OMG Oh My God Unknown Facts: There are many actors in Bollywood whose pairings are hits and very few of their films flopped. Among those actors is the pair of Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal who did many films together and were mostly successful. One of those films is ‘OMG: Oh My God’. This film was included in the list of most successful films of 2012 and it dealt with an issue which people still discuss.
In the film ‘OMG: Oh My God’, Paresh Rawal was in the lead role and Akshay Kumar played the role of Lord Shri Krishna. This film is very amazing which also did amazing business at the box office. Let us tell you some special things about this film which you might not know.
‘OMG: Oh My God’ completes 12 years of release
The film ‘OMG: Oh My God’ was released on 28 September 2012. It was directed by Umesh Shukla, while the film was produced by Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Ashwini Yardi, Bhupendra Kumar Modi and Vikram Malhotra. Paresh Rawal was seen in the lead role in the film, while actors like Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Govind Namdev, Om Puri also played important roles. This film is available on YouTube.
Box office collection of ‘OMG: Oh My God’
According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film ‘OMG: Oh My God’ was Rs 20 crore while the film had a worldwide collection of Rs 149.90 crore at the box office. The verdict of the film ‘OMG: Oh My God’ was said to be blockbuster.
Interesting facts related to ‘OMG: Oh My God’
The film ‘OMG: Oh My God’ is a great film which was made on an important issue. You must have seen this film many times but hardly know many things about it. All the things mentioned here are written according to IMDB.
1. In ‘OMG: Oh My God’, ‘Om + 786’ was written on the nameplate of Krishna’s bike, which is the identity of three religions. This idea was of Akshay Kumar and it was liked a lot.
2.In ‘OMG: Oh My God’, Akshay Kumar has played the role of Shri Krishna whose entry is on a bike. This bike was specially modified at a cost of Rs 1 million.
3.’OMG: Oh My God’ was banned in United Arab Emirates i.e. Saudi Arabia. Different things regarding religions were shown in it.
4. Ever since the trailer of ‘OMG: Oh My God’ came out, protests were seen at some places. But after its release, demonstrations took place in different parts of the country. There were some dialogues in the film about Hindu Gods and Goddesses and a demand was made to change them. Police protection was also given to Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal.
5.’OMG: Oh My God’ faced a lot of criticism but became a blockbuster. This film was also liked a lot on TV, then in 2020, Akshay announced its sequel which was released in 2022.
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