OMG2

​"OMG2"

Watched Hindi movie "OMG2". 

Directed by Amit Rai. Written by Amit Rai. Produced by Aruna Bhatiya and others. Cinematography Amalendu Chaudhary. Music by Vikram Montrose, Hansraj Raghuvanshi, DjStrings, Pranaay, Sandesh Shandilya. The film stars Pankaj Tripathi, Govind Namdev, Akshay Kumar, Yami Gautami, Arun Govil, Birendra Kala, Pavan Malhotra, Aarush Varma. The film runs for about 2 hour 35 minutes and was released in 2023. I watched it on Netflix on 20th Oct 2023.

Pankaj Tripathi is a true Shivbhakt and works in a shop at Mahakal Mandir. One day his son’s video, masterbating in school toilet, goes viral and he is kicked out of the school. Overnight, the family becomes a pariah. Pankaj prays to Lord Shiv for salvation. The God sends Akshay Kumar as his emissary. Akshay’s ramblings give Pankaj directions to proceed and he files a case against the school for not giving sex education to the children.

What compensation does he ask? What role does Akshay play? Will he win? What about the Shame?

The idea of this film is good. The concept of an average father rising to the occasion when pushed to the corner is good. Being a good human being, he is not bitter, he just wants to get Justice for his son. Another good thing is Akshay’s role. It’s an advisory role, not an active role. Director must have resisted strong temptation to give more active role to Akshay. If he had, then the human aspect would have been lost.

Pankaj Tripathi delivers a scintillating performance. He has no special abilities or skills, but he has the drive. He is fighting for his family, their self respect, their existence. Akshay Kumar doesn’t look God’s emissary. He still looks Akshay Kumar. Yami Gautami looks beautiful and performs well, but her character is not properly developed and she is shown making absurd arguments. Arun Govil makes an appearance after a long time. Pavan Malhotra plays the judge who gets unexpected publicity and unprecedented audience due to this trial that generates public interest.

School’s reaction of kicking the boy out is over the top. There is no action taken on those who made the video. Isn’t it violation of privacy? Is the school responsible for setting the curriculum or is the board? Then should the school be sued or the board? School lawyer’s argument that it’s sin to masterbate is laughable.

Nevertheless, the movie touches an important aspect. India that was the originator of Kamasutra, has turned sex and sex education into a tabu. The education system imposed by British, to make India psychologically inferior, needs an overhaul.

Positives: Pankaj. 

Negatives: As mentioned above.

A one time watch!