God Tussi Great Ho
| God Tussi Great Ho | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rumi Jaffery |
| Written by | Dialogues: Rumi Jaffery |
| Screenplay by | Yunus Sajawal Rumi Jaffery |
| Story by | Yunus Sajawal |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Afzal Khan Sohail Khan |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
| Edited by | Pranay Patel |
| Music by | Songs: Sajid–Wajid Background Score: Salim–Sulaiman |
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Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹21 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹25.61 crore[1] |
God Tussi Great Ho (transl. God you are great) is a 2008 Indian fantasy comedy film, written and directed by Rumi Jaffery. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Sohail Khan.[2] According to director Rohit Dhawan, the film is a remake of the 2003 Hollywood comedy Bruce Almighty, starring Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Aniston.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]Arun Prajapati has been trying to be a successful TV anchor, but success has always eluded him. He blames God for this lack of success. Arun is head over heels in love with Alia Kapoor (Priyanka Chopra), 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.
When Rocky is appointed as an anchor for the channel, Arun starts believing that Rocky will win Alia. Later, Arun is sacked from the channel after the launch of his new show was sabotaged by Rocky. He has nobody to blame but God Himself, whom he later meets in person. An argument ensues between the two, at the end of which God then decides to give Arun the power over all things for ten days, wherein Arun may prove that he is a better operator of the universe.
Arun uses this power to get his job back, put Rocky in an uneasy spot, and win Alia's heart. After God scolds him for only making things better for himself, Arun starts listening to people's prayers. He later realizes that considering each person's wishes individually would be too time-consuming, so to save time and effort, he grants everyone's wishes (including the wish of criminals to be free) and Rocky's wish for Alia to marry him. The criminals crash Rocky and Alia's wedding, and Alia is shot by one of the criminals.
Arun later asks God why everything is happening to him. God explains it is his own fault and that everyone cannot blame him for this. Arun feels bad, but God forgives him and starts his life over again. During the game show, he tricks Rocky into lying about loving Alia and exposes him for stealing his idea for the game show. He is exposed as a fraud and Alia turns on him. Alia then asks Arun a few questions and he lies lovingly. Arun wins Alia's heart in the end.
Cast
[edit]- Amitabh Bachchan as God
- Salman Khan as Arun Prajapati, a struggling news anchor who blames God for his problems until he is given his powers for ten days.
- Priyanka Chopra as Alia Kapoor, a successful news anchor and Arun’s love interest.
- Sohail Khan as Rakesh "Rocky" Sharma, Another news anchor who is also in love with Alia and is Arun’s rival.
- Anupam Kher as Jagmohan Prajapati
- Dalip Tahil as Jagdish Kewalchandani
- Beena Kak as Rashmi Prajapati
- Upasana Singh as Divya Singh
- Rukhsar Rehman as Madhu Prajapati, Arun's sister, Jagmohan and Rashmi's daughter
- Sanjay Mishra as Murari Sadhu, Rocky’s sidekick
- Rajpal Yadav as Rangeela Prakash
- Satish Kaushik as Politician Bhola Ram "Netaji" Sacha
Box office
[edit]God Tussi Great Ho was considered commercially unsuccessful.[5] However the movie has emerged as a moderate success on the home video circuit. The film's satellite rights had a long court battle between the producer and Shemaroo Entertainment.The verdict was in favor with the producer who sold the satellite rights to Zee TV[6]
Soundtrack
[edit]| God Tussi Great Ho | ||||
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| Released | 18 July 2008 (India) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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| Producer | Sajid–Wajid | |||
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The music of the film is composed by Sajid–Wajid, and the lyrics are penned by Jalees Sherwani, Shabbir Ahmed and Deven Shukla.[7]
Track listing
[edit]| # | Song | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Let's Party" | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:56 |
| 2 | "Tujhe Aksa Beach Ghuma Doon" | Wajid, Amrita Kak | 4:10 |
| 3 | "God Tussi Great Ho" | Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:31 |
| 4 | "Tumko Dekha" | Neeraj Shridhar, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:34 |
| 5 | "Lal Chunariya" | Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan | 4:18 |
| 6 | "Tujhe Aksa Beach Ghuma Doon" (Remix) | Wajid, Amrita Kak | 3:58 |
| 7 | "Let's Party" (Remix) | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:34 |
| 8 | "God Tussi Great Ho" (Remix) | Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan | 3:56 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "God Tussi Great Ho – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "God Tussi Great Ho – IndiaFM".
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (15 August 2008). "God Tussi Great Ho – Critic's Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (15 August 2008). "God Tussi Great Ho: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Box Office 2008". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Sharma, Mohit (29 November 2008). "God Tussi Great Ho Emerges A Success". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (21 July 2008). "God Tussi Great Ho: Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
External links
[edit]- 2008 films
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- 2008 romantic comedy films
- 2000s fantasy comedy films
- 2000s romantic fantasy films
- Indian romantic comedy films
- Indian fantasy comedy films
- Indian romantic fantasy films
- Films shot in Mumbai
- Indian religious comedy films
- Hindi remakes of English films
- Indian remakes of American films
- T-Series (company) films
- Hindu mythology in popular culture