As it is well aware, VIshwak Sen arrived with ‘Ori Devuda’ which was released on 21st October. The movie generated a good buzz before the release and it is a remake of Tamil flick ‘Oh My Kaduvule’. It is a fantasy romantic drama which bagged a very positive talk. The movie has entertainment, love and heart-touching scenes which were loved by the audience.
While Vishwak’s film is doing decent business, there is another movie which arrived on 25th and it runs on a similar theme too. It is ‘Thank God’ starring Ajay Devgn, Siddharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles. The movie managed to get a mixed response and some people are even calling it as a test of their patience.
‘Thank God’ has Siddharth Malhotra who is a very unhappy man both on professional and personal fronts. He dies suddenly and meets ‘CG’ (Chitragupta) in heaven. From there starts a game between CG and Siddharth where the latter tries to correct his mistakes and turn his life in a better way.
Though the plot is similar, ‘Ori Devuda’ is relatable and got easily connected to the audience whereas poor writing bogged down ‘Thank God’. Despite good acting from the lead cast, the half-baked characterization and lack of balance spoilt the feel of the movie. It looks like Bollywood is not able to get it right in recent times.