Om Shanti Om (film)

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Om Shanti Om

Movie poster for Om Shanti Om
Directed by Farah Khan
Produced by Gauri Khan
Written by Topper Alam
Abbas Tyrewala
Starring Shahrukh Khan
Deepika Padukone
Kirron Kher
Shreyas Talpade
Arjun Rampal
Music by Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography V. Manikandan
Editing by Shirish Kunder
Distributed by Red Chillies Entertainment
Eros Labs
Release date(s) November 9, 2007
Country Flag of IndiaIndia
Language Hindi/Urdu
Budget Rs 350,000,000
$8.9 Million (approximately)
Official website
IMDb profile

Om Shanti Om (Hindi: ऊँ शान्ति ऊँ , Urdu: اوم شانتی اوم) is a 2007 Bollywood film directed and choreographed by Farah Khan. It stars Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles as the protagonists while Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal, and Kirron Kher feature in supporting roles. Arjun Rampal is the antagonist in the movie. Nearly thirty-two Bollywood stars from yesteryear and today are referred to or appear in the course of the film, including thirty-one of them (not including the stars of the film) in one song alone.

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[edit] Synopsis

Om Prakash Makhija (Shahrukh Khan) is a junior artist in the 1970s film industry. He and his friend Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) are trying to succeed in the film industry. Om’s mother, Bela Makhija (Kirron Kher), inspires and encourages her son to become a success. Om’s love interest is the country's heart throb and star of the film Dreamy Girl, Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone).

Om gets to meet Shanti on two occasions. The first is at the premiere of Dreamy Girl, where he sneaks in after claiming he is the actor Manoj Kumar. The second is on a film set, where he saves her life after the set catches fire. From then on, Om and Shanti become good friends.

One day, Om overhears Shanti arguing with top producer Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). Om is shocked when Shanti is revealed to be secretly married to Mukesh, and both Om and Mukesh are surprised to learn that Shanti is pregnant with Mukesh's child. Mukesh is adamant that his relationship with Shanti be kept a secret, and tries to convince her that he cannot accept the pregnancy situation because a rich businessman is financing his upcoming film Om Shanti Om, though the truth is that he is planning on getting married to the businessman's daughter. Om is heartbroken and begins to avoid Shanti.

One night, Om notices Mukesh escorting Shanti to the set of Om Shanti Om. Mukesh tells her that he is going to cancel the film, reveal their marriage to the public, and destroy the set after they have the marriage ceremony in it. However, this is all a sham, as Mukesh is angered by Shanti's demands and holds her responsible for his financial loss, so he sets fire to the set of the film while Shanti is trapped inside. Om witnesses Mukesh drive away and tries to save Shanti, but Mukesh's guards stop him from reaching her. When the set explodes, Om is blown back by the explosion and hit by a car owned by Rajesh Kapoor (Javed Sheikh), a well-known actor who is rushing his pregnant wife (Asawari Joshi) to a hospital. Rajesh takes Om to the hospital, but he dies on the operating table. Moments later, it is revealed that Rajesh Kapoor's son, who was born right after Om's death, is the reincarnation of Om. In his current life his name is Om Kapoor, and he is a popular movie star. However, he suffers from intense pyrophobia, a remnant of his past life as Om Makhija.

During a location hunt for Om's next film, Om and his crew choose the remains of the burnt Om Shanti Om set. As soon as he sees the set, Om begins to remember bits of his past life. Not long after, he meets Mukesh Mehra, who has been a top Hollywood producer for the past 25 years. Om remembers his past life in full and has emotional reunions with Bela and Pappu.

To avenge Shanti's death, Om hatches a plan with Pappu and several others, deciding to remake the film Om Shanti Om with Mukesh (whom he convinces to produce the film). During the audition for Shanti's role, the crew meets Sandhya (nicknamed Sandy), a big fan of Om's who is a Shantipriya look-alike. Om and the crew train Sandy to play Shanti and then launch their plan: Om plays mind games with Mukesh by taking him to the restored set of Om Shanti Om and then having Sandy act like Shanti to make Mukesh think that Shanti has returned as a ghost. However, their plan backfires when Mukesh sees Sandy running away from the set and chases her. While running, Sandy cuts her arm on a lamp, revealing to Mukesh that Shanti has not returned and that Om was deceiving him.

Having discovered Om's plan, Mukesh confronts him and they begin to fight. Suddenly, Sandy appears and tells Om that the night when she died he came back for Shantipriya's body but she was alive and breathing and he buried her under the chandelier. When Mukesh tries to kill Sandy, Om takes Mukesh's gun and shoots him in the leg. Mukesh lands right under the chandelier under which he and Shanti were to be married;Sandy then makes the hanging chandelier fall on Mukesh killing him. After Mukesh dies, Om is shocked to see Sandy emerge from a back room of the set – it is then that he realizes that the Sandy that he and Mukesh saw was actually the ghost of Shantipriya. Shanti's ghost then tearfully bids Om farewell and disappears up the staircase.

[edit] Cast

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone as featured in Om Shanti Om
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone as featured in Om Shanti Om

Special appearances during the song "Deewangi Deewangi" (in alphabetical order) by:

Other Special appearances (in alphabetical order) by:

[edit] Crew

[edit] Production

As featured in the film: Shahrukh Khan, whom Farah Khan had earlier directed in the film Main Hoon Na (2004) was supposed to do Happy New Year but scrapped that project to do this film.

The film's score and soundtrack are composed by the musical duo, Vishal-Shekhar with lyrics by renowned lyricist, Javed Akhtar. Composer A. R. Rahman opted out of this movie, as T-Series did not agree to share the copyrights of music with him and the lyricist.[1]

The film is based on reincarnation. Shooting of the film began in January 2007 at various locations in India. 31 of the Bollywood's stars put in a guest appearance for a special song in the film. [2] The film was released on November 9, 2007.

Om Shanti Om is all set to create another record of sorts by going in for an unheard of 2000 prints (worldwide) release. This is the highest number of prints (including digital) for any Indian movie till date.[3] Om Shanti Om has set a record of sorts as it has registered pre advanced booking of 18,000 tickets in a chain of theatres in national capital Delhi a couple of days before the advance booking was to start.[4]

Baba Films, production and distribution company, has offered a record Rs.110 million for the rights to the Mumbai Circuit, easily surpassing the highest amount ever paid for the territory of Rs.85 million for Jaan-E-Mann.[5]

SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment has reportedly sold the world rights for the film to Eros International for an amount between Rs.720-750 million.[6][7]

A book titled, 'The Making of Om Shanti Om' written by Mushtaq Sheikh has been released after the release of the film. The book gives an insight about the production and happenings behind the camera of the film.[8]

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack[9] for the film released on September 18, 2007. Indiafm.com gave the music 4 out of 5 stars saying Om Shanti Om is easily one of the most complete scores by Vishal-Shekhar and Javed Akhtar.[10] The track Deewangi Deewangi has a total of 31 stars performing in it. The composers won[11] the Best Composer award for the soundtrack at The 2nd Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, 2008.

Om Shanti Om
Om Shanti Om cover
Album Cover for Om Shanti Om
Soundtrack by Vishal-Shekhar
Released
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label
T-Series
Producer Shahrukh Khan & Gauri Khan
Vishal-Shekhar chronology
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Song Singer(s) Duration Notes
Ajab Si K.K , Lyrics: Vishal Dadlani 4.01 Picturised on Shahrukh Khan & Deepika Padukone
Dard-E-Disco Sukhwinder Singh, Marianne, Nisha & Caralisa 4:30 Picturised on Shahrukh Khan
Deewangi Deewangi Udit Narayan, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan & Rahul Saxena 5.54 Picturised on 31 stars
Main Agar Kahoon Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal 5.08 Picturised on Shahrukh Khan ,Deepika Padukone & Shreyas Talpade
Jag Soona Soona Lage Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Richa Sharma Punjabi Lyrics: Kumaar 5.29 Picturised on Shahrukh Khan ,Deepika Padukone & Shreyas Talpade
Dhoom Taana Abhijeet, Shreya Ghoshal 6.13 Picturised on Shahrukh Khan & Deepika Padukone
Daastaan-E-Om Shanti Om Shaan 7.07 Picturised on Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone & Arjun Rampal
Dard-E-Disco (Remix) Sukhwinder Singh, Marianne, Nisha & Caralisa 4.36 Remix by DJ Aqeel
Deewangi Deewangi (Rainbow Mix) Udit Narayan, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan & Rahul Saxena 4.48 Remix by DJ Kiran & DJ G
Om Shanti Om (Medley Mix) Sukhwinder Singh, Marianne, Nisha, Caralisa, Udit Narayan, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena, & Abhijeet 6.06 Remix by Jackie V and Qudsi Hasan
Daastaan (The Dark Side Mix) Shaan 6.18 Remix by Zoheb, DJ Nikhil Chinappa, DJ Nawab
Om Shanti Om (Theme Music) Instrumental 0.58 Instrumental

[edit] Reception

[edit] Ratings and Box office

Ratings
Australia:  G
India:  UA
Ireland:  12A
Singapore:  PG
United Kingdom:  12A
United States:  PG-13

The film was rated as "U/A" (Unrestricted with adult accompanied) by the Central Board of Film Certification of India[12] and PG–13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. Similar ratings were awarded in other countries such as Australia and the UK.[13][14]

Om Shanti Om opened across 878 cinemas[15] and has since grossed around Rs. 65,65,00,000 in its two week record-breaking run in India.[16] The movie was a hit at the U.S box office, grossing $1.7 million in its first three days, despite opening in only 114 theatres.[17]. Om Shanti Om became the biggest Bollywood movie of 2007 in the United Kingdom, earning a total of £972,146 (US $1,992,118 - INR 78,150,946).[18] The film also collected a gross of over $20 million worldwide in the first week, including collection of $13.5 million in India, $5 million in Pakistan, and over $2 million in North America. [19] The film has grossed $39,539,517 (Rs. 155,78,56,969.8)[20] worldwide, becoming the highest grossing Hindi movie ever. Even after being adjusted for inflation, Om Shanti Om stands in the top 10 of all time Hindi movies.

Country (2007) Total Gross
Australia $378,711 [20]
Belgium and Luxembourg $26,373 [20]
India $27,678,629 [20] (Rs. 109,05,37,983)
Malaysia $95,339 [20]
New Zealand $113,444 [20]
Singapore $220,243 [20]
United Kingdom $2,622,627 [20]
United States $3,597,372 [20]
Worldwide $39,539,517[20] (Rs. 155,78,56,969.8)

[edit] Reviews

Tajpal Rathore of BBC gave four out of five stars and stated, "Both a homage to and parody of Bollywood, this cinematic feast delivered straight from the heart of the film industry will have you glued to your seats till the end." [21] Mark Medley of National Post gave 3 stars and stated, "The film is a mess for all the right reasons; elements of comedy, drama, romance, action and the supernatural are packed in. But really, the plot is just a vehicle to get from one song-and-dance number to the next."[22] Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave 3 and half stars and stated, "Om Shanti Om is an exultant, heady, joyous film reveling in Bollywood, and as at most parties where the bubbly flows free, there is much silly giggling and tremendous immaturity. You'd do well to breathe in the filmi fumes, lift your own collar-tips upwards, and leave sense out of the equation. More cameos are written in than dialogues, so sit back and play spot-the-celeb. Or watch the Khan have a blast on screen."[23] Indiafm's Taran Adarsh gave movie awesome 4 out 5 star rating stating the follows " At the box-office, the film will set new records in days to come and has the power to emerge one of the biggest hits of SRK's career." [24] SearchIndia.com gave the movie the thumbs-down stating that "A dispiritingly commonplace theme of reincarnation packaged in a disjointed, tracing-paper-thin plot with ho-hum performances by the lead actors renders a mediocre movie that only addled fans of Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan would love" [25] Rajeev Mansad of CNN-IBN gives Om Shanti Om 3 out of 5, stated "...A special mention must be made for the film’s excellent dialogue which so cleverly incorporates Bollywood’s oldest clichés into these characters’ everyday parlance..." [26]. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave 3.5 of 5 stars stating the film is a total paisa vasool and a true tribute to Karz.[27] Hindustan Times's Khalid Mehmood gave the film 4/5 saying that Om Shanti Om is total brainless mazaa. [28] Sudish Kamnath of The Hindu stated, "Om Shanti Om' is a light-hearted tribute to Hindi cinema the way we know it and love it, in spite of its flaws, improvisation and implausibility. [...]That apart, the movie is a hell of a party, a bits-and-pieces blockbuster strung together with a series of laughs, songs and dances. SRK shows us why he's the rock star of our times. "[29]


[edit] Controversy

Om Shanti Om landed into a controversy with veteran actor Manoj Kumar, for showing him (actually his body double) in a bad taste. the premises with their sticks.[30] In a different scene Shah Rukh Khan (as Om Prakash Makhija) is shown giving a mock thank-you speech in a drunken state and later saying that he is Manoj Kumar. [30] Offended by the sequence, Manoj Kumar contrived to sue the makers of 'Om Shanti Om'. In response he told, "Indian audiences had made Manoj Kumar into an icon ... That icon has been wounded, made fun of.....

In the movie, Shreyas Talpade's character (Pappu) sneaks Manoj Kumar's movie passes to enter a movie premiere. When the real Manoj Kumar (film double) shows up for the premiere, the security guards ask him for identification, for which he produces his driving license with a photograph of him covering his face (a parody to his classic style of acting). Because the Security guards do not recognize him, they declare him a fraud and chase him out of moral action is more important than a legal action". He also said, "People who make such movies do not know the meaning of respect and decency. They are criminals."[30] Manoj Kumar also added, "Are the Mumbai police so stupid that they can't recognise Manoj Kumar and lathicharge him in the '70s when he was a star?”[31]. Manoj Kumar also alleged that Shahrukh Khan is communal [32]

Later, in a press conference Shahrukh Khan and director Farah Khan apologised for the matter. Shahrukh accepted his mistake and apologised, saying "It was a mistake to overlook the fact that it might hurt anyone. I truly apologise to everyone who think I have made fun of him. Honestly speaking, I didn't mean to show anyone in a negative manner or run down anyone". [33] Farah Khan even offered to cut the scene where Manoj Kumar feel that he has been hurt, but was refused on grounds that, as she has stated, "I [Farah Khan] was like his daughter. He said, ‘Daughters maafi nahi maangti ' (Daughters don't ask for forgiveness). I told him that he could've called me and scolded me". [33]

Later, Manoj Kumar said that though this incident has hurt him, he wishes to forgive, ignore, and move on, saying that he prefers to “see Ram in everyone and ignore the Ravana”.[34]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmfare Awards

[edit] Star Screen Awards

[edit] Stardust Awards

[edit] Zee Cine Awards

[edit] IIFA Awards

[edit] Asian Film Awards

[edit] GPBA - German Public Bollywood Award (2008)

  • Best Film - Om Shanti Om
  • Best Director - Farah Khan
  • Best Supporting Actor - Arjun Rampal
  • Best Music - Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani
  • Best Dialogue - Mayur Puri
  • Best Female Debut - Deepika Padukone
  • Best Singer (Male) - Sonu Nigam (Main Agar Kahoon)
  • Best Choreography - Farah Khan (Dhoom Tana)
  • Best Cinematography - V Manikandan
  • Best Editing - Shirish Kunder
  • Best Special Effects - Red Chillies VFX
  • Best Art Direction - Sabu Cyril
  • Best Costumes - Manish Malhotra / Karan Johar

[edit] References

  1. ^ MITHUN,RAJNIKANT,GOVINDA,CHUNKY PANDEYget framed for a special song. DNA. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
  2. ^ SRK to release 2K prints of Om Shanti Om. TNN. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
  3. ^ Record Pre Advance Opening. Indiafm.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
  4. ^ 'Om Shanti Om' already breaking records
  5. ^ 'Om Shanti Om' already breaking records
  6. ^ ShahRukh Khan has already made over 50 Crore with Om Shanti Om
  7. ^ [1] [2]
  8. ^ Bollybreak.com: Exclusive Leak : Songs of Om Shanti Om with lyrics. DNA. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  9. ^ Indiafm.com: Music review of Om Shanti Om. DNA. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
  10. ^ Asian Film Awards: Nominations & Winners. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
  11. ^ More on SAAWARIYA and OM SHANTI OM! - bollywood news : glamsham.com
  12. ^ The Classification Board and Classification Review Board
  13. ^ Om Shanti Om (2007) - Parents Guide
  14. ^ Box Office Earnings 09/11/07-22/11/07
  15. ^ "Om Shanti Om first week box office collections", 2007-11-17. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. 
  16. ^ Yahoo! Movies - Weekend Box Office and Buzz
  17. ^ UK BOX OFFICE: OM SHANTI OM IS NUMBER 1 OF 2007!
  18. ^ Om Shanti Om's collections gross $19 mn
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Om Shanti Om at Box Office Mojo International
  20. ^ Tajpal Rathore. BBC: OSO Review.
  21. ^ Mark Medley. National Post: OSO Review.
  22. ^ Raja Sen. Rediff: OSO Review.
  23. ^ Taran Adarsh. Indiafm.com: Movie review of Om Shanti Om. DNA. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
  24. ^ [indiablogs.searchindia.com/2007/11/09/om-shanti-om-a-breath-of-stale-air/ SearchIndia.com: Movie review of Om Shanti Om]. SearchIndia.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  25. ^ Rajeev Masand. CNN-IBN: OSO Review.
  26. ^ Nikhat Kazmi. The Times of India: OSO Review.
  27. ^ Khalid Mehmood. Hindustan Times Review.
  28. ^ Sudish Kamnath. The Hindu: OSO Review.
  29. ^ a b c "Shahrukh Khan apologises to Manoj Kumar", CNN-IBN, 11-16-2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. 
  30. ^ Deshpande, Swati. "Hurt Manoj Kumar wants to sue SRK", The Times of India, 11-16-2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. 
  31. ^ Manoj Kumar: Shahrukh Khan is communal
  32. ^ a b "SRK apologises to Manoj Kumar", The Times of India, 11-17-2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. 
  33. ^ Sharma, Purnima. "Some shanti for Manoj", The Times of India, 11-23-2007. Retrieved on [[2007-11-25]]. 

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