It was obvious from the trailors that God tussi great ho is a copy of Bruce Almighty which I had seen a couple of times. I went for this movie only because I had nothing else to do. I guess my low expectations is one of the reasons I enjoyed watching this movie.
Story:-
Its the story of Arun Prajapati aka AP (Salman) who works for a TV channel. He is a good creative guy but destiny always deals him a bad hand. His boss is not happy with his work and constantly humiliates him. HIs personal life is also down in the dumps. He is in love with his colleague Alia (Priyanka) who treats him like a best friend. At home he has a sarcastic father (Anupam Kher) and an unwed sister who is not good looking. His only supporter is his mother. On top of it a hotshot guy Rocky (Sohail) joins the channel. AP’s boss loves him and he is also an old friend of Alia. Soon AP and Rocky become rivals not only at work but also in winning Alia’s affections. However, Rocky always manages to beat AP. AP is fed up of his life and keeps shouting at the sky (God) about his bad life. Once AP manages to convince his boss to start a new show but at the time of announcing the show Rocky steals AP’s presentation and presents it as his own. AP’s boss fires him on the spot. A broken AP again shouts at God in frustration and then goes to sleep.
The next morning he get a call from a stranger asking him to meet him in a hotel room about a job offer. AP goes there and God (Amitabh) appears. AP tells God that He is not doing a good job of running the world. God takes up the challenge and gives AP all his powers for 10 days to see if he can do a better job of running the world. With his new found powers AP changes his life around. He becomes famous, gets back his old job, manages to get Rocky fired, turns his sister into a beautiful girl and wins Alia’s love. 9 days pass in this way. On the 9th days God appears in front of AP again and asks him what he did for the world in these 9 days. AP promises to change the world around in the remaining one day. What he does and what are the repurcusions is the highlight of the movie.
Performances:-
After a long time I really liked Salman Khan. He is adorable even while giving the most idiotic expressions. But he should fire his dress designer. Priyanka Chopra is just okay. Amitabh Bachchan is Amitabh Bachchan, nobody could have played this role better. Sohail Khan is very good. He should get more comic roles. Anupam Kher is fantastic as Salman’s sarcastic father. You can’t stop laughing whenever he is on screen. The lady who plays Salman’s mother is very natural. The supporting cast is also competent.
Technically:-
Rumi Jaffrey is not bad as a first time director. Its not easy to take a crazy idea and present it convincingly. Its just that I felt some of the scenes could have had more punch. The influence of David Dhawan is clearly present in his direction.
The special effects are good but the production values are shoddy. The sets, costumes, overall look of the movie is tacky. Music is below-average, so is the choreography. Dialogues are good.
My final verdict:-
I found it an entertaining movie. The main reasons - Salman Khan, good humour throughout the movie and good actors elevating average scenes. The message that ’God knows best’ is well presented. Kehte hain nakal ke liye bhi akal chahiye. Bruce Almighty has been copied as per Indian sensibilities and its not a bad job.
I also saw Bachna ae haseeno over the weekend (have already posted my review) but I enjoyed GTGH more.