Ohh My Dog: Amit Rai questions absence of children`s cinema in India
Amit Rai on Ohh My Dog: India has stopped making children’s films
09 July,2026 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
OMG 2 director Amit Rai says Ohh My Dog was inspired by his love for dogs and the lack of children`s films in India. Reuniting with Pankaj Tripathi, he says the film focuses on content and celebrates the unconditional bond between humans and dogs
The poster of ‘Ohh My Dog’. Pics/Instagram, By Special Arrangement
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DirectorAmit Rai’s next, Ohh My Dog, was born from his love for dogs. And from a simple question: where are the kids’ films in Indian cinema? “In the last decade, a children’s film has not been made. Satyajit Ray did so much work for the children so that our culture survives. Our kids imbibe values from our works,” said the director
Amit Rai (R) has not only helmed, but also written and produced the Pankaj Tripathi-starrer
Ohh My Dog explores the beautiful bond between humans and animals. It comes three years after Rai’s sleeper hit OMG 2 (2023), led by Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam Dhar. Like he did with the 2023 film, the director prioritised the story over the cast in the Tripathi and Pavan Malhotra-starrer. “After the success of OMG 2, I was asked to make a film on Shivaji Maharaj, but it didn’t [work out]. I thought it would be better to make a film on my own. I wanted to make a film where the focus is on the content, like OMG 2, which was made without any actor in mind. I wanted to tell a story about how a dog’s love is unconditional.”
Reuniting with Tripathi after OMG 2 was a joy for the director. Rai shared, “Pankajji has two dogs. He loved the story so much that he came on board, even though he had only eight days of work to do. A star of his stature has joined Ohh My Dog without looking at the length of his role.”
Rs 150CRThe reported lifetime domestic collection of Rai’s last film, âOMG 2′
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