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Two years before an alien landed in Rajasthan, lost his pendant that was his key to return home, learnt Bhojpuri and went in search of ‘bhagwan’, Kanji Lalji Mehta sued God for destroying his shop. OMG – Oh My God! directed by Umesh Shukla, an adaptation of the Gujarati play Kanji Virudh Kanji (which in turn was inspired by the Australian film The Man Who Sued God), took on superstitious beliefs and Godmen head on before Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan did so withPK. With its taut script and a brilliant portrayal of Kanji by Paresh Rawal, OMG was a small film that grew with word of mouth publicity.
So when one heard that the film is being remade in Telugu with Venkatesh reprising the part of Rawal and Pawan Kalyan playing God in place of Akshay Kumar, there was a hint of misgiving if the original flavour might be lost in trying to cater to an audience that’s used to watching its stars play to the gallery. In Gopala Gopala, the whistles and claps come, partly due to Pawan Kalyan’s presence but more importantly with dialogues that intend to make the audience look inwards.
Gopala Gopala: Of faith and superstitions - The Hindu
