Touching upon one of the prominent social issues, OMG 2 released in 2023. The movie created much stir among the audiences with its unique subject. The concept of the film was based on sex education. Directed by Amit Rai, the film starred Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam in the pivotal roles. The film managed to perform well at the box office. However, the film stuck itself in several controversies before its release. Now, in a recent interview, the director stated that had there not been any CBFC interruption, the film ‘would have been neck and neck with Gadar 2.’
OMG 2 was granted an ‘A’ (Adults Only) certificate for the film, without suggesting any cuts, yet recommending more than 25 modifications, before its release. “The year set a record for Hindi cinema in terms of footfalls, I believe. And I feel if my film did not have the A-certificate, this record would have been even bigger. I don’t know how much this film could have done,” said Rai while speaking to DNA India.
The director further asserted, “If it wasn’t an A-certificate film, then maybe it would have been neck and neck with Gadar 2, minting money at the box office because families would have come for it. The censor board killed half of my family audience when they gave it an A-rating. The censor board hurt me financially too and in terms of content as well. But those are bygones.”
According to Rai, he was able to bring the movie the way he wanted it to be, hailing it as a ‘democratic film’. OMG 2 had a tough competition with Sunny Deol’s much anticipated Gadar 2. Despite this fact, both films performed well at the box office. The director believed that it’s a positive sign.
He stated, “This is a good sign. The audience always existed, but now they are telling us that if the content is good, this clash does not matter.” Interestingly, VIACOM 18 COO, Ajit Andhare reflecting on the film’s budgets had revealed that Akshay Kumar did the film for free. The content-driven film was a sequel to the 2012 release OMG.
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