Updated On: 28 September, 2012 03:45 PM IST | | Janhavi Samant
Paresh Rawal is great with his trademark wit and humour very much in place but the concept hasn't translated so well from the play to film

It’s ironical that Oh My God releases just at a time when our city’s Ganpati Bappa celebrations are at a jumpingum pumpingum peak. As we keep getting bombarded with Jai Ganeshaay and Omkar Swarupa aartis and traffic jams at every corner, it’s pretty easy to warm to OMG’s theme – its strong debate against idol worship, blind superstition, divine bribes and glam spirituality. Oh, but it really turns out to be a pretty long statement. For a film with a straight single track linear story that is.

Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal in 'Oh My God'. Pic/Santa Banta