NEW DELHI :
Actor Akshay Kumar has introduced OMG 2, a sequel to OMG–Oh My God!, his 2012 satirical comedy written and directed by Umesh Shukla. Within the new movie, Kumar, who performs Lord Shiva, will characteristic alongside Yami Gautam and Pankaj Tripathi.
To make certain, Bollywood has introduced a clutch of mythological movies for the approaching months. Final Diwali, Kumar had unveiled his plan to work in a film known as Ram Setu that he stated could be an try to ‘hold alive the beliefs of Ram within the consciousness of all Bharatiyas by constructing a bridge (setu) that may join generations to come back.’ Movie-maker Pahlaj Nihalani additionally has a movie arising titled Ayodhya Ki Katha primarily based on Lord Ram. Baahubali actor Prabhas will probably be seen in a movie known as Adipurush, reportedly primarily based on the Ramayana that may see him play the protagonist with Saif Ali Khan because the antagonist. These mythological tales have transcended generations of their enchantment, stated film-makers.
“This type of Indian storytelling that blends mythology with historical past is what generations have grown up on throughout lessons and it performs an important function in our lives. It’s a style that solely grows stronger with time,” Vikram Malhotra, chief government officer, Abundantia Leisure that’s co-producing Ram Setu together with Amazon Studios, had informed Mint in an earlier interview. That storytelling ingredient is the constructing block of lives in India, a rustic whose tradition is extraordinarily wealthy with documented mythology, Malhotra had added.
To make certain, Bollywood’s intent to faucet into the broader cultural, nationalist sentiment brewing in India has been evident for some time now. Former censor board chief Nihalani had introduced his movie a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya final August to put the muse stone of the Ram temple.
Supply: Live Mint