How Film OMG Changed Govind Namdev’s Life | Exclusive Revelations - video Dailymotion

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In an exclusive interview with Leharen Retro, actor Govind Namdev revealed that after the release of OMG, there was a significant change in his life, leading him to stop donating money to temples.

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00:00 Sir, I would like to ask you something about 'OMG'.

00:03 When 'OMG' came out, it was a big hit with Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal ji was with you.

00:09 Your role was also very important in it.

00:11 And then its sequel also came out.

00:13 That was also a hit, although it was less in front of 'Gadar 2', but it also did a good collection at the box office.

00:19 So, the message that was given to the public in a way from both these films,

00:24 and the success of the films that the audience liked, how do you see it now?

00:30 We see it in a positive way.

00:34 The message that was given in this film,

00:38 no one has dared to give such a message.

00:42 How big is this thing?

00:44 And with so much confidence.

00:47 And I can't praise the director enough.

00:54 The way he wrote, the way he must have thought, the way he thought,

00:59 and he knows that when such a subject will be seen in films,

01:06 then what will be his reaction.

01:08 So, to balance that reaction, how will the film have to be designed?

01:16 These things are not of an ordinary man.

01:21 When such films come out, people also oppose.

01:25 They oppose what they are showing.

01:28 But today the situation is that teachers want to show, parents want to show their children.

01:34 Their own safety.

01:36 Children should know bad touch and good touch.

01:40 When it is time for menstruation, how to deal with it, that should be shown.

01:46 How these bogus doctors mislead such children.

01:52 How they blackmail them.

01:54 All these things have come out today.

01:58 What parents could not say to their children themselves,

02:01 this is what a film says.

02:03 When a film says, what a big message it is in itself.

02:07 Did the film have any impact on your life?

02:10 Did you feel any change?

02:12 That no, this should not happen.

02:14 These are all things of a bogus.

02:16 Your family, your background,

02:19 from the beginning, you have always had a feeling of faith in God.

02:25 You are also a big devotee of Sai Baba.

02:28 And other things,

02:30 you follow the spiritual aspects of devotion strictly.

02:35 So how much did the effect of OMG come in your life or change?

02:41 When OMG was released, the first OMG,

02:45 so,

02:47 during its shooting and even after watching the film,

02:51 and during the shooting itself, when we studied such people,

02:57 so we hated such people.

03:01 Who blackmail people in the name of religion, in the name of God,

03:08 who forget them with their religious feelings.

03:15 Seeing all these things, we hated them.

03:18 And I used to have a lot of faith that,

03:22 yes, give me this much money, give me this money,

03:24 I stopped giving money.

03:26 And I used to go to Siddhi Vinay,

03:28 so when the film was released,

03:31 I went there after 15-20 days.

03:35 So, they said, "Brother, what have you done?

03:40 People are not coming here anymore.

03:43 The worship that used to be done, is not happening.

03:47 What have you done?"

03:50 I said, "Sir, we have not done anything.

03:53 We have pointed out such bogus people.

03:59 The genuine ones are going to stay.

04:03 So, the public will decide for themselves,

04:06 who is genuine and who is not.

04:08 This is the initial reaction.

04:10 You will see, everything will be fine in future,

04:13 if you are genuine, we are genuine, or the temple is genuine.

04:17 So, its reaction was this,

04:20 and since then I have stopped giving money.

04:23 This change has come.

04:26 We should not blindly follow such people.

04:32 This is the awakening.

04:34 And this is what we have taught our children,

04:37 in our friend circle, our relatives,

04:41 we have told everyone this.

04:43 And everyone has followed it.

04:45 Why should you blindly follow?

04:47 Until you don't believe in their deity,

04:51 how will you blindly follow them,

04:54 and keep doing according to them?

04:56 You will donate too, you will not follow them.

04:59 That's it.

05:00 You established yourself as a theatre artist,

05:04 then as an actor, and also gained fame through films.

05:07 An artist's desire is that his art should be respected everywhere.

05:11 But if we talk about Bollywood,

05:13 do you think that only the hero, or the heroines,

05:17 or the characters around them, get more respect?

05:20 Especially if we talk about awards,

05:22 whether it is a film fair, or a screen, or a national award.

05:26 Such respect is very rare among the supporting actors.

05:31 So, this partiality seen from the film industry,

05:35 do you regret that we did not get the leading awards?

05:41 Regret? I have told you that I don't think much about it.

05:49 But I do feel a lack, of this kind.

05:53 Why does this happen?

05:55 There were many chances when I could have easily got it.

06:01 If we talk about this heritage,

06:03 then I could have got it for supporting,

06:06 for the headliners, for Satya,

06:09 for Kachche Dhaage.

06:12 There are many such films,

06:15 I could have got it for Oh My God.

06:18 There are such performances, which could have been there.

06:21 If I didn't get it, then it's okay.

06:24 I regret that there should be some change in the system,

06:28 which can support such artists with an impartiality,

06:34 and can acknowledge the work of such artists.

06:36 The way there was a controversy about OMG,

06:39 and the way the censor board was stopping,

06:42 the films which are cut, not only OMG,

06:45 there are other films like Purush,

06:47 which are victims of the cuts of the censor board.

06:50 In which the directors and producers lose their freedom.

06:53 And the ones who want to give a good message to the society,

06:56 but they are victims of the cuts.

06:58 So, your opposition was justified.

07:00 But this kind of understanding,

07:02 there is a constant effort to bring about change,

07:05 that when the new censor board chairman comes,

07:08 he will bring about change.

07:10 But those changes are not within the government policies.

07:14 The one who comes there,

07:16 that person has to be brought about change.

07:19 Until he brings about change, it cannot happen.

07:22 It cannot happen from outside.

07:24 A sensible person should go inside,

07:27 who can convince them.

07:30 The feelings that we express,

07:33 and the good that we think is good for the society,

07:36 should be highlighted.

07:38 The bad that is for the society,

07:41 should not come out, or should be changed.

07:44 If a person of this understanding goes there,

07:47 if he tries to bring about change,

07:50 then change will come.

07:52 Otherwise it will not come.

07:54 So, many great singers,

07:56 and other prominent personalities,

07:58 have not been able to do anything.

08:00 It has not happened.

08:01 What message would you like to give to your fans?

08:04 I would like to give this message to newcomers,

08:07 that the performing art,

08:10 always requires practice.

08:15 With the lack of practice,

08:18 either the actor becomes less, or he ends.

08:21 As an actor, as a performer,

08:24 do not reduce your practices.

08:27 Make practice your habit.

08:30 This is very important.

08:32 Whatever time you have in the morning,

08:35 keep it for practice only.

08:38 Whatever you feel as a lack of an actor,

08:42 try to remove those shortcomings,

08:45 in those particular hours.

08:48 I have done this,

08:51 that is why I am telling you.

08:53 And there are many benefits of this.

08:56 (Music)

How Film OMG Changed Govind Namdev’s Life | Exclusive Revelations

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