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Amit Rai on reviving Akshay Kumar's box office performance with OMG 2: If this film was made with some other actor, it would not have worked
The director discussed how disappointed everyone was when the movie received an A rating and if he is also somewhere responsible to revive Akshay's box office performance after his slate of flops.
Aug 17, 2023
OMG 2-Amit Rai
With the Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam-starring movie OMG 2 director Amit Rai made his debut. On August 11, the movie made its theatrical debut, and since then, audiences have complimented the cast's acting as well as the way the movie conveys a crucial message.
Recently, when OTTplay had the chance to chat exclusively with the director Amit Rai, he shared a lot of information. The director discussed how disappointed everyone was when the movie received an A rating, how heartbroken they felt that the message to youngsters would not be conveyed, and if he is also somewhere responsible to revive Akshay's box office performance after his slate of flops.
Talking about Akshay Kumar and if he takes the credit to revive him at the box office, the director said, "The credit of this goes to everyone. Just like those individuals had their own narratives, I too have shared a story. I haven't even written the story; The credit can never lift a lone person. Take any cinema, and you'll see everyone holding onto a pillar. You can say to such an extent that a script has been crafted, and then its form takes shape, and after the actor arrives, it advances as their embodiment. If I had made this film without Akshay Kumar, it wouldn't have performed as well. I cannot claim that anyone and everyone can become a divine figure that Akshay has delivered. On a page, you create something, but it's these actors who bring its vibrant form to life."
The main premise of OMG 2, a spiritual sequel to the 2012 film OMG Oh My God!, is sex education. Pankaj Tripathi portrays a devoted follower, Yami Gautam takes on the role of an advocate, and Akshay Kumar plays Lord Shiva's messenger. OMG 2, which debuted on August 11, competed at the box office with Gadar 2, starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel. Despite both of those factors and the film earning a "A" rating from the CBFC, it is currently enjoying great success.
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