Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Farah Khan
Produced by Gauri Khan
Written by Farah Khan
Mayur Puri
Mushtaq Sheikh
Starring Shahrukh Khan
Deepika Padukone
Kirron Kher
Shreyas Talpade
Arjun Rampal
Yuvika Chaudhary
Music by Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography V. Manikandan
Editing by Shirish Kunder
Distributed by Red Chillies Entertainment
Release date(s) 9 November, 2007
Running time 162 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget 35 crore (US$6.65 million)[1]
Box office 152.52 crore (US$28.98 million)[2]

Om Shanti Om (Hindi: ओम शान्ति ओम, Om Śānti Om ?) is a 2007 Bollywood musical film directed and choreographed by Farah Khan. It stars Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles while Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade, and Kirron Kher feature in supporting roles. More than forty-two well-known Bollywood stars appear in the course of the film, including thirty of them (not including the stars of the film) in one song alone. The film is set in the 1970s and 2000s; it pays tribute to, and pokes fun at the, Indian film industry of both these eras.

It is inspired by Rishi Kapoor's 1980 Bollywood film Karz and borrows many elements from it, including the title of the film which is named after one of the songs "Om Shant Om". Also for a brief moment Rishi Kapoor can be seen dancing to the original song.

Om Shanti Om created a record by going in for an unheard of 2000 prints worldwide release which was the highest number of prints (including digital) for any Indian movie at the time of its release.[3] The film broke many box office records grossing 148.52 crore (US$28.22 million)[4] and thus becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time at the time of its release.[5]

Contents

Plot

Om Prakash Makhija (Shahrukh Khan) is a junior artiste in the 1970s Bollywood film industry. He and his friend Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) are trying to succeed as leading actors. Om's mother, Bela Makhija (Kirron Kher), herself a junior artiste, inspires and encourages her son to succeed. He is in love with film actress Shanti Priya (Deepika Padukone).

One evening, Om views the premiere of Shanti's film Dreamy Girl, claiming he is actor Manoj Kumar. Later that night, Om becomes drunk and describes his vision of himself as a famous, wealthy film star to Pappu and some local children. During his speech, references are made to the Law of Attraction, creating an axiom that recurs throughout the story.

While shooting of a film wherein Om is acting as a scene-extra, he notices Shanti trapped in the middle of a fire scene where the fire has escaped control. He saves her and they become friends. The following day, He overhears her argument with the film's producer Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). It is revealed here that Shanti is secretly married to Mukesh and pregnant with Mukesh's child.

One night, Om notices Mukesh escorting Shanti to the set of their planned film Om Shanti Om. Inside, Mukesh tells Shanti that he will cancel the film, reveal their marriage to the public, and have a grand wedding in the spectacular set, but contradicts himself by blaming her for his loss of the film and its revenue. He ignites a fire and leaves her imprisoned inside it. Om attempts to rescue her, but is prevented by an explosion and she finally gets killed. Om is hit by a car owned by Rajesh Kapoor (Javed Sheikh), a well-known actor who is taking his wife (Asawari Joshi) as she is in labour. Rajesh takes Om to the hospital with them, but Om dies of his injuries. Moments later, a son is born to Rajesh, who is named Om and implied to be Om Prakash's reincarnation. The film then cuts to the younger Om's adulthood, wherein he is a popular movie star and lives an extravagant, luxurious life. He experiences pyrophobia and it is shown through some scenes that he subconsciously inherits Om Prakash's memories.

When making a speech of acceptance for this award, O.K. unexpectedly recalls the drunken speech Om Prakash had made to Pappu, and makes it to the assembly who have awarded him. Pappu, seeing this broadcast on television, is convinced to share Bela's conviction that O.K. and Om Prakash are the same man. At a celebration of his award, O.K. is introduced by his father to Mukesh Mehra, who has been producing films in Hollywood for the last twenty five years. Upon seeing him, O.K. becomes aware of all of Om Prakash's memories. He later reunites with Bela and Pappu and conspires with them to avenge Shanti's death by terrifying Mukesh into confessing his role therein.

As a disguise and framework for this plan, O.K. convinces Mukesh to recreate Om Shanti Om, altering the plot to fit their designs. It is then shown that the central part of their scheme consists of convincing Mukesh that Shanti's ghost is haunting him, thereby frightening him into revealing his role in Shanti's death. To achieve this, they hold auditions for an actress who resembles Shanti to the extent that seeing her unexpectedly appear and seem to vanish will startle Mukesh. They choose Sandy (also played by Padukone) who looks identical to Shanti. Thereafter the filming begins. Throughout the film shooting, O.K. and his friends arrange incidents, to remind Mukesh of his crime. During the music launch of the film, O.K. taunts Mukesh by revealing the extent to which he knows the story of Shanti's death. However, Mukesh pursues Sandy and sees that she is capable of bleeding, convincing him that she is not a ghost.

After the celebration, O.K. and Mukesh confront each other with their knowledge of each other's actions. They are interrupted when a figure whom they think to be Sandy appears on the nearby stairwell. Mukesh himself is killed when an identical chandelier, falls onto him, having come loose during the celebration. Moments later, Pappu and Sandy join O.K., whereupon O.K. realises that the figure who challenged Mukesh is the real Shanti Priya's ghost, which explained some of the supernatural incidents that took place which O.K. and his friends had not set up.

In the end, Shanti's ghost says she was buried alive by Mukesh. Shanti tells O.K. that she was always meant to kill Mukesh. As the scene comes to an end, Shanti looks at O.K. as if she was thanking him or saying, "We did it!" O.K. was half-crying and half-smiling as he looked at the love of his life, or rather, past life.

Cast

Special appearances during the song "Deewangi Deewangi" (in order of apparence)

Other Cameo appearances throughout the film (in alphabetical order)

Production

The film is based on reincarnation. Shooting of the film began in January 2007 at various locations in India. The film was released on 9 November 2007.

Om Shanti Om created a record of sorts by going in for an unheard of 2000 prints (worldwide) release. This was the highest number of prints (including digital) for any Indian movie at the time of its release.[3] Om Shanti Om set an other record for registered pre-advanced booking of 18,000 tickets in a chain of theaters in national capital Delhi a couple of days before the advance booking was to start.[6]

Red Chillies Entertainment had reportedly sold the world rights for the film to Eros International for an amount between Rs.720-750 million.[7][8] Baba Films, production and distribution company, had 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.[7]

A book, titled The Making of Om Shanti Om and 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.[9][10]

Home Video Release

Om Shanti Om was released on a two disc DVD mastered from High Definition in Widescreen format on February 2008 . The second disc included a trivia game, bloopers, premiers, deleted scenes, interviews, trailers and teasers and the making of the film and songs. The DVD also included a signed poster of Shahrukh Khan and a 16-page booklet. The film was also released in Blu-Ray.

Bollywood Hungama gave it 4 out of 5 stars.

Soundtrack

Om Shanti Om

Album cover
Soundtrack album by Vishal-Shekhar
Released
18 September 2007 (India)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 56:07
Label
Producer Shahrukh Khan & Gauri Khan
Vishal-Shekhar chronology
Cash
(2007)		 Om Shanti Om
(2007)		 Tashan
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Bollywood Hungama [11]
Planet Bollywood [12]
Rediff.com [13]

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by the musical duo Vishal-Shekhar with lyrics by 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.[14] The soundtrack for the film released on 18 September 2007.

Track # Song Singer(s) Duration
1 "Ajab Si" KK 4:03
2 "Dard-e-Disco" Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne 4:31
3 "Deewangi Deewangi" Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena 5:54
4 "Main Agar Kahoon" Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal 5:10
5 "Jag Soona Soona Lage" Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Richa Sharma 5:31
6 "Dhoom Taana" Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Shreya Ghoshal 6:15
7 "Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om" Shaan 7:08
8 "Dard-e-Disco" (Remix) Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne 4:38
9 "Deewangi Deewangi" (Rainbow Mix) Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena 4:48
10 "Om Shanti Om" (Medley Mix) Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne, Shaan, Udit Narayan,
Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena, Abhijeet Bhattacharya		 6:06
11 "Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om" (Dark Mix) Shaan 6:21
12 "Om Shanti Om" (Instrumental) 0:58

Reception

Box office

Eros International annouced that Om Shanti Om was the highest-grossing Hindi film ever at that time, earning $45 million at the box office worldwide,[15] making it the fifth highest grossing film ever in the overseas market.[16]

Om Shanti Om opened across 878 cinemas[17] and had grossed around Rs. 65,65,00,000 in its two week record-breaking run in India.[18] The movie was a hit at the U.S box office, grossing $1.764 million in the first three days, despite opening in only 114 theatres.[19] Its total gross in US was $3,597,000, which is the highest ever for a Bollywood film. Om Shanti Om became the biggest Bollywood movie of 2007 in the United Kingdom, earning a total of £1,350,000 (US $2,626,000 - INR 10,500,000).[20] The film also collected a gross of over $20 million worldwide in the first week, including $13.5 million in India, $5 million in Pakistan, and over $2 million in North America.[21] The film has grossed $39,539,517 (Rs. 155,78,56,969.8)[22] worldwide, becoming the highest grossing Hindi movie at its time of release.

Country (2007) Total Gross
Australia $378,711[22]
Belgium and Luxembourg $26,373[22]
India $27,678,629[22] (Rs. 109,05,37,983)
Malaysia $95,339[22]
New Zealand $113,444[22]
United Kingdom $2,622,627[22]
United States $3,597,372[23]
Worldwide $39,990,800[23] (Rs. 155,78,56,969.8)

Reviews

Om Shanti Om received mostly positive reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood hungama gave the movie a 4 out 5 star rating stating "This Diwali, have a blast! (...) 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] Hindustan Times's Khalid Mehmood gave the film 4/5 saying that "Om Shanti Om is total brainless mazaa."[25] Tajpal Rathore of BBC gave it 4 out of 5 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."[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 (1980).[27] 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."[28] 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."[29] AOL India's Noyon Jyoti Parasara gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars stating, "The movie consists of all the elements that are essentially called the 'navratnas' of Indian cinema - from joy to grief to romance to revenge. And she mixes these well to cook up a potboiler, which is sure to be a run away hit."[30] Rajeev Mansad of CNN-IBN give Om Shanti Om 3 out of 5 stars, 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."[31] 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."[32] 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."[33]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave Om Shanti Om a rating of 83%, based upon 6 reviews (5 fresh and 1 rotten).[34]

Controversy

Manoj Kumar's complaints

Om Shanti Om landed into controversy with veteran actor Manoj Kumar, for showing his body double in a bad taste. Offended by the sequence, Kumar planned to sue the makers of Om Shanti Om.[35] Kumar 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?”.[36] Kumar also alleged that Shahrukh Khan is communal.[37] Later, in a press conference, Shahrukh Khan and director Farah Khan accepted their mistake and apologized for the matter. "[38] Farah Khan even offered to cut the scene which Manoj Kumar felt was hurtful, but Kumar refused on grounds that, as Farah had stated, "I [Farah Khan] was like his daughter. He said, 'Betiyaan maafi nahi maangti' (Daughters don't ask for forgiveness). I told him that he could've called me and scolded me."[38] Later, Kumar said that though this incident was hurtful to him, he wishes to forgive, ignore, and move on, saying that he prefers to "see Ram in everyone and ignore the Ravana."[39]

In 2008, before the film's television premiere on Sony TV, Manoj Kumar filed for a stay on the television release, at civil court in Mumbai. On 8 August 2008, he won permanent injunction on the scenes in Om Shanti Om that lampooned him. The court ordered the producers and Sony Entertainment Television, to edit the Manoj Kumar look-alike scenes before showing the film on the channel on 10 August 2008. It also ordered that the film could not be shown in any media—TV, DVD or Internet—without the scene being deleted.[40][41]

Alleged plagiarism

On 7 August 2008, before its television release, scriptwriter Ajay Monga, who has written scripts for Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate (2006) and Fashion (2008), moved the Bombay High Court alleging that the basic storyline of the film was lifted from a film script he had emailed to Shah Rukh Khan in 2006. According to the petition, "Monga, along with one more writer Hemant Hegde, had registered the script with the Cine Writers Association (CWA) in September 2005… I then took the script to Red Chillies in 2006. Shah Rukh was shooting in Malaysia at that time, so the script was emailed to him, but they never got back to me. It was only when I saw the film that I realized that it was entirely based on my script." In January 2008, Cine Writers Association (CWA) rejected Monga’s appeal at a special Executive Committee meeting. Thereafter, he approached the court to stay the film’s screening on television. Though, on 6 August the court rejected Monga's plea for seeking a stay on the television telecast, it directed all the respondents including Shahrukh Khan, Farah Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment, Gauri Khan (director Red Chillies) and film's co-writer Mushtaq Sheikh, to file their say by the next hearing on 29 September 2008.[42][43][44]

In November 2008, the Film Writers' association sent a communication to Red Chillies and Ajay Monga that it had found similarities in Om Shanti Om and Monga's script. The similarities were more than mere coincidences according to Sooni Taraporewala who chaired a special committee that has investigated the case on behalf of the Film Writers' association.[45]

Another allegation of plagiarism came from Rinki Bhattacharya, daughter of late Bimal Roy, who directed Madhumati. She threatened legal action against Red Chillies Entertainment and the producer-director of Om Shanti Om, as she felt that the film's second half was similar to Madhumati, also a re-birth saga.[42][43]

Awards

National Film Awards

Year Category Cast / Crew
2008 National Film Award for Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril[46]

Filmfare Awards

Year Category Cast / Crew
2008 Best Female Debut Deepika Padukone
2008 Best Special Effects Red Chillies VFX

Star Screen Awards

Year Category Cast / Crew
2008 Best Newcomer - Female Deepika Padukone
2008 Best Choreographer Farah Khan
2008 Jodi No. 1 Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone
2008 Best Special Effects Red Chillies VFX

Stardust Awards

Year Category Cast / Crew
2008 Stardust Dream Director Award Farah Khan
2008 Best Actor in a Negative role Arjun Rampal
2008 Breakthrough performance Male Shreyas Talpade

Zee Cine Awards

Year Category Cast / Crew
2008 Best Actor in a Negative Role Arjun Rampal
2008 Best Female Debut Deepika Padukone
2008 Best Choreography Farah Khan
2008 Best Costumes Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar and Sanjiv Mulchandani
2008 Best Visual Effects Red Chillies VFX

IIFA Awards

Year Category Recipient(s)
2008 Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril
2008 Best Makeup Bharat-Dorris, Ravi Indulkar and Namrata Soni
2008 Best Debutant - Female Deepika Padukone
2008 Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar
2008 Best Costume Design Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar and Sanjiv Mulchandani
2008 Best Special Effects Red Chillies VFX

Asian Film Awards

Year Category Recipient(s)
2008 Best Composer Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

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