Oh My God! A Sequel To The Controversial 2013 Film?

One must  congratulate  the brave  soul producer Ashwin Varde for  doing  a  sequel to  Umesh Shukla’s  2013 film  Oh My God  a mildly  amusing debate  on  atheism versus  religiosity  . Since then the  country  has  lost its sense  of humour about religion.

The film had kicked up  an uproar during  a  time when Hindutva was   not a  major issue.Today when  religious  sentiments  are  touching sky-high,  a film on  the subject of, ‘Does God Exist?’ seems  fairly suicidal.

A member  of film’s core team confirmed  the sequel   saying, “It is  not a controversial subject like the  first  part. It’s a sweet  innocuous  look at  God and his relationship with human beings.”

Akshay Kumar returns to playing Lord Krishna while Paresh Rawal is replaced by Pankaj Tripathi as  the  disbeliever.”

 The  biggest loss that this sequel would have to come  to terms  with is the  dropping out  of Umesh Shukla  from the project. Sources the producer were eager to have him on board  for  the sequel, But Shukla didn’t want to do more  of  the same.

“The  subject is too  tricky  and dangerous. Umesh wanted  nothing to do with it,”  a source  close  to the director said.

Amit Rai who directed the  well-intended Road To Sangam  in  2009 has been roped in to  do the sequel. And we can only wish him all the  best on this road to controversy.