Cast: Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, Saurabh Shukla, Harsh Chhaya, Gaurav Gera

Director: Saurabh Srivastava

What if, one fine day, God comes to earth, and tries fulfilling your deepest desire? Oh, My God borrows its central idea from Bruce Almighty by putting Saurabh Shukla in a very Morgan Freeman-like white suit and white shoes, but the ‘bhagwaan’ in Oh My God is an eater: he devours pizza slices, burgers and wafers by the minute.

That’s one of the funnier parts of this film, which mines its familiar territory for small laughs. Vinay Pathak plays an office-goer whose prime wish is to become a millionaire, by pushing a money-spinning scheme on unwilling individuals. Loving wife Divya Dutta is all for him, even when he fumbles, and stumbles, at every step.

Oh, My God is a nice, quirky tale, but it’s come too soon after Dasvidaniya, which had almost this same bunch of actors: Vinay Pathak should be careful of being confined to the ordinary-guy-next-door roles, because it can get too much of a muchness, even for a performer of his calibre. How about playing a deranged killer next?

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