Amit Rai, the director of OMG 2, spoke about the challenges he faced with this Akshay Kumar-Pankaj Tripathi starrer.
Akshay Kumar-Pankaj Tripathi starrer OMG 2 has struck a chord with the audience and is enjoying a happy run at the box office. The film’s director Amit Rai is happy with this result after being ‘heartbroken’ over the Censor Board’s decision to give it an ‘A’ certificate.
In a chat with PTI, the filmmaker opened up on the same and said, “We were heartbroken because we made the film for everyone to watch, now that cannot happen. We begged them to give us a U/A certificate (children below 12 years of age can watch a film under parental guidance) but they didn’t. We tried to convince them till the very end… But then they walked some distance, we walked some distance. The film has been released with modifications. We are happy people have loved the film.”
Speaking about what worked in favour of the film, Rai explained, “The intent of the film was pure. Nobody wanted to titillate the audience, hence they liked it. We have dealt with it (the story) in a way that doesn’t sound vulgar. We talk about the reality, but in a sweet and humorous way.”
On being asked if the team would make OMG 2 available on OTT without any changes, the director said, “We have decided that we will show the original film (on streaming), a film that the censor never wanted people to see, but… The public has seen the film and given their verdict. If the censor board doesn’t understand it, what do we say?”
Amit also shared how many top production houses had refused to bankroll OMG 2.
“I went to almost nine production houses and the majority of them rejected the script on the basis of its boldness. Somebody even said, ‘It is crass and gross’. It was surprising for me. I was wondering how we will make this film. Luckily, someone introduced me to Ashwin Varde, Vipul Shah, and Rajesh Behl. They took me to Akshay Kumar, who told me, ‘It is an interesting and important subject’. I believe if you have a producer like Akshay Kumar, things become easy,” he told the news agency.
OMG 2 features Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam in pivotal roles.
