At the end of the worst day in his life, Arun Prajapati (Salman Khan) angrily rages against God for making his life miserable. To his astonishment, God (Amitabh Bachchan) appears before him in human form and endowing Arun with all of his divine powers, challenges Arun to take on the big job and see if he can do it any better.
Arun responds to his newfound powers with childlike zeal and sets off making one hysterical yet disastrous decision one after another. The love of his life Alia (Priyanka Chopra) is astonished at the 'new' decisive and confident Arun. He thinks he can make the world a happy place by granting everybody their wishes. But to his horror, this results in unprecedented mayhem. Ultimately, Arun realises that he is only human, and being God is tougher than he thought!
Character Sketch
Amitabh Bachchan as God
If God spoke, it would surely be in that deep baritone! And of course, God would be tall and dignified and well dressed. And surely he would have that twinkle in his eyes that in an instant could change into steely flint.
Salman Khan as Arun Prajapati
Whether it's losing his balance or losing his job or losing his girl, Arun is convinced God and only God is to be blamed. But if you were in that whacked out zone that Arun inhabits - you would too!
Priyanka Chopra as Alia Kapoor
If you were as smart and pretty as Alia who would you love? A loser like Arun or a winner like Rocky? It says loads about her character that Alia sees through the chaff and picks the good-hearted failure - Arun.
Sohail Khan as Rocky
London returned, smart and smarmy, his easy going exterior hides his devilish intentions. When he wants something, he gets it - by fair means or foul usually it's the latter.
God Tussi Great Ho
Maxabout Review
Average
Friday, August 15, 2008
“God Tussi Great Ho “has the spontaneous performance of Salman Khan but the depiction of script is a problem. Comedy is non uniform in the film and a few scenes are impressively acceptable. The songs of the film are choreographed well but the songs are rather disappointing for not being innovative.
Rumy Jafry, who has penned some crazy comedies in the past, does just that. He borrows (partly) from BRUCE ALMIGHTY, also (partly) from YEHI HAI ZINDAGI (Sanjeev Kumar) and (partly) uses his imagination to come up with GOD TUSSI GREAT HO. But this khichdi isn't as delicious as one expects it to be.
GOD TUSSI GREAT HO isn't as captivating and arresting at times. The potential to come up with an energetic second half are immense in a film like this, but Rumy Jafry's writing is plain mediocre. Besides, the second hour is lengthy, it gets tedious ('Lal Chunariya' song should be deleted right away). Also, the pre-climax and climax don't sweep you off your feet.
The script could have been a strong point of the film but Rumy Jaffery concentrated more on direction though he hurried up with many sequences. Amitabh Bachchan, Rajpal Yadav, Anupam Kher and Salman Khan gave their best performance and Priyanka Chopra was ok. The star cast could have been an asset for the film but the movie did not have support from many sections to look brilliant.
Directorially, Rumy Jafry's work gets easier thanks to the presence of seasoned actors. But he needs to polish his skills as far as technique is concerned. The film could've been stylishly shot. Sajid-Wajid's music is strictly okay. However, the picturisation of songs camouflages the deficiency. Ashok Mehta's cinematography is perfect. The production design/making could've been grand, given the presence of such powerful names in the cast. Special effects lack finesse.
The music was a disappointment, the costumes, cinematography was average and the overall impact of the movie was mediocre. The audience will not be disappointed completely because the film is not hyped or promoted. A few comedy scenes in the film can not be neglected. The film will do average business on the box-office.
As always, Amitabh Bachchan is competent. But GOD TUSSI GREAT HO belongs to Salman Khan, who seems to be in form this time. Priyanka doesn't match Salman's enthusiasm. Also, why is her look so inconsistent in the film? Sohail Khan is alright.
Anupam Kher is fantastic. Bina Kak is fair. Rukhsaar doesn't get much scope. Rajpal Yadav provides a few laughs. Dalip Tahil is as usual. Upasna Singh is getting typecast. Ditto for Sanjay Mishra.
GOD TUSSI GREAT HO has some really interesting moments. At least two sequences -- (i) When a dejected Salman throws the taveez in the air, the taveez reaches God, later God appears in human form and (ii) Salman invents a chair that acts as a lie detector and teaches Sohail Khan a lesson -- are pure magic in terms of writing, in terms of execution, in terms of performance.
It’s not pathbreaking or fresh. It does not have any hot newcomer to drool over. The songs are bad. But if you want to spend a nice evening with your family, you might just want to opt for this one.
On the whole, GOD TUSSI GREAT HO is average in merits, providing a few laughs intermittently. At the box-office, the holiday weekend should benefit the film. But beyond the weekend, the journey could be uneven. However, single screens should fare better in the Hindi belt.