A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
A human, Kanji Lalji Mehta, loses his shop in an earthquake. The shop is located in an area in Mumbai known as "chor bazaar." Kanji does not fear God; in fact, he puts God on ill usage for his benefit. After an earthquake destroys Kanji's shop, his insurance claim is rejected and not paid because of an act-of-God clause in the insurance contract. Kanji lodges a claim against God in the court. The notice is sent to all bigger babas. The judge accepts Kanji's case. At first people are outraged and resist him, but as the case progresses, people eventually side with him. A person who claims to be Bhagwan stays with Kanji, eventually helping him. Initially against Krishna, soon other gods and their religious leaders become embroiled in the case. Other people who have lodged complaints with insurance companies for disaster and been turned down also file claims. Soon the case becomes about the false worship and money-making business of the sages, but Kanji remembers that all he needs to do is prove with evidence that God destroyed his shop with an earthquake. Which he does.—muvi-fan-73
Kanji Lalji Mehta, an atheist, runs a religious-article shop and makes fun of religious activities. Once during a natural calamity of earthquake his shop collapses but Kanji is cool as he had insured the shop. When Kanji reaches the insurance company he finds that his shop can't be covered in insurance as it had happened due to an act of God. Kanji decides to sue God in court following which his family leaves him thinking his gone insane. But he gets support from many people of different faiths who have suffered in their community due to wrongdoings in their community. But some religious head like Swamy decide to eliminate him as their business is in danger. Then Lord Krishna himself comes to earth to save him and expose religious heads who run businesses in the name of God.—[email protected]
Kanji Mehta is the merchant of faith, running a shop dealing in statues of Deities. A staunch atheist, he believes God doesn't exist and is merely a creation of the people for their own purposes, contrasting his devout wife and children. One day, an earthquake occurs in his business locality and shockingly, Kanji's shop is the only to be destroyed. When the insurance company covering his shop refuses to pay for the damages as the policy doesn't cover "ACT OF GOD" perils, Kanji decides to take God itself to the court. This infuriates religious heads across the country as several other innocent people who have suffered financial losses as a result of God's wrath start looking towards Kanji as their hope. Enter Krishna Vasudev Yadav from Gokul, a "Consultant" who advises Kanji to present his version of evidence to the judiciary. What begins is a humorous joyride of unexpected "divine" twists, culminating in an anticlimax of "holy" proportions.—ankit-singh92
Kanji Lalji Mehta (Paresh Rawal), a middle-class Hindu atheist owns a shop of Hindu idols and antiques in Chor Bazaar, Mumbai. One day, a low-frequency earthquake hits the city, and Kanji's is the only shop destroyed. His family and friends blame this on his atheism.
Next day at the insurance office, Kanji and his neighbor Mahadev (Nikhil Ratnaparkhi) 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, opposite lawyer Sardesai (Mahesh Manjrekar) asks jury 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 Jury agrees and the court accepts the case.The court case gains attraction for its bizarre quality.However, Kanji soon finds himself trapped among 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), who claims to be a real estate agent originally from Gokul, Uttar Pradesh, yet is also responsible for supernatural acts outside of the human realm. Krishna buys Kanji's house from the bank; but allows Kanji to stay with him.
Krishna is a young, tough and brave man who is always seen swinging his embroidered key-chain with his index finger. The lawsuit causes a public outcry. As Kanji and Krishna watch this on TV, Krishna tells him to go to the media and put his view in public. Kanji's interview receives wide coverage and public opinion swings in his favor. Meanwhile, hundreds of people, whose insurance claims were rejected due to "Act Of God" show up at Hanif Qureshi's house and join the 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 gets unconscious. 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. Kanji is pronounced dead by the doctors. The next day, Kanji suddenly opens his eyes and Krishna is in front of him. Krishna wipes his key chain over Kanji's body, and Kanji is suddenly revived back to normal, and no longer is paralyzed.
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.He further reveals that He created the entire world, animals and humans, but religion was created by humans, and he was the one who destroyed Kanji's shop because he sought to punish the god-men who showed his fear to the public to earn money. He adds that he created the entire world and thus does not like to live in temples, contrary to what the god-men claim, and he is not interested in the offerings he gets from devotees. Instead, he created millions of humans who die of hunger and would be glad if those offerings were given to them instead. He figured out that an atheist like Kanji would end up exposing them if he destroyed his shop, and thus destroyed it by causing the disaster, and started to help him with the lawsuit by appearing as a human, befriending him, and revealing himself in his true form so that Kanji realizes that although he does exist, he does not live in temples but in every creature he created.
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 family's will, he is about to be removed from the ventilator, and thousands have gathered for his funeral procession. Krishna explains to Kanji that his job as God is to show people right and wrong - people do with it what they will. Kanji decides to fight back.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.He advises the people to search for God in themselves and in others, not in statues; that God is everywhere, not just in temples, and faith should come from within. He tells them not to believe in fraudulent god-men, as their job is to turn religion into business.
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.
