Veteran actor Paresh Rawal just set the record straight on the origins of OMG 2, and the behind-the-scenes reality looks entirely different than the final film. Rawal revealed in a recent interview that he and director Amit Rai actually conceptualized the core story as a standalone educational project, not a spiritual sequel.
The original script followed a father fighting for justice after a video of his son masturbating goes viral. But there was no divine intervention planned. Rawal stated the narrative simply did not need a religious figure to work. He originally pitched the mentor role—a grounded, mortal biker guide—to superstars Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn.
Both actors turned it down. They reportedly feared the sex-education theme was too risky for their brand, according to a recent report by Pinkvilla detailing his early industry pitches. Then Akshay Kumar and producer Ashwin Varde acquired the project. They retrofitted the script into the OMG franchise by adding the signature “God angle.”
Rawal flatly refused Kumar’s offer to star in the revised version because the changes ruined his initial vision. He expressed intense frustration that he received absolutely zero credit for the concept or the story in the final theatrical release.
Unlike the first OMG, where his character literally drags God to court, he felt this specific subject matter demanded a human solution. He envisioned a dynamic similar to Kader Khan’s mortal mentor in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar. Instead, the script morphed into a franchise vehicle, and the original creator walked away empty-handed on the credit sheet.