


Hanif Qureshi ( Om Puri), a poor Muslim lawyer, helps him file the case after Kanji decides to fight on his own. Running out of options, he decides to sue God but fails to find a lawyer for such a lawsuit.

His family and friends blame this on his atheism.Īt the insurance office, Kanji learns that the disaster claim does not cover any damage caused by natural calamities classified under " Act of God". He makes fun of religious activities around him and one such day, a low-intensity earthquake hits the city, and Kanji's shop is the only shop that is destroyed. Kanji Lalji Mehta ( Paresh Rawal), a middle-class Gujarati atheist, owns a shop of Hindu idols and antiques in Mumbai. A second instalment is in development with Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam. It was also remade in Kannada as Mukunda Murari in 2016 with Upendra and Sudeep. The film was remade in Telugu as Gopala Gopala in 2015 with Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan and Shriya Saran. Made on a budget of ₹20 crore (US$2.6 million), the film released on 28 September 2012 was praised for its themes and for Rawal's and Kumar's performance. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal, along with Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Govind Namdeo, Poonam Jhawer, Puja Gupta and Mahesh Manjrekar in pivotal roles. The film is originally written by co-writer Saumya Joshi, with Bhavesh Mandalia as an additional co-writer. The storyline is based on a Gujarati stage-play entitled Kanji Virudh Kanji, which was itself inspired from Australian film The Man Who Sued God. He claimed to be an insurance agent but did some wonders that are not humanly possible.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. But, Krishna Vasudev Yadav came in his life to help him. Kanji had to face a lot of public backlash and hardships in order to fight this case. However, he met Hanif Qureshi, a poor Muslim lawyer who helped him fight his own case. But, none of the lawyers was ready to help him. This angered kanji and he decided to file a case against all the religious institutions. He couldn’t even get an insurance claim as natural disasters are not a responsibility of the insurance company as it is an ‘Act of God’. Everyone blamed this on his atheist nature. In one of the earthquakes only his shop was destroyed. This film follows the journey of Kanji Lalji Mehta, an atheist Hindu who owns a shop ofHindu idols. This movie is an official remake of the 2001 Australian film The Man Who Sued God. OMG - Oh My God! Is a 2012 Indian Hindi - language satirical comedy drama film written and directed by Umesh Shukla.
