Sunanya Suresh (BOMBAY TIMES; March 19, 2014)

Atul Agnihotri’s upcoming production, O Teri, is said to be inspired by real-life events, especially the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam. The film has Pulkit Samrat and Bilal Amrohi playing intern journalists, who are in search of a big scam to get attention at work and prove themselves. They will go on to unearth a scam called the Asian Olympics.

 After watching the trailer, insiders have drawn similarities between the film and the CWG scam — especially the scene of a bridge collapsing reminded many of how a foot overbridge had actually come down near the CWG stadium. A source even revealed that the character essayed by Anupam Kher has been inspired by Suresh Kalmadi, one of the accused in the scam.

 Director Umesh Bist says, “The film is a comical satire and many instances have been picked from real-life events, which I would not like to reveal now. The audience will have to watch the film to find out.”

 O Teri releases on March 28.