OMG 2 director Amit Rai reveals why Akshay Kumar starrer couldn't earn as much as Gadar 2: 'Censor board killed...'

Pankaj Tripathi and Akshay Kumar starrer OMG 2, which released during the Independence Day weekend last year, turned out to be a box office winner by earning over Rs 150 crore at the ticket windows. Despite clashing with Sunny Deol starrer Gadar 2, the film succeeded because of its bold yet riveting and relevant story. However, the director of _OMG 2_, Amit Rai said that his film would have been a bigger success if it had not received an ‘A’ certificate and the simultaneous release of _Gadar 2_.

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“The year set a record for Hindi cinema in terms of footfalls, I believe. And I feel if my film did not have the A-certificate, this record would have been even bigger. I don’t know how much this film could have done. If it wasn’t an A-certificate film, then maybe it would have been neck and neck with Gadar 2, minting money at the box office, because families would have come for it. The censor board killed half of my family audience when they gave it the A-rating. The censor board hurt me financially too and in terms of content as well. But those are bygones,” said Amit while talking to DNA. Earlier, Akshay Kumar had joked about OMG 2 receiving A rating while interacting with the audience. He said, “Kaisi lagi aap logo ko movie? Pehli adult film hai jo teenagers ke liye bani hai. Actually yeh sab schools mein dikhani chahiye, lekin aap sab entertain huye nah? Bahut acha laga, bahut-bahut shukriya aap log aye dekhne (How did you find the film? This is the first adult film that has been made specifically for teenagers. It should be actually shown in schools, but at least you all got entertained watching it. I am very happy you came to watch the film).”