God You Are Great (2008)

A TV anchor keeps on blaming God for his unsuccessful life. God appears and he is given the God's Power for 10 days just to see how he manages to keep everyone happy.

Director:

Rumi Jaffery (as Rumy Jaffry)

Writers:

Rumi Jaffery (screenplay & dialogue), Yunus Sajawal (story) (as Yunus Sejawal)

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra

Cast

Credited cast:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	God
Salman Khan	...	Arun 'AP' Prajapati
Priyanka Chopra	...	Alia Kapoor
Anupam Kher	...	Mr. Prajapati
Beena Kak	...	Mrs. Prajapati 'SP'
Rukhsar Rehman	...	Madhu Prajapati (as Rukhsar)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Snehal Dabi	...	Tinu - Prajapati's neighbor
Puneet Issar	...	Terrorist
Satish Kaushik	...	Bholaram Sachha - Chief Minster
Sohail Khan	...	Rakesh 'Rocky' Sharma
Shashi Kiran	...	Corrupt Doctor Exposed on live TV (as Shashi Rajan)
Anupam Maanav	...	Prasad - Arun's friend
Sanjay Mishra	...	Murari - Peon at Channel One
Abbas Ali Moghul	...	Kidnapper / Terrorist
Rajesh Puri	...	Rajesh - Kewal Chandani's Assistant

Storyline

Arun Prajapati has been trying to be a successful TV anchor but success has always eluded him. He only blames God for this. Arun is head over heels in love with Alia, who is a TV anchor and a well-known star working in the same channel but he has never been able to express his love for her. Destiny plays a cruel game with him when Rocky is appointed as an anchor for the channel. Arun starts believing that Rocky will win over Alia. Circumstances go out of hand for Arun and he gets thrown out of the channel. He has nobody to blame but God Himself. And very soon he has an encounter with the Almighty. An argument ensues between the two. God then decides to give Arun the power to run earth for ten days as Arun claims that he can do a better job. After Arun becomes God, he becomes successful. He puts Rocky into an uneasy spot and wins Alia's heart. Also, he grants everybody's wish. But much to his dismay this becomes the biggest problem of his life.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to god | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ordered a ban on the movie as many Muslim viewers felt that the movie violated Islamic teachings of a man blaming god for all the things which aren't going right for him and also that a man (Amitabh Bachchan) enacted the role of God. The main reason why the viewers were unhappy was due to the creator of the film himself is Muslim.

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Connections

Referenced in Life! Camera Action... (2012)

User Reviews

Shameful

When a writer turns director plans to make a movie. What do you expect? At least an original story if not a perfect direction. But Mr. Rumi Jaffery shamelessly copies Bruce Almighty, adds some idiotic sequences of his own, throws few songs and here's what we get- a horrible copy of Bruce almighty. To add to the shame quotient, director denies it being a copy.

If the director had blindly copied the almighty, the movie could have been at least watchable. The modified script has easily made this one of the worst flicks of this year. Less said about the star-cast, the better. Throw money on us, we'll do any crap you say. Come on Mr. Khan and Mr. Bachhan, You've achieved a lot in your career. At least pay attention to the scripts you choose.

If India had Razzie, this one would have been a sure winner.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (India)

Also Known As:

God You Are Great

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$121,432, 17 August 2008

Gross USA:

$163,756

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,807,638

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films & Casting Temple Pvt. Ltd. Sydney, Reliance Big Pictures, Shaboo Arts

Technical Specs

Runtime:

152 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color