of the primary poster. Reportedly, the movie explores the topic of intercourse schooling and this time, Akshay Kumar is enjoying the position of Lord Shiva. There’s a whole marketing campaign towards the movie on social media that’s alleging it to be an try to malign the faith. The Censor Board is basically being cautious and has ordered many cuts and modifications. The approaching days will reveal whether or not the movie will probably be embraced by audiences akin to its precursor or met with rejection, much like different situations the place distinguished stars took on divine roles.

Nonetheless from Oh My God

Also known as the God of the Hindi movie trade, Amitabh Bachchan took on divine roles in not one however three movies. In God Tussi Nice Ho (2008), a pathetic rip-off of Hollywood hit Bruce Almighty (2003), Bachchan performed the position of a God sporting pristine white fits imparting knowledge to the thankless Salman Khan. It’s a movie neither Salman nor Bachchan want to keep in mind. Agni Varsha: The Hearth and The Rain (2002) had Amitabh Bachchan enjoying the God of Rains, Lord Indra. The costly movie, primarily based on a well-known play by Girish Karnad, failed to draw any curiosity. The third movie, in actual fact, preceded these two flops. It was Salman Khan’s Howdy Brother that featured Amitabh Bachchan’s well-known baritone because the Heavenly Voice/God’s voice guiding the ghost performed by Salman. So, enjoying God by no means bore the field workplace fruits for Bachchan.

Yash Raj Movies’ tackle Mary Poppins, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008) had veteran Rishi Kapoor enjoying the God sporting crisp white fits (sure, in the identical 12 months as Bachchan slipped into related fits in God Tussi Nice Ho). Regardless of a profitable lead forged of Saif Ali Khan-Rani Mukerji and Ameesha Patel crooning to the hit quantity Lazy Lamhe in a yellow bikini, the movie was a catastrophe. Sanjay Dutt performed Yamraj, the Hindu God of Loss of life, in Mahesh Manjrekar’s forgettable Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi. Dutt tried arduous to save lots of this totally boring movie as a tech-savvy Yamraj sporting designer fits and glasses. A younger Shahid Kapoor added his allure however the movie tanked.

The controversial Kalyug Aur Ramayan (1987) was promoted as a modern-day model of Ramayana. Manoj ‘Bharat’ Kumar performed Pawan Putra, a recent interpretation of Lord Hanuman sporting a badly-fitted white go well with (sure, white go well with once more!). Earlier than its launch, many Hindu organisations created furore over the movie’s title (Kalyug Ki Ramayan) in addition to the dialogue, songs and dances. The Censor Board refused to go the movie initially. Manoj Kumar relented and adjusted the title to Kalyug Aur Ramayan and eliminated many dialogues. Regardless of that, it was a powerful flop. Nevertheless, the laughable movie finds a spot in varied ‘so unhealthy that it’s good’ lists, giving firm to Manoj Kumar’s different gem Clerk.

It wasn’t simply male stars being rejected by audiences as gods in Hindi movies; Katrina Kaif performed God within the 2008 film Howdy. The movie was an adaptation of creator Chetan Bhagat’s novel One Evening on the Name Centre and director Atul Agnihotri determined to forged Katrina as a feminine incarnation of God guiding Salman Khan. Apparently, too many movies with large stars as gods guiding Salman Khan met the identical destiny on the field workplace.

Just lately, Ajay Devgn performed CG, a contemporary model of the Hindu God Chitragupta in Thank God (2022). The movie was an official remake of the profitable 2009 Danish movie Sorte Kugler. However regardless of the presence of stars like Devgn and Sidharth Malhotra, it turned the largest flop of director Indra Kumar’s profession, who in any other case has a listing of hit movies like Dil, Beta, Masti, Dhamaal on his title. And everyone knows what occurred a number of months in the past with Prabhas-Saif Ali Khan’s Adipurush, which was primarily based on Ramayan.

So, the singular triumphant and watchable movie that includes a distinguished star as God stays OMG. Goes on to show that if the movies are unhealthy, neglect the celebrities, even the Almighty can’t save them.

Over to OMG 2 now!

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