Review : Thank God : A good family watch during festival times!
In #India #God gets ultimate respect and majority of the population #worships god closer to their hearts. In #Hinduculture there are quite a few scriptures which indicate God’s physical existence in earthland. Also the things are compartmentalised as ministries by God and #Chitragupt handles accounts of each person’s #’PaapandPunya’ and accordingly the said person is sent to #heaven or #hell. #InderKumar’s #ThankGod’s central characters are a common man and Chandragupt aka #CG and around them the film’s story revolves. It’s a nice concept but the presentation should have been more crisp and taut.
Once successful real estate businessman Ayaan Kapoor (Sidharth Malhotra) is struggling now and is facing huge financial losses. To pay off his loans he wants to sell his palatial bunglow but in vain. He is god fearing and visits temples to wash his sins and get favours for success in his endeavours. He is married to his lady love Ruhi (Rakul Preet Singh) and they have a darling daughter Pihu (Kiara Khanna). He is constantly stressed and gets entangled in an accident. While fighting for life on a hospital bed his soul is taken to heaven and Chandragupt aka CG (Ajay Devgn) informs him that if his sins outnumber his virtues then he’ll be sent to hell. He should play a game of virtue and sins to get his life back. As CG keeps throwing situations to Ayaan his account gets filled with black or white balls. Whether he is able to collect more white balls than black ones forms the crux of the story.
The concept definitely is novel and the dialogues, at some places, are hilarious and tickle viewers’ funny bones. But the screenplay though starts on a promising note, doesn’t expand beyond a certain point. The first half is tad slow but the film picks up later on. Inder Kumar’s direction is good but his film doesn’t collect guffaws. But it still brings smile on viewers’ faces. Music is passable and Sri Lankan musical sensation Yohani’s ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ is soothing to the ears and Nora Fatehi’s dance on the same is certainly captivating and is soothing to the eyes. Ajay Devgn is at his easy best and delivers good performance. Sidharth Malhotra is good and so is Rakul Preet Singh.
In a nutshell, Thank God entertains in parts and is a good family watch around festival times.
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