‘Ohh My Dog’ review: A smart kid and a fabulous canine deliver a parable about goodness and justice
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The new film by Amit Rai, the director of Road to Sangam and Oh My God 2, looks for the divine in the canine. Ohh My Dog is about the bond between humans and their four-legged friends who give more than they ever get in return.
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The Hindi film, which is out in cinemas, follows two stories. In a small town in Assam, young Apu’s pet Momo goes missing. Police officer Mohammed (Vijay Mishra) starts investigating, but he’s several steps behind the sharp-brained, tech-savvy Apu (Maahi Rai).
Not for nothing is Apu named after the hero of Pather Panchali. A large poster of Satyajit Ray in Apu’s home suggests that Apu is a younger version of Ray’s fictional detective Feluda. Apu and his tuition teacher Krishna (Sulakhyana Baruah) accompany Mohammed on the quest for Momo, with Apu leading the way.
In a city in Bihar, it’s a person who’s missing. Construction worker Prince (Nikhil Kumar) has vanished, which upsets his adopted Indie Oscar tremendously. Oscar puts his nose to work, turning up results that shame the local police inspector (Rajesh Kumar).
A grisly fate awaits both man and beast. The abductors aren’t fairy tale ogres who will easily be defeated. In keeping with the gravity of the situation, Amit Rai turns a potentially light-hearted tale that...