Om Shanti Om

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Om Shanti Om
Directed byFarah Khan
Produced byGauri Khan
Written byScreenplay:
Farah Khan
Mushtaq Shiekh
Dialogues:
Mayur Puri
Story byFarah Khan
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Deepika Padukone
Arjun Rampal
Shreyas Talpade
Kirron Kher
Nitesh Pandey
Javed Sheikh
Asavari Joshi
Bindu
Music bySongs:
Vishal–Shekhar
Score:
Sandeep Chowta
CinematographyV. Manikandan
Edited byShirish Kunder
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 9 November 2007 (2007-11-09)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹35 crore[1][2]
Box officeest. ₹149 crore[3][4][5]

Om Shanti Om (transl. Peace Be With You [lower-alpha 1]) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language fantasy romance film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Om Prakash Makhija, a poor junior film artist in 1977 who falls in love with secretly married film actress Shantipriya, portrayed by Deepika Padukone. Her secret husband and film producer Mukesh Mehra, portrayed by Arjun Rampal, betrays her and murders her in a suspicious on-set fire. Om witnesses this and dies from his injuries sustained while trying to rescue her. Reincarnated as popular film actor Om Kapoor in 2007, he eventually remembers his past life and is determined to punish Mukesh for his crimes with the help of Sandy who is an exact lookalike of Shanti. Shreyas Talpade, Kirron Kher, Nitesh Pandey, Javed Sheikh, Asavari Joshi and Bindu appear in the film as well, and cameos from many Bollywood celebrities are seen in several sequences and songs.

Om Shanti Om was produced on a budget of 35 crore. Farah conceived the film while directing the musical Bombay Dreams (2002), which was based on the Indian film industry. After Shah Rukh rejected the first version of her next film Happy New Year, she was reminded of Om Shanti Om; the film's title derives from a similar titled popular song from Subhash Ghai's popular film Karz (1980) which starred Rishi Kapoor as the main protagonist. The soundtrack album was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. The background score was performed by Sandeep Chowta. The album was a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-selling album of the year in India.

Om Shanti Om released on 9 November 2007 on the occasion of the festival of Diwali, earning ₹149 crore worldwide, thus becoming the highest grossing Hindi film of 2007, in addition to becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film ever at the time of its release. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its story, screenplay, soundtrack, production design, costumes and performances of the cast.

At the 55th National Film Awards, Om Shanti Om won Best Production Design (Sabu Cyril). At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, it received a leading 13 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Farah), Best Actor (Shah Rukh), Best Actress (Padukone) and Best Supporting Actor (Talpade), and won 2 awards – Best Female Debut (Padukone) and Best Special Effects.[6]

Plot[edit]

1977[edit]

Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan), also known as Om, is a middle-class junior film artist living with his widowed mother Bela (Kirron Kher) in a Mumbai chawl, who is in love with popular film actress Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone), also known as Shanti. He and his close friend Pappu Master (Shreyas Talpade) take on numerous small acting roles as film extras at R.C. Studios, a major film studio compound owned by famous and wealthy film producer Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal), a charming but egotistical young man.

One evening, Om sneaks into the premiere of one of Shanti's films titled "Dreamy Girl" along with Pappu and envisions himself as actor Manoj Kumar. That night, a drunk Om makes an emotional speech before Pappu on the streets, describing his fantasy of winning a Filmfare Award for Best Actor one day. During the shooting of a film, Om risks his life and rescues Shanti from a fire that grows out of control. Shanti is grateful towards Om and the two become friends.

In hopes of winning over Shanti's heart, Om initially lies of being a popular film actor from South India and even puts on an act of the "shooting" of one of his Tamil-language action films titled "Mind It". However, Om eventually confesses about his true identity before Shanti due to her genuine fondness of him. Despite this, Shanti forgives Om for having saved her life from the fire. Soon, Pappu organizes a special meeting of Om and Shanti in one of the sets at the R.C. Studios, where the two spend a lovely evening and Shanti gifts Om a snow globe.

Just as all is bliss, things take a drastic turn when Om accidentally overhears a heated conversation between Shanti and Mukesh at an R.C. Studios backdrop set. He is shocked to discover that Shanti and Mukesh have between secretly married for two years, but refuse to reveal it in public as doing so will ruin both their careers. Shanti tells Mukesh that he should acknowledge her as his wife and also reveals that she is pregnant with his child. Mukesh seems overjoyed at this news, while the deeply moved Om is heartbroken and begins to avoid Shanti.

One night, Mukesh takes Shanti to the sets of their upcoming film titled Om Shanti Om. Om sneaks into the same set in hopes of meeting Shanti for the last time and returning the snow globe gifted to him by her. He overhears Mukesh telling Shanti that they will cancel the production of the film, reveal their marriage in public, and have a grand wedding on the sets, much to the dismay of Om. Just after a dejected Om leaves from the set and throws the snow globe away in a fountain pond nearby, Mukesh reveals Shanti his true colours as their marriage and unborn child will destroy his successful career.

Thus, Mukesh reveals that he has arranged for the set to burn with Shanti in it. On this endeavour, he lights up the set and leaves a horrified Shanti locked inside. As Mukesh leaves from the scene, Om witnesses Shanti in the flames and attempts to rescue her but is attacked by Mukesh's guards, leaving him severely injured. After the guards too leave, Om somehow manages to enter the set in a yet another attempt to rescue Shanti, but is thrown out from the building by its fiery explosion and lands up in a nearby street.

Eventually, a disoriented Om witnesses the whole set exploding with Shanti in it and suddenly gets hit by the car of Rajesh Kapoor (Javed Sheikh), a renowned actor taking his pregnant wife Lovely (Asavari Joshi) to the hospital as she is under labor. Om is hospitalised by Rajesh as well where he dies succumbing to his serious injuries, while remembering all the lovely moments spent with Shanti, but is miraculously reincarnated through Rajesh and Lovely's newborn son Om Kapoor.

2007[edit]

30 years later, Om Kapoor (also Shah Rukh Khan), who is nicknamed OK, is shown as a popular film actor and lives the same luxurious life dreamt by Om Makhija. He experiences pyrophobia and also bears a birthmark on his wrist that is similar to the "Om" tattoo which was on his wrist in his past life. Also, Bela is shown to be visiting every set of Om and claims him to be her son. However, Om reluctantly pays no heed to her although he also feels weird seeing her.

Soon after his 30th birthday, Om and his personal assistant Anwar Sheikh (Nitesh Pandey) drive to the R.C. Studios compound to shoot for Om's upcoming superhero film. The R.C Studios is long neglected and in disarray after the fire Mukesh had set 30 years earlier. While there, Om experiences unsettling memory flashes of his past life, including that of eavesdropping on Shanti and Mukesh's conversation. He also stumbles upon the broken snow globe gifted by Shanti and is totally confused.

Later, at an awards ceremony, Om unknowingly delivers the same emotional speech that he had made in a drunken state before Pappu in his past life when he wins the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. This is viewed by an aged Pappu on television who realises that Om is his long-lost friend. That night, Rajesh throws a grand party at his house for his son's success, where Om happens to be introduced to Mukesh, who is now known to be Mike and is a producer from Hollywood. Mukesh's introduction causes Om to entirely remember the events of his past life. Later that night, Om traces Bela and Pappu to the chawl and has an emotional reunion with them. The three then conspire to avenge Shanti's death by making Mukesh confess his crime.

Following his plan, Om manages to convince Mukesh to resume the shooting for Om Shanti Om at the same ruined set, and plans to make him believe that Shanti's spirit is haunting him. Determined to find Shanti's lookalike, Om, Anwar, Pappu and Bela audition many actresses and are about to give up when they come across Sandhya (also Deepika Padukone), also known as Sandy, a ditzy but lovely girl, who is an exact doppelgänger of Shanti and a super-fan of Om. Initially, Om is fed up of Sandy as she is unable to act proudly but on Pappu's advice, he tells her the truth about his past life. Sandy wholeheartedly believes the story of Om and agrees to help him in seeking revenge from Mukesh.

Firstly, Bela scares Mukesh as an old witch at the inaugural ceremony of the set of Om Shanti Om. Secondly, Om and Pappu attempt to light Shanti's photograph on fire while paying her tribute. Although the setup works out unsuccessful, the photograph is supernaturally lit on fire that leaves Mukesh deeply disturbed, much to the confusion of Om and Pappu. Thirdly, Sandy appears before Mukesh dressed as Shanti in a makeup room, leaving him tremendously horrified. Fourthly, a restless Mukesh happens to see Shanti in some of the clips in the footage of Om Shanti Om.

During the music launch of Om Shanti Om, Om taunts Mukesh by revealing the extent to which he knows the story of Shanti's life. However, Mukesh grows suspicious of Sandy for already having discovered her photograph on the photographic film. As he runs after her, Sandy accidentally cuts her arm and bleeds, which helps Mukesh become sure of her true identity. Furious for being cheated, Mukesh carelessly tries to confront Om but is suddenly hit by the swinging chandelier on the set, knocking him unconscious.

After Mukesh regains consciousness, Om reveals his true identity before him and confronts him over his crime. Despite this, Mukesh taunts Om that he or his "duplicate Shanti" cannot convict him for his crime after all, due to the fact that neither of them has the evidence of him having committed Shanti's murder. During the argument, Sandy reappears at the scene and claims to have the evidence. She reveals that after the fire had doused in the set, Mukesh had returned to find that Shanti had survived but he buried her alive below the chandelier. Sandy concludes that Shanti's body will be found underneath the chandelier as an evidence for the court that it needs.

On this revelation, Om is confused about how Sandy knows all this in detail, since he was not aware of the real cause of Shanti's death himself. Mukesh, spooked by the fact that she knows all these details, attempts to shoot Sandy but Om intervenes and attacks him. Their fight results in yet another fire and Om eventually shoots down Mukesh in his leg. Just when Om is finally about to kill Mukesh, Sandy stops him saying that Mukesh will die but not at his hands. She then looks at the chandelier and it proceeds to fall down on Mukesh, crushing him to death instantly.

Just then, Pappu, Anwar and "Sandy" arrive at the scene to help Om from Mukesh. Om is shocked to see Sandy in two places at once. As he glances back at the one in front of him, he realises that the "Sandy" who had revealed the truth of Shanti's murder and had killed Mukesh was indeed the spirit of Shanti, and that she was also responsible for lighting her photograph on fire and knocking Mukesh unconscious by the swinging chandelier, helping along Om in his plan. Om emotionally waves at Shanti who tearfully smiles at him and disappears into the light, having attained salvation. Om reunites with Sandy.

The film ends with all its cast and crew approaching the sets of Om Shanti Om and the credits roll.

Cast[edit]

  • Shah Rukh Khan as Om Prakash Makhija and Om Kapoor "O.K." (dual role)
  • Deepika Padukone as Shantipriya and Sandhya "Sandy" Bansal (dual role)
  • Shreyas Talpade as Pappu Master (Om Makhija's friend)
  • Kirron Kher as Bela Makhija (Om Makhija's mother)
  • Arjun Rampal as Mukesh "Mike" Mehra (Shanti's husband)
  • Javed Sheikh as Rajesh Kapoor (Om Kapoor's father)
  • Asavari Joshi as Lovely Kapoor (Om Kapoor's mother)
  • Yuvika Chaudhary as Dolly Arora (Om Kapoor's heroine in the movie-within-a-movie Om Shanti Om)
  • Bindu Desai as Kamini Arora (Dolly's mother)
  • Nitesh Pandey as Anwar Sheikh (Om Kapoor's assistant)
  • Vishal Dadlani (director of Mohabbat Man)
  • Haresh Hingorani as Faizan ‘F’ Khan (director of Om Shanti Om)
  • Naseer Abdullah as Naseer (Rajesh's assistant)
  • Suresh Chatwal as Suresh (Om Makhija's friend)
  • Manikandan Velayutham as the director of Mind It
  • Mayur Puri as Director of Apahij Pyar
  • Sanjiv Chawla as Producer of Apahij Pyar
  • Priya Patil as Natasha (Om Kapoor's heroine in Apahij Pyar)
  • Vikram Sahu as Om Kapoor's doctor
  • Suhas Khandke as Om Makhija's surgeon
  • Sharad as Mukesh's guard
  • Yaseen as Mukesh's guard
  • Farah Khan as the woman who makes fun of Om Makhija

Cameo appearances[edit]

(in alphabetical order)

Special appearances during the "Deewangi Deewangi" song (in order of appearance)[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In 2002, Farah Khan worked as a choreographer for the musical Bombay Dreams in London, which she felt presented a "clichéd and outdated version" of the Indian film industry.[7] She thought that the musical would not be successful if released in India.[7] She instead thought of a new story, writing her initial thoughts about the subject on Andrew Lloyd Webber's letterhead while staying in his house.[8] Later in 2006, Farah began to work on her next project, which was tentatively titled Happy New Year. Amid speculations that Shah Rukh Khan would star in Happy New Year, the actor rejected the first draft of the film, upon which Farah's husband and editor Shirish Kunder reminded her of the story she had conceived while in London.[9] Happy New Year, which was to mark Deepika Padukone's Hindi debut, was put on hiatus and revived more than 8 years later under the same title.[10]

Farah completed writing the first script of Om Shanti Om within two weeks.[9] She set the first half in the 1970s as she felt the Hindi films made during that period were much more influential than those made in other periods, particularly the 1980s, which she felt was a period when "the worst movies were made". She also included many references to the 1970s, which were also prevalent in films of that time. She said, "Everything in the first half is about the 70s—such as the mother who overacts, mouthing clichéd dialogues. Then there are cabarets, badminton and other stuff popular during that era."[7] Shah Rukh's costumes were designed by Karan Johar, while Manish Malhotra designed Padukone's costumes. The rest of the cast had their costumes designed by Sanjeev Mulchandani.[11]

In addition to directing the film, Farah co-wrote the story with Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh. She was also the film's choreographer. Puri wrote the screenplay and dialogues.[12] He completed the writing process in two months and rewrote the film's second half.[13] Puri created the screenplay by writing his natural reaction to the characters as scenarios. He knew that despite being part of a crowd, junior artists do not want to be recognised as such, ruins their chances of landing a leading role in future. This was used in a sequence involving Shah Rukh and Talpade, who play junior artists. Puri blended different genres together in Om Shanti Om, which he felt was challenging. He used his personal memories from childhood for creating the 1970s.[14] Shirish Kunder was the editor, while V. Manikandan was the cinematographer.[12]

Sabu Cyril was the film's production designer. Sabu was first offered the Mani Ratnam-directed Guru (2007) at a time when Om Shanti Om was being planned, but ultimately chosen the latter due to his earlier commitment to Farah for her future project.[15] Farah used two particular dialogues in the film: "When you want something badly, the whole universe conspires to give to you" and "In the end everything will be ok and if its not ok its not the end". These were used as Khan felt that it reflected her philosophy in her life.[16] Farah stated that the film's opening scene was her most favourite in it.[17] In 2008, Puri felt his most favourite dialogue from the ones he wrote would be the Filmfare Awards speech.[14] The film's title derives from the eponymous song from the film Karz (1980).[18] Om is a Hindu mantra; Om Shanti Om roughly translates to "Peace Be With You".[19][20]

The film opens with the grandeur shot of the most famous songs of Karz that is Om Shanti Om featuring Rishi Kapoor and SRK as a junior film artist standing in the crowd.[21]

Casting[edit]

Deepika Padukone plays the love interest of Shah Rukh Khan's character in her Hindi film debut.

Shah Rukh was cast as the lead; he gained six packs for a song sequence.[22] He felt Om Shanti Om was a "happy film".[23]

Farah was advised by Malaika Arora to cast Padukone as the female lead, who was suggested by Wendell Roddick, under whom Padukone was working.[24] She was cast without a screen test.[25] Khan felt that she was "a beautiful, classic Indian beauty" who fit the role of an actor of the 1970s.[7] She was excited at the prospect of working with Shah Rukh and said, "I've grown up watching [Shah Rukh] and always admired him so much. To get to work with him ... is quite wonderful. It was also fantastic that Farah showed faith in my talent and cast me opposite him."[26]

In preparation for her role, Padukone watched several films of actresses Helen and Hema Malini to study their body language.[27] Her character was modelled after Malini and nicknamed Dreamy Girl after her the latter's nickname as Dream Girl.[28] Rampal was approached by both Khan and Shah Rukh at the latter's New Year's Eve party. Rampal was initially reluctant to do the role as he felt it was "too evil" for someone like him. With persuasion from Shah Rukh, he agreed. Rampal wore a mustache in the film which was suggested by Shah Rukh.[9] Shreyas Talpade played a supporting role as the best friend of Khan's character. After the release of Iqbal (2005) and completing the filming of Dor, Talpade, who attended the same gym as Khan, was called for a narration of what would be Om Shanti Om. He agreed to do the role.[29]

Kirron Kher, Bindu and Javed Sheikh also appear in the film.[30] 31 Bollywood film actors appeared in cameo appearances for the song "Deewangi Deewangi". Other actors were also supposed to play cameos, including Fardeen Khan, who was arrested in Dubai over a drug case. Dev Anand refused as he always played lead roles in his career. Madhuri Dixit refused due to the promotional activities of Aaja Nachle (2007). Ajay Devgn refused due to his friend Arjun Rampal playing the villainous role in the film. Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu didn't appear in the song, despite plans to include them. Amitabh Bachchan refused due to his Abhishek Bachchan's wedding to Aishwarya Rai, while Aamir Khan refused due to Taare Zameen Par (2007) on his pending editing. Khan had wanted the three Khans to appear together in a film. Rekha, who appears in the song, carried out 2 days of rehearsal for it. All those who appeared for the song received gifts, including a Blackberry phone and a Tag Heuer watch.[9]

Principal photography[edit]

Om Shanti Om was made on a budget of ₹40 crore.[2] The first scene to be filmed was one where Talpade's character tells Shah Rukh's character that he will be a hero; Shah Rukh was an hour late for filming.[29] Farah was pregnant with triplets while filming and experienced difficulties while shooting, she would constantly vomit while directing the film.[31] The film was shot entirely in sync sound; Farah dismissed rumours of Padukone's voice being dubbed.[32] In 2015, however, Mona Ghosh Shetty admitted to have dubbed for Padukone in the film.[33] The fake fight scene involving a stuffed tiger was inspired by a similar scene in the film Tarzan 303.[9] Old cars owned by actors Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini were used for filming for authenticity.[34]

A number of references to real life was also filmed, including a scene in which Om rescues Shanti from a fire, which was a spoof of Sunil Dutt rescuing Nargis from a fire on the sets of Mother India (1957). For a shot involving a Filmfare Awards ceremony, Khan stood on the red carpet of an actual Filmfare Award ceremony and requested actors to dictate dialogues as she stated. The song "Deewangi Deewangi" was shot over a period of six days.[9] The song "Dhoom Taana" has digitally altered guest appearances, which included Sunil Dutt from Amrapali (1966), Rajesh Khanna from Sachaa Jhutha (1970) and Jeetendra from Jay Vejay (1977).[35] Farah wanted to film Shakira for filming a special appearance had made her commit a few days for the role. Due to the uncertainty of her dates, the idea was scrapped.[34]

In February 2007, a filming schedule was completed in Film City. It was then reported that filming would move outdoors after Shah Rukh completed filming for Kaun Banega Crorepati.[36] In October 2007, Abhishek Bachchan finished filming for his cameo appearance; he shot between 10 and 2 in the night for his screen time of about one and a half minutes.[37] Filming of the last sequence and the end-credit song was done in Film City.[38] Farah continued the tradition of featuring an end-credits song beginning with Main Hoon Na (2004).[39]

Om Shanti Om was produced by Shah Rukh's wife Gauri Khan under their Red Chillies Entertainment banner. While Marching Ants handled the publicity design, Gauri was the presenter. Shyam Kaushal, Amar Shetty and Shah Rukh were the action directors.[12] The film's final reel length was 4013.94 ft (1223.45 m).[12]

Music[edit]

Om Shanti Om
Soundtrack album by
Released15 August 2007
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length61:18
LabelT-Series
ProducerGauri Khan

Initially, A. R. Rahman was signed in to compose original songs and background score for the film but he opted out after disagreements with T-Series as he wanted them to share the copyrights of music between him and the lyricist.[40] The film score was composed by Sandeep Chowta while the original songs featured in Om Shanti Om were composed by the duo Vishal–Shekhar with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. One song was composed by Pyarelal of the Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo.[41] The vocals are provided by KK, Sukhwinder Singh, Marianne, Nisha, Caralisa Monteiro, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena, Sonu Nigam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Richa Sharma, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, DJ Aqeel, DJ G, Kiran Karnath, Jackie V, Nikhil Chinapa, DJ Nawed and Zoheb.[42] They intended the soundtrack to be a tribute to the music of the 1960s and 1970s, while appealing to newer audiences at the same time.[43] Trade reports predicted the album to be commercially successful.[44] The soundtrack album of Om Shanti Om was released on 15 August 2007 on CD.[42][45]

Pyarelal of the Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo guest composed the title Dhoom Taana. He had stopped composing after the death of his partner Laxmikant, but after Farah Khan requested a song as tribute to the music of the 70s and the 80s, he agreed at the insistence of his wife and daughter. The song was recorded with a 150-member-orchestra and traditional instruments like drums, tabla, dholak and dafli, a trademark of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. He used more than 40 different percussion instruments.[41]

In a soundtrack review, Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave it four stars out of five and opines, "Om Shanti Om is easily one of the most complete scores by Vishal-Shekhar and Javed Akhtar."[46] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com also gave it four stars out of five, applauding the tracks but criticised the "Dark Side" mix. She concludes her review by writing, "Om Shanti Om is an out-and-out musical that captivates with its roaring polyphony and unabashed drama."[47] Aakash Gandhi of Planet Bollywood gave a rating of 8.5 stars out of 10 and writes, "not only have [Vishal–Shekhar] proven themselves in terms of musical ingenuity and quality, they have shown us the confidence, the poise, and the ability to step up to the plate and hit a grand-slam when they're called upon to do so." He further gave them a "standing ovation".[48] Writing for AllMusic, Bhaskar Gupta gave the album 4.5 stars out of five and praises the composers, writing, "Vishal-Shekhar finally delivered a soundtrack that could be deemed their signature offering."[49]

Vishal–Shekhar was nominated for the Best Music Director at the 53rd Filmfare Awards, Producers Guild Awards 2008 and Zee Cine Awards 2008, winning for Best Composer at the 2nd Asian Film Awards.[50] Vishal Dadlani was alone nominated for Best Lyrics for "Ajab Si" at the Filmfare and Producers Film Guild award ceremonies. Akhtar was nominated for Best Lyrics at the Filmfare and Zee Cine awards, winning at the 9th IIFA Awards for "Main Agar Kahoon". It was the highest-selling music album of the year in India, with sales of around 2 million units.[51]

Om Shanti Om (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[42]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aankhon Mein Teri (lyrics by Vishal Dadlani)"KK4:03
2."Dard-e-Disco"Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne4:31
3."Deewangi Deewangi"Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena8:57
4."Main Agar Kahoon"Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal5:10
5."Jag Soona Soona Lage (lyrics by Kumaar)"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Richa Sharma5:31
6."Dhoom Taana"Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Shreya Ghoshal6:15
7."Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om"Shaan7:08
8."Dard-e-Disco" (Remix)Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne4:38
9."Deewangi Deewangi" (Rainbow Mix)Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena4:48
10."Om Shanti Om" (Medley Mix)Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena, Abhijeet Bhattacharya6:06
11."Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om" (Dark Mix)Shaan6:21
12."Om Shanti Om" (Instrumental) 0:58
Total length:61:18

Release[edit]

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.[52] Om Shanti Om set another record for registered pre-advance booking of 18,000 tickets in a chain of theatres in Delhi a few days before the advance booking was to start.[53] A special screening was conducted for Bollywood actors.[54] Red Chillies Entertainment had reportedly sold the world rights for the film to Eros International for an amount between Rs. 720–750 million. Baba Films, a production and distribution company, had offered a record Rs. 110 million for the rights to the Mumbai Circuit, surpassing the highest amount ever paid for the territory. As a marketing strategy, Amul advertised Shah Rukh.[55]

Nina Davuluri's talent for Miss America 2014 was a Hindi Film fusion dance choreographed by Nakul Dev Mahajan and performed to Dhoom Taana. It was the first time Hindi Film ever appeared on the Miss America stage and Davuluri is the first Indian American to win the competition.[56][57][58][59][60] Om Shanti Om was remade into a Japanese musical titled Oomu Shanti Oumu.[61][62] A book, titled The Making of Om Shanti Om written by Mushtaq Sheikh, was released after the release of the film. The book gives an insight into the production and happenings behind the camera of the film.[63][64]

Controversy[edit]

Manoj Kumar planned to sue the makers of Om Shanti Om for showing his body double in bad taste.[65] 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?".[66] Later, in a press conference, Shahrukh Khan and director Farah Khan accepted their mistake and apologised for the matter.[67] 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] am 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."[67] 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."[68]

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.[69][70]

Plagiarism allegations[edit]

On 7 August 2008, before its television release, scriptwriter Ajay Monga 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. 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.[71][72] 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.[73]

Another allegation of plagiarism came from Rinki Bhattacharya, daughter of late Bimal Roy, who directed Madhumati (1958). 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 rebirth saga.[71][74]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

India[edit]

Om Shanti Om was received positively by Indian film critics.[75][76][77] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it four stars out of five and writes, "Om Shanti Om is Bollywood masala in its truest form and also, at its best" but notes, "the second half could've been crisper".[78] Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times gave the film four stars out of five and appreciated the performances, observing how Rampal is "consistently first-rate as the suave villain" while Padukone is "fantastic, so surprisingly assured that you marvel at her poised debut". He notes that "the enterprise belongs to Shah Rukh Khan, who tackles comedy, high drama and action with his signature style—spontaneous and intuitively intelligent. Six-pack or no-packs, he's the entertainer of the year in this valentine to the movies."[79]

Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave the film three and a half stars out of five and writes, "Farah Khan's re-birth saga literally makes an art of retro and paints the seventies pop culture in Andy Warholish strokes". She called it an "unabashed tribute" to Karz.[80] Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave it three and a half stars out of five and applauded the performances of Shah Rukh, Padukone and Talpade. He writes, "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." He criticised the dialogues and excessive cameos in the film.[81]

Rajeev Masand of News18 gave the film three stars out of five and writes, "Unpretentious and completely transparent in its intentions, Om Shanti Om is an entertainer in the true sense of the word, mixing up genre elements like comedy, drama, action and emotion to create a heady broth of Manmohan Desai-style exaggerated entertainment." He compliments the dialogues "which so cleverly incorporates Bollywood's oldest clichés into these characters' everyday parlance."[82] A commentator for Indo-Asian News Service felt that Shah Rukh's acting was repetitive and writes, "He needs to curtail his unwarranted superstar mannerisms even in a total masala film like Om Shanti Om", while complimenting the performances of Padukone, Rampal and Talpade.[76]

Sudish Kamnath of The Hindu stated that the film is "an unabashed celebration of willing suspension of disbelief, calling it a "light-hearted tribute to Hindi cinema the way we know it and love it". He praised the performances of Shah Rukh, Padukone and Talpade, while criticising Rampal and Kher. He also praised the various spoofs, especially the ones directed at Manoj Kumar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Abhishek Bachchan.[83] Writing for SantaBanta.com, Subhash K. Jha gave it one star out of five and criticised the spoofs "which keeps swinging from homage to imitation with infuriating artifice", writing, "The mood is one of patronizing and condescension rather than genuine admiration for an era that's gone with the wind".[84]

Overseas[edit]

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Om Shanti Om holds an approval rating of 76%, based on 17 reviews with an average score of 7.21/10.[85] Tajpal Rathore of BBC gave it 4 out of 5 stars as well and stated, "Both a homage to and parody of Hindi Films, this cinematic feast delivered straight from the heart of the film industry will have you glued to your seats till the end."[86] 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."[87] AOL gave the film 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 runaway hit."[88]

Box office[edit]

Om Shanti Om opened across 878 cinemas in 2000 prints worldwide.[89] The film's net gross (after deducting entertainment tax) was 994 million (US$24.04 million) in India.[90] The film collected $2.78 million in the United Kingdom, $3.6 million in North America,[91] and $6,857,816 collectively from the rest of the world, which resulted in total overseas collections of $13,077,815,[92] the fourth largest of all time as of 2010.[91] As a result of these collections, a worldwide gross of 215 crore (US$52 million) was accumulated.[93]

Home media[edit]

In the United Kingdom, the film was watched by 750,000 viewers on Channel 4 in 2010. This made it the year's most-watched foreign-language film on UK television, above the Japanese anime film Spirited Away and German animated film The Little Polar Bear.[94]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Award Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 2] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Asian Film Awards 17 March 2008 Best Actress Deepika Padukone Nominated [95]
[50]
Best Composer Vishal–Shekhar Won
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 11 November 2008 Best Feature Film Om Shanti Om Nominated [96]
[97]
CAAMFest 13–23 March 2008 Best Narrative Won [98]
[99]
Filmfare Awards 16 February 2008 Best Film Nominated [100]
[101]
Best Director Farah Khan Nominated
Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Actress Deepika Padukone Nominated
Best Female Debut Won
Best Supporting Actor Shreyas Talpade Nominated
Best Music Director Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Main Agar Kahoon" Nominated
Vishal Dadlani for "Ajab Si" Nominated
Best Playback Singer KK for "Ajab Si" Nominated
Sonu Nigam for "Main Agar Kahoon" Nominated
Best Special Effects Red Chillies VFX Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards 6–8 June 2008 Best Film Om Shanti Om Nominated [102]
[103]
Best Director Farah Khan Nominated
Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Actress Deepika Padukone Nominated
Star Debut of the Year Won
Best Supporting Actor Shreyas Talpade Nominated
Best Villain Arjun Rampal Nominated
Best Lyrics Javed Akhtar for "Main Agar Kahoon" Won
Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril Won
Best Costume Design Team Won
Best Makeup Team Won
Best Special Effects Team Won
National Film Awards 21 October 2009 Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril Won [104]
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 1 July 2008 – 6 July 2008 Mad Movies Om Shanti Om Won [105]
Producers Guild Film Awards 30 March 2008 Best Performance in a Negative Role Arjun Rampal Nominated [106]
[107]
[108]
[109]
Best Debut (Female) Deepika Padukone Won
Best Lyricist KK for "Ajab Si" Nominated
Best Music Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Best Lyrics Vishal Dadlani for "Ajab Si" Nominated
Best Re-Recording Kuldeep Sood Nominated
Best Choreography Farah Khan Won
Best Costume Design Karan Johar Won
Best Editing Shirish Kunder Nominated
Best Art Director Sabu Cyril Nominated
Best Special Effects Red Chillies VFX Won
Screen Awards 23 January 2008 Best Film Om Shanti Om Nominated [110]
[100]
Best Director Farah Khan Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role Arjun Rampal Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer KK for "Ajab Si" Nominated
Best Background Music Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Best Special Effects Red Chillies VFX Nominated
Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril Nominated
Best Choreography Farah Khan Won
Most Promising Newcomer Deepika Padukone Won
Best Pair of the Year Shah Rukh Khan & Deepika Padukone Won
Stardust Awards 26 January 2008 Superstar of Tomorrow-Female Deepika Padukone Nominated [111]
[112]
Breakthrough Performance-Male Shreyas Talpade Won
Best Actor in a Negative Role Arjun Rampal Won
Star of the Year-Male Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Dream Director Farah Khan Won
Best Film Om Shanti Om Nominated
Zee Cine Awards 26 April 2008 Nominated [113]
[114]
Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Actress Deepika Padukone Nominated
Best Director Farah Khan Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Shreyas Talpade Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role Arjun Rampal Won
Most Popular Track of the Year "Dard-e-Disco" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer KK for "Ajab Si" Nominated
Sonu Nigam for "Main Agar Kahoon" Nominated
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Main Agar Kahoon" Nominated
Best Music Director Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Most Promising Debut Deepika Padukone Won
Best Choreography Farah Khan Won
Best Costume Design Karan Johar Won
Best VFX Red Chillies VFX Won

Further reading[edit]

  • Shiekh, Mushtaq (2008). The Making Of Om Shanti Om. Om Books International. ISBN 978-8187108368.

Footnotes[edit]

  1. The phrase, an Indian greeting meaning "Peace Be With You", is also a reference to the film's lead characters.
  2. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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