Review : Ohh My Dog

Name: Ohh My Dog
Director: Amit Rai
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Oscar, Bruno, Maahi Rai, Pavan Malhotra, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Rajesh Kumar, Shreedhar Dubey, Sulakhyana Baruah, Vijay Vid Mishra, Bulloo Kumar, Jitendra Joshi
Writer: Amit Rai
Rating: 3/5

Varsha update now news
1. Assam – Ek smart baccha Apu (Maahi Rai) apna kutta Momo kho deta hai. Wo haar nahi maanta, use dhoondhne nikal padta hai.
2. Patna, Bihar – Ek gareeb mazdoor ka beta Prince (Nikhil Kumar) missing ho jaata hai. Gharwale dar gaye hain. Par ek community Indie dog Oscar hai jo Prince ko dhoondhna nahi chhodta.
Ab sawaal ye hai: Kya Apu aur Momo ki fight haar jaayegi? Ya Oscar apne Prince ko bacha payega?
Direction aur Screenplay
Assam se Patna tak film ko chalati hai sirf ek cheez – dogged determination. Oscar ki journey to Canis ki limit cross kar deti hai, par cinema ka kaam hi hai limits todna. Aur Oscar itna cute aur smart hai ki aap bina soche uski mehnat par bharosa kar lete ho.
Dono stories ka core ek hi hai: Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah – jo dharm ki raksha karta hai, dharm uski raksha karta hai.
Film lalach aur gluttony ki ninda karti hai. Saath hi dogs aur animals ke prati kindness ki request karti hai. Aur slumdogs ke exploitation ko bhi expose karti hai.
Amit Rai ne end mein ek bahut badi baat boli:
“150 crore logon ke desh mein janwaron ka dhyan rakhna mushkil hai. Agar kindness nahi dikha sakte, to kam se kam nuksaan mat pahuchao.”
PETA aur animal welfare bodies to pehle se hain. Par dog bite aur kuch fatalities ke baad log animal lovers ke khilaf ho gaye. Yahi par Rai smart khel khelte hain. Is film mein kutte bhokte zaroor hain, par kaat te nahi. Even bure logon ko bhi nahi.
Lakadbaggha (2023) aur Pariah (2024) ne bhi animal exploitation dikhaya tha. Wo films achhi thi, par unka gussa dekhna thoda heavy tha. Ohh My Dog mein bhi tension hai, par koi cruelty nahi hai.
Rai ki films mein faith hamesha rehti hai. OMG 2 se leke ab tak. Par wo koi dharm nahi thopte. Faith bas ek strength hai, conflict se ladne ke liye. Assam aur Patna dono ki apni culture aur vibe film mein dikhti hai.
Do search operations hain. Momo wali zyada practical hai. Oscar wali zyada faith wali. Kuch jagah film slow lag sakti hai, par overall aapko screen se chipka ke rakhti hai. Credit jaata hai Rai ki writing, direction aur cast ko – human bhi aur mammal bhi.
Acting
Pankaj Tripathi
Rai 17 saal mein sirf 3 films banate hain. Quality > Quantity. Stars > Actors.
OMG 2 lead karne ke baad Tripathi yahan background mein chale gaye. Aur sahi kiya. Ab spotlight 14 saal ke bacche aur ek kutte ke paas hai.
Bihar wale track mein unka Masterji ka role hai. Prince ko dhoondhne mein help karte hain. Unka simple, understated style Bihar ke system ke liye perfect hai jahan aam aadmi ki awaaz dab jaati hai.
Phir aata hai asli hero – Maahi Rai. Haan, director ke bete hain. Momo ka real naam Oscar hai, aur wo Rai family ka pet bhi hai. Naam Maahi hai, to kuch bada hi karega.
Apu ko uski Assamese maa Opu bulati hai. Wo apni age se kaafi mature hai. Police kaam nahi kar rahi, to khud nikal pada Momo ko dhoondhne.
Aaj ke Gen Z, Gen Alpha jaise hi – system se sawaal poochne wale.
Apu tech-savvy hai. Hum phone ko sirf PUBG aur Reels ke liye use karte hain, par Apu usi phone se apna kutta dhoondhta hai. Respect banti hai.
Sirf dimaag hi nahi, emotions bhi top class hain. Time kam hai, tension high hai. Isliye SHO Md. Yusuf Hazari aur honest RTO officer Sodhi (Pavan Malhotra) se uski jordaar bahas hoti hai. Aur wahi scene sabse entertaining lagte hain. Maahi ka performance bolta hai ki ye ladka aage bahut aage jayega. Film dekhne ke baad log sach mein Apu se poochenge “bhai missing phone/kutta kaise track karein?”
Bruno aka Oscar
Ek super bacche ke baad ab super dog. Oscar ka real naam Bruno hai. Prince ko dhoondhne ke liye jo zid dikhata hai, wo dekh ke aankh bhar aati hai.
Cinema ke itihaas mein ye rescue act ek Oscar deserve karta hai. Rai ne is kutte se bahut kaam liya. Patna ki galiyon mein miles bhaagna, emotions dena – sab natural laga.
Iske peeche Rai, Bruno ke trainers aur cinematographers Máté Herbai aur Karandeep Singh ki mehnat hai.

Villains
Police ko to cinema mein hamesha bura dikhate hain. SHO Md. Yusuf Hazari (Vijay Mishra) pehle scene mein hi Apu ki maa ko rula deta hai – “kuch tribes kutte khate hain”. Career-defining performance hai Mishra ki.

Bihar mein Daroga (Rajesh Kumar) aur bhi khatarnak hai. Rai ne uska naam bhi nahi diya, sirf Daroga rakha. Bhrashtachar karta hai, par uski antics se hasi bhi aati hai.

Bihar wali story gareebi, caste aur labour ki hai. Rai ne wahi ke local chehre liye hain. Bollywood jise ignore karta hai, Rai usi ko screen par laaye. Bas Prince ke parents ke actors se thodi aur depth ki umeed thi.

Sulakhyana Baruah
Geeta Agrawal Sharma pehle achhi thi, par yahan Assamese accent bhaari lagta hai.
Sulakhyana Baruah ka Bollywood debut hai. Kirdaar ka naam Krishna. Assamese papa + Sikh maa. Sodhi ki bhanji. Sodhi ne abhi tak behen ki inter-caste marriage maaf nahi ki. Krishna ka calm nature Apu ko strong banata hai. Debut mein hi impress kar gayi.

Pavan Malhotra Rai ki har film mein hote hain. Yahan Sikh cop Sodhi bane hain. Thode strict, Apu ko “piddhi” bolte hain, par sabse imandaar bhi yahi hain.

Music aur Technical

Life-death wale scene mein bhi Rai ne 2 achhe gaane diye – Sone Do aur Dharma.
Par asli jaan hai Mangesh Dhakde ka BGM. Tension badho to music bhi badhe. Assam mein Karbi bamboo dance ke sounds, Patna mein kutte ke haanpne ki awaaz. Genius!

Cinematography Máté Herbai aur Karandeep Singh ne ki hai. Kutton ko shoot karna asaan nahi hota. Par inhone Oscar, Momo sabko itne khoobsurti se capture kiya hai.

Final Verdict

Animal-led drama India mein bahut kam banti hai. Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) aur Teri Meherbaniyan (1985) ke baad Ohh My Dog naya benchmark set karti hai.

Amit Rai, unke bete Maahi, aur unke kutton ko – ek bada sa bhau ❤️