Om Ka Hari Review

Verdict: Om Ka Hari leans on strong performances from Raghubir Yadav and Anshuman Jha to carry a story that feels a little too familiar. It has heart, but the pacing and repetitive drama hold it back from being truly memorable.

Pros:

• Raghubir Yadav and Anshuman Jha’s father-son chemistry feels real and lived-in
• Asha Bhosle’s final recorded song adds a genuinely moving touch
• Decent cinematography that captures Bhopal and Varanasi well

Cons:

• The story follows a very familiar father-son reconciliation template
• Pacing drags in places, and some emotional beats repeat without adding much new

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About Om Ka Hari 2026

Detail	Info
Title	Om Ka Hari
Directed by	Harish Vyas
Written by	Harish Vyas
Produced by	First Ray Films
Cast	Raghubir Yadav, Anshuman Jha, Soni Razdan, Ayesha Kapur, Samta Sudiksha
Cinematography	Rakesh Rawat
Music by	Rajive Sarang, Paresh Pahuja, Achal Yadav
Production Companies	First Ray Films
Release Date	18 September 2026
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Genre	Family Drama, Comedy-Drama
Censor Rating	UA

Om Ka Hari hit theatres on 18 September 2026, bringing together Raghubir Yadav, Anshuman Jha, and Soni Razdan in a story about a father and son trying to bridge years of distance.

Directed by Harish Vyas, this is his third film with actor-producer Anshuman Jha, and it rounds off what the director has called his trilogy about different forms of love.

The film had already travelled to a few festivals before its theatrical run, including stops in Stuttgart and Melbourne, which built some quiet anticipation ahead of release.

Once it opened in cinemas, though, reactions from critics and early viewers turned out to be more mixed than the festival buzz suggested. The story follows Hari Prasad Sharma, a retired man in Bhopal who becomes convinced he has only days left to live after a health scare.

Believing this, he decides to spend his remaining time in Varanasi and takes along his estranged son Om, with whom he has a strained relationship.

What starts as an uncomfortable trip slowly turns into an attempt by both men to say the things they never said to each other. Along the way, old resentments, family expectations, and unspoken affection all come to the surface.

Audience and critic chatter around the film has been fairly divided. The one thing almost everyone agrees on is that Raghubir Yadav and Anshuman Jha carry the film.

Their scenes together are being called the strongest part of the movie, with Yadav in particular praised for making a stubborn, difficult father feel human rather than just loud.

Several viewers have also pointed out how moving it is to hear Asha Bhosle’s last recorded film song in the movie, calling it an emotional highlight that stays with them after the credits roll.

On the flip side, a good number of reactions describe the film as predictable, saying it treads ground that older father-son dramas have already covered.

Some viewers felt the first half is slow to get going, and that side characters, especially the women in the story, don’t get enough to do. A few also mentioned that the emotional conversations between father and son start to feel repetitive by the film’s second half, which takes away from the impact of the ending.

Overall, the sentiment sits somewhere in the middle. It’s not being written off as a bad film, but it’s also not the sleeper hit some were hoping for. Most people seem to agree that the performances are worth watching even if the story itself doesn’t break new ground.

If you enjoy quiet, performance-driven family dramas and don’t mind a familiar plot, Om Ka Hari is worth a watch, especially for Yadav and Jha’s work. If you’re looking for something fresh or fast paced, this might be a better watch on a streaming platform rather than a theatre trip.

Families and older audiences who relate to generational gaps may find it more rewarding than younger viewers looking for a tighter, punchier drama.

Disclaimer: This review is based on publicly available audience reactions and discussions on X at the time of writing. Individual opinions may vary.