Movie Analysis

O My God (Hindi-2012)

1. Production Particulars:

Movie Name              : OMG: Oh My God

Director                     : Umesh Shukla

Story, Screen Play

& Dialogue                :  Bhavesh Mondalia, Umesh Shukla

Music Composer       :  Himesh Reshammiya

Production Year        :  2012

Original Source          : 1. From a Gujarati play” Kishan Vs Kanhaiya”

                                    2. From the Movie “The Man Who Sued God”     

                                     By The Original View Film Production                 

                                     Directed by Mark Jotte (Original Writer) and  

                                     Written by John Clarke

Producers                   : Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Dr. B.K Modi

                                     Grazing Goat Pictures

                                     Play Time Creation

                                     Spice Studios                                      

Main Actors                : Akshay Kumar (Krishna Vasudev Yadav)

                                     Paresh Rawal (as Kanji Bhai)

2. Plot Analysis:

a) Main story line:

The story of the movie Oh my God (OMG) is about a middle class man namely Kanji Bhai who tries to sustain himself and his family by running a God’s idol shop.  In his family he has to take care of himself, his wife, a daughter and a son. He is an atheist, while his family members are theist. One day he has a quarrel with a Hindu priest and curses God. The very day there is an earthquake which ruins his shop alone while other nearby shops are not ruined. Everyone believes that it is because of his curse against God. The insurance company refuses to pay him the compensation saying that the loss is due to the act of God and so the company is not liable to pay him the compensation. Since everyone says that the earthquake which ruined his shop is caused by God, he wants to get compensate from God and files a case against God. No advocate is ready to take up the case and fight for him; however he decides to fight his own case by himself with the advice of a good advocate. The people who face the same problem join with him to fight for their cause. Because of this his wife takes his children and walk out of the house. At this juncture God comes to Kanji and stays with him and helps him to proceed the case. Kanji could Kanji argues well and questions the existence of God. On the last day of the hearing in the court he falls sick and admitted in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) lying paralyzed and in coma.

b) Climax:

For a month he is in the ICU and paralyzed. One day God who was staying with him comes and cures Kanji and reveals His true identity as God. Then God shows him what had happened in the past one month during his time of coma. Kanji comes to know that he had won the case and the compensation had been paid to all people by the religious institutions that he had accused of running religion as money making industry. He also realizes that priests against whom he was fighting have planned to make him an avatar of Lord Vishnu and have decided a death day for him. He escapes from the hospital with the help of God and goes to the place of his ruined shop where the priests have erected his statue and planned to build a temple for him. He breaks his statue and the donation box that is kept for his temple. He then tells the people that God lives in every human being. It is we who have made a religion and kept God in the temple. We have to see God everywhere and in the heart of every human being. God present everywhere is the crux of the movie.  

     c) Type of Film: Awareness & Educative

3. Technical Analysis:

The technological works are done wonderfully well. The techniques used in the movie are amazing. The cinematography is admirable. The entire team together with the director Mr. Umesh Shukla has done an excellent job. 

a) Camera: The camera man and director of photography have given their best. The emotion scenes are captured well. Though the shorts are simple the angel view and close ups are given prime importance.

b) Light & Sound: The lightings are sufficiently given. The brightness and darkness are balanced to the situation and it is appreciable. The sounds are proportionate to the actions.

c) Editing: The editors Mr. Tushar shivan and Mr. Rajesh Panchal’s works should be highly esteemed. The editing’s gives colour the movie. Though there avail high technology today but the editing technology is very simple and ample.

d) Costume & Make up: The costume and make up sector have done an excellent job by keeping the costume and make up simple and best.

e) Acting: Since the movie is based on an ordinary people the characters are very simple. The actors placed themselves on their role. The hero’s actions and feelings are merging with the situation.   

f) Music: Mr. Himesh Reshammiya the music composer has composed beautiful songs in accordance with the situations. The background music creates a feeling in the heart of the people and makes them feel one with the movie.

h) Graphics: There are no much graphics in this film. The thundering and lightning scenes have come out well. The graphics for the earthquake and the rains are extremely made. Over all I would say that the technically speaking this movie is sound and deserves my appreciation.

4. Sociological Analysis:

a) Philosophy behind: Today in the name of religion big business is going on. God is being sold in the religion by some gurus. The common people with the fear of dharma no one dares to question and analyse what all these about. The fear of God overtakes the love of God. The one who critically analyses the existence of God would know that God has to be encountered with love rather than fear.  

b) Problem Portrayed: People are offering lot of wealth and making many sacrifices for God. In spite of that the sufferings and miseries are existing in the world.

c) Moral of the Story: See and experience God in all the beings that are in the world even in our fellow human being.

d) Social Implications: God is present everywhere. Instead of wasting money on erecting a statue and building a temple for Him this movies call for a charity toward our neighbour. This movie invites each human being to respect, to help and to treat others as equals.

  5. Education through the Film:

  

This movie provides lot of educative values. As for my view the movie teaches the following things. 

a) Morality: Promote peace and harmony.

b) Social Concern: Take care of our fellow human beings and love and serve others.

c) Religion: Religion is for Man, Man is not for Religion. Religions are made by Man. This should be understood properly. There shouldn’t be any fight in the name of Religion.

d) God: God is a creator and preserver not a destroyer.

e) Faith: our faith has to be analysed and come out of the blind faith in God. 

6. Critical Evaluation:

a) What is the Purpose of this film?

·         Primary purpose of the movie is to create awareness about our blind faith in God and to move towards the better understanding of God.

·         Secondary purpose of the movie is commercial. This movie is a good example of how media and religion could influence each other.

     b)   What does the film communicate to the audience about God?

·         This movie clarifies lots of ideas about God.

·         God is not found only in the temple and in the idols but everywhere and in everything and in everybody.

     c)  What is the concept of God and Religion presented in the film?

·         Concept of God: God is a friend and a lover. He is a creator and preserver.

·         Concept of Religion: The importance is given for rituals than on God. In the religion God is being sold and encountered.

     d) Why the protagonist has an atheistic view of Reality?

·         The proponents of the religions are uneducated.

·         As a deities idol shop keeper the protagonist realized that the people believe any stories if it pertains to God or religion. They never analyse.

     e) What implications do media and religion have for each other in this film?

·         Media: It should bring out the blind practices of religion but at the same time it should not criticize God.

·         Religion: It is created by human being. So, it should not manipulate human being but nurture human being.