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'Akshay Kumar refused to play god in OMG because of Amitabh Bachchan', reveals director Umesh Shukla; 'If Big B couldn't do it...'
September 16, 2025 3:52 pm
Director Umesh Shukla talks about pitching the script of OMG to Akshay Kumar and recalls how the actor had his qualms about playing the character of god because of something Big B did.
'They said Vidhu Vinod Chopra bribed me with Rs 8 crore to not make OMG': Director Umesh Shukla opens up on PK comparisons
June 14, 2025 11:34 am
Umesh Shukla said that Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi had seen his theatre play on which the film OMG: Oh My God was based.
Working on Modi Season 2 - CM to PM changed me as a person: Umesh Shukla
November 12, 2020 11:56 am
Modi Season 2 - CM to PM director Umesh Shukla opens up about the new season, criticism surrounding the show, and how he changed as a person while working on it.
Umesh Shukla to direct Ujjwal Nikam biopic
February 07, 2020 8:19 pm
The film, titled Nikam, will chronicle the life of Ujjwal Nikam who has helped prosecute suspects in cases such as the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, 26/11 attacks and the murder cases of Gulshan Kumar and Pramod Mahajan.
Have found a germ of the idea for OMG - Oh My God sequel: Director Umesh Shukla
April 18, 2018 5:59 pm
Director Umesh Shukla is currently awaiting the release of his next, 102 Not Out, featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor. The film is scheduled to release on May 4.
102 Not Out director Umesh Shukla to helm Hindi remake of Korean film Miracle in Cell No.7
May 30, 2017 10:37 am
Miracle in Cell No.7 is a light-hearted comedy, which narrates a story of a mentally challenged man who has been imprisoned on false basis for murder. The 102 Not Out director Umesh Shukla is set to direct the official Hindi remake of the film.
Sanjay Dutt liked my script: Umesh Shukla
January 18, 2016 3:26 pm
National Award-winning director Umesh Shukla says he has a film for actor Sanjay Dutt, who is due to be out of jail next month.
Umesh Shukla to visit old age home
August 28, 2015 6:03 pm
Director Umesh Shukla will be off to Khadavli in Maharashtra to spend some time in an old age home.
Amitabh Bachchan's '102 Not Out' to go on floors by year end: Umesh Shukla
July 16, 2015 1:23 pm
Umesh Shukla says he will begin shooting the Amitabh Bachchan-Paresh Rawal's '102 Not Out' by the end of this year.
Wrong aspects of religion must be condemned: 'OMG' director, Umesh Shukla
January 11, 2015 10:01 am
Shukla speaks about facing protests for 'OMG - Oh My God!', which had later won a National Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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