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| Banner | Grazing Goat Pictures |
| Director | Umesh Shukla |
| Writer | Umesh Shukla |
| Producer | Akshay Kumar |
| Production executive | Rajesh Bhatt |
| Music Director | Himesh Reshammiya |
| Cinematography | Sethu Sriram |
| Film Editing | Rajesh Panchal |
| Art Director | |
| Camera Operator | Rambaboo |
| Assistant Cameramen | |
| Playback Singers | Shreya Ghoshal, Mika Singh, Aman Trikha, Arya Acharya, Himesh Reshammiya, Benny Dayal, Kailash Kher, Meet Bros Anjjan, Mohd Irfan, Keerthi Sagathia, Suraj Jagan, Zubeen Garg, Parash Nath |
| Character | Actor / Actress |
| Krishna Vasudev Yadav | Akshay Kumar |
| Kanji Lalji Mehta | Paresh Rawal |
| Leeladhar Maharaj | Mithun Chakraborty |
| Hanif Bhai | Om Puri |
| Jigna | Apporva Arora |
| Arun Bali | |
| Jagdeesh Bhai | Honey Chaaya |
| Football Guy | Pathik Desai |
| Dancer | Prabhu Deva |
| Hanif's daughter | Puja Gupta |
| Judge | Yusuf Hussain |
| Gopi Maiyya | Poonam Jhawer |
| Reporter | Bhavesh Mandalia |
| Mahesh Manjrekar | |
| Laxman Mishra | Murli Mishra |
| Siddeshwar Maharaj | Govind Namdeo |
| Praveen | Krunal Pandit |
| Dinesh Gandhi | Jaineeraj Rajpurohit |
| Mangala | Bhakti Ratnaparkhi |
| Mahadev | Nikhil Ratnaparkhi |
| Sushila | Lubna Salim |
| Chintu | Azaan Rustam Shah |
| Murli Sharma | |
| Man in Crowd | Umesh Shukla |
| Corporator | Karandeep Singh |
| Dancer | Sonakshi Sinha |
| Nidhi Subbaiah | |
| Laxman Mishra's right hand | Kukul Taramaster |
| Pujari | Pradeep Vengurlekar |
| Sardesai Assistant | Ishita Vyas |
| Guest appearance | Salman Khan |
| Kanji Lalji Mehta (Paresh Rawal), a middle-class atheist-Hindu owns a shop of Hindu idols and antiques in Chor Bazaar, Mumbai. He is cursed by Siddheshwar Maharaj ,while his son was playing dahi handi. One day, a low-frequency earthquake hits the city, and Kanji's shop is the only shop that is destroyed. Next day at the insurance office, Kanji and his neighbor Mahadev learn that the disaster claim does not cover any damage caused by natural calamities classified under "Act of God". Running out of options, Kanji decides to file a lawsuit against God but fails to find a lawyer for such a lawsuit. Finally, he meets Hanif Qureshi (Om Puri), a poor Muslim lawyer. Qureshi, a disabled man, helps filing the case as Kanji decides to fight on his own. Legal notices are sent to the insurance company, as well as to religious priests, Siddheshwar Maharaj (Govind Namdeo), Gopi Maiyya (Poonam Jhawer) and their group's founder, Leeladhar Swamy (Mithun Chakraborthy) summoning them to the court as representatives of God on earth. During the preliminary hearing, opposition lawyer Sardesai (Mahesh Manjrekar) asks judge to dismiss the case. But Kanji points out that religious groups claim to represent God on Earth and speak on behalf of him. Hence, they are answerable for his actions. The Judge agrees and the court accepts the case. However, Kanji soon finds himself trapped amongst armed fundamentalists, his mortgage bank occupying the house, and his wife leaving him. In all instances, Kanji is rescued by Krishna Vasudev Yadav (Akshay Kumar), a real estate agent who rides a hot-shot motorbike and is seen flicking a slick key chain around. Krishna buys Kanji's house from the bank; but allows Kanji to stay with him. The lawsuit causes a public outcry. As Kanji and Krishna watch this on TV, Krishna advises him to go to the media and put his view in public. Kanji's interview receives wide coverage and public opinion swings in his favour. Meanwhile, hundreds of people, whose insurance claims were rejected due to "Act Of God" show up at Hanif Qureshi's house and join lawsuit. Kanji agrees to fight on behalf of them. In the next court session, Catholic priests and Muslim Mullahs are also summoned to the court as defendants. However, lawyer Sardesai (Mahesh Manjrekar) points that Kanji has no document that can prove the disaster was "Act of God". The judge orders Kanji to present a written proof that will stand by his claim. Kanji loses hope, when Krishna rescues the day by telling Kanji to read the Bhagavad Gita, and all holy books, such as The Quran and The Bible to find answer of all his questions. Kanji studies the books intensively for a month. In the next session, Kanji points out a passage in the holy books which says that "This world is a creation of god, and it is his will to allow it to grow or destroy", which strengthens his case. Suddenly, he loses consciousness. He is rushed to the hospital, where doctors unsuccessfully try to revive him, leaving him comatose, and announcing to the media that Kanji has been paralyzed, and only God can now save him. The next day, Kanji suddenly opens his eyes to find Krishna in front of him. Krishna wipes his key chain over Kanji's body curing Kanji. As confused Kanji is, Krishna reveals that he himself is Lord Krishna, and he has purposely saved Kanji to show him that God does exist. Kanji, then learns he has been in coma for a month and things happened during the period. The lawsuit's verdict was in his favor and religious organizations were ordered by court to pay the compensation to all the plaintiffs; people have started calling Kanji a "God". Meanwhile, Leeladhar, Gopi Maiyya, and Siddheshwar have opened temple dedicated to Kanji & accumulated millions in donations. And today, as per Kanji's "will", he is about to be removed from the ventilator, and thousands have gathered for his funeral procession. On Krishna's hot-shot motorbike, he takes Kanji to stop the procession. Kanji arrives at the right time, and addresses the crowd, destroys his own statue and tells them to tear down the temple. After successfully completing the job, he goes back to Krishna to thank him, however Krishna & his motorcycle have disappeared. Kanji's family arrive and they are reunited. On their way home, Kanji sees Krishna's key chain on the floor. When he is about to secure it inside his jacket, he hears Krishna's voice, telling him to get rid of the key chain as idol worship was what he fought against all this time. Kanji smiles and throws it away. |
| Release date | 28-September-2012 |
| Budget | ₹20 crore |
| Revenue | ₹95 crore |
| Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards (2013): Nominated: Best Story - Umesh Shukla, Bhavesh Mandalia Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (2013): Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Akshay Kumar Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Mithun Chakraborty Best Performance in a Comic Role - Paresh Rawal Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards 2013 Won: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Akshay Kumar Filmfare Awards (2013): Nominated: Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actor - Akshay Kumar National Film Awards, India (2013): Won: Best Screenplay - Bhavesh Mandalia, Umesh Shukla Zee Cine Awards (2013): Nominated: Best Performance in a Comic Role - Mithun Chakraborty Technical Award Best Story - Bhavesh Mandalia |
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