Actors
Akshay
Kumar
and
Rani
Mukerji
are
set
to
collaborate
for
the
first
time
for
the
third
part
of
the
popular
franchise
film,
“Oh
My
God”.Two
films
have
been
made
in
the
“OMG”
franchise
and
both
the
movies
—
featuring
Kumar
in
the
role
of
god
—
have
been
well-received
by
critics
and
audiences
for
blending
social
message
in
an
entertaining
way.
“We’ve
already
started
work
on
the
third
part
of
‘OMG’.
The
USP
of
‘OMG’
is
the
socially
relevant
topic
that
we
highlight
and
this
time
around
we’ve
picked
up
an
important
and
hard
hitting
topic,
which
is
the
need
of
the
hour.
The
social
issue
this
time
is
pertaining
to
women,”
an
insider
told
PTI.
Speaking
about
the
casting
of
the
film,
the
insider
revealed
the
makers
have
cast
Mukerji
as
she
is
apt
choice
for
the
third
part
of
“OMG”,
which
will
be
helmed
by
Amit
Rai.
“We’ve
already
had
discussions
with
Akshay
and
Rani.
The
script
demanded
someone
like
Rani
and
hence
she
has
been
cast.
It
is
not
a
cameo
appearance.
It
is
through
her
character
that
an
important
issue
about
women
will
be
talked
about.
She
will
surprise
the
audiences
with
her
role.
It
will
be
a
treat
for
the
fans
of
90s
cinema
to
see
these
two
actors
together,”
the
insider
said.
The
franchise
started
with
2012
“Oh
My
God”
with
Paresh
Rawal
and
Akshay
Kumar.
It
revolved
around
atheist
Kanji
Mehta’s
(Rawal)
legal
battle
against
God
after
his
shop
gets
destroyed
due
to
an
earthquake.
The
film,
directed
by
Umesh
Shukla,
talked
about
themes
like
religious
exploitation
and
commercialisation
of
spirituality.
The
makers
followed
it
up
with
a
sequel,
titled
“Oh
My
God
2”
in
2023.
Billed
as
a
spiritual
sequel,
the
film
featured
Pankaj
Tripathi
as
a
devotee
of
Lord
Shiva
named
Kanti
Sharan
Mudgal
and
Akshay
Kumar
as
a
messenger
of
God,
and
touched
upon
various
issues
of
teenagers
and
the
importance
of
sex
education.
The
second
part
was
directed
by
Amit
Rai.
According
to
the
insider,
“OMG
3”
will
go
on
floors
in
the
first
quarter
of
2026.
In
addition
to
this,
Rani
will
be
seen
in
“Mardaani
3”
and
Kumar
has
quite
a
few
releases,
including
director
Priyadarshan’s
“Bhooth
Bangla”
and
“Haiwaan”,
and
the
ensemble
comedy
film,
“Welcome
to
Jungle”.