When an actor of Anupam Kher’s experience and caliber decides to step behind the camera and wield the megaphone, expectations begin to soar.

Joining hands with a production giant like Vashu Bhagnani, big wig music director Anu Malik and lyricist Sameer, Anupam put together a formidable team coupled with an all star cast. Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahima Chaudhary and Urmila Matondkar were signed up for the leading roles in this multi starrer family drama. The seasoned actor turned director was taking no chances and no short cuts. Relying on an age old tried and tested formula of a joint family of three brothers with the quintessential Indian mother, Kher had chosen a story line close to the heart of the masses. To attract the more westernised metro audiences, a glitzy stylised finish was apparent in all the promos aired on various channels. Om Jai Jagadish seemed to have all the necessary ingredients for a box office hit.