Amit Rai

Amit Rai is a Hindi film director and writer, best known for directing Road to Sangam (2009) and for writing and directing OMG 2 (2023). His work on OMG 2 won him the Filmfare Award for Best Story at the 69th Filmfare Awards in 2024. Rai served as associate director on the Marathi film Tingya (2009), which was praised by critics and won awards in India and abroad. The same year, he directed Road to Sangam, which earned him the Gollapudi Srinivas Award in 2010. He then spent many years away from directing, though he worked on the crews of Judgementall Hai Kya (2019) and Lootcase (2020). He returned in 2023 with OMG 2, the sequel to OMG – Oh My God!, which he wrote and directed. Critics and audiences both loved the film, and it earned well in theatres. That year he also wrote the screenplay for Dear Jassi. He was executive producer on Aliya Basu Gayab Hai (2024), and in 2026 he wrote, directed and produced Ohh My Dog. Rai is a filmmaker who often writes the stories he directs, and his work has won praise from critics and viewers alike. His honours include the Gollapudi Srinivas Award for Road to Sangam and the Filmfare Award for Best Story for OMG 2.