Om Shanti Om

Plot synopsis:
Set in the 1970's, Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan) is a junior artist in the film industry. He and his friend Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) are trying to become big heroes one day. Om's mother, Bela Makhija (Kirron Kher), inspires and encourages her son to become a hero. Om's whole family consists of junior artists. Om's love interest is the country's heart throb and the star of the film, Dreamy Girl, Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone).During the Dreamy Girl premiere, the pallu (scarf) of Shanti's sari gets entangled with Om's hand. Pappu steals an exclusive pass that belongs to Mr. Manoj Kumar to watch the premiere, but have to run out when the real Manoj Kumar appears. While being dragged out of the theater Om manages to get Shanti's attention and he swoons under her gaze.(He does this alot).During the shooting of film in which Shanti stars and Om is an extra, the set catches fire in an uncontrolled manner. Shanti is trapped inside the set and Om rescues her, hurting himself. After the incident, Shanti comes to thank him personally, and incidentally she overhears Om's love for her. They become good friends. Pappu says to Shanti that Om is a big superstar of south India film industry, and even calls her to watch him during a shoot. A hilarious scene of Om fighting the bad guys & a stuffed tiger in true South Indian style being shot by a fake crew occurs. However, the truth is revealed to Shanti that he is really a junior artist and not a big star. She tells him that she thinks that he is a star to her, and he can ask her to do anything he wants, except jump into a fire. He asks her to spend one evening together.Shanti comes to meet Om hidden in a muslim woman's burkha. Om asks Shanti to bring out her hand and ask for love to anyone she loves. After that day they often meet each other. Next day Om manages to pass security and tries to meet Shanti in her dressing room. He overhears that Shanti is already married to the producer Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). Mukesh first says that he wants to keep their marriage under wraps as a married heroine is not accepted in tinsel town. Mukesh also tells Shanti that he cannot officially accept this because a rich businessman is financing his upcoming film Om Shanti Om for which he requires 40 lakhs rupees. The truth is he is getting married to the daughter of the businessman. Shanti then reveals that she's pregnant & Mukesh is overwhelmed. Om gets heartbroken and tries to avoid Shanti.One night as Om is sitting near a set of Om Shanti Om he finds Mukesh and Shanti driving in to the set. Unknown to them, Om creeps into the set and sees Mukesh telling Shanti that he has decided to cancel the film and he is going to reveal his marriage with her to the public. He also tells Shanti that he will destroy the set after they have a marriage ceremony on it. Om hears all of this and leaves, unable to hear anymore.After Om is gone, Mukesh changes his behavior and he holds Shanti responsible for his financial loss and sets fire in the set of the film. Om sees Mukesh going away in his car & Shanti trapped inside, crying out for help. He tries to help her, but Mukesh's security guards beat him up. Even after the beating, Om tries to save Shanti by going into the set, but in vain. A blast occurs Om is thrown outside and he sees the set explode, killing Shanti. As he runs for help, he is hit by a car owned by Rakesh Kapoor (Javed Sheikh), a well known actor who was rushing his pregnant wife to a hospital. Rakesh takes him to the hospital, but Om dies.The film moves 30 years on after the incident. Om is reincarnated as Om Kapoor, son of Rakesh Kapoor, who was born right after Om Makhija dies and has a burn mark like the Om sign on his wrist (where Om had a tattoo). He is seen as a rising star, a star's kid, and a rich brat, who is also known as "OK". During the shooting, Om freaks out because of the special effects fire eruptions & it is revealed that he is terrified of fire.Om Kapur sees Om Makhija's mother running along side his car. He does not recognize her yet but she recognizes him. Deciding to move onto a new film project, he has his assistant set up a shoot for the next day. They choose the same burnt studio and set of the old Om Shanti Om. As soon as he sees it, Om gets the feeling that he has been there before. As Om visits the burnt set, he remembers everything about his past life. The Filmfare Award ceremony follows, in which Om wins best actor. During the party that follows, he meets Mukesh now Mikey, who has been a popular Hollywood producer for the past 25 years.Om goes to meet Pappu and Bela, Om's mother. He decides to remake the film Om Shanti Om with Mukesh as a way to trap him into confessing for his crime. During the audition for the role of Shanti, the crew meets Sandy or Sandhya, a look-a-like of Shantipriya who swoons the same way he used to swoon whenever he saw Shanti.Sandy is then trained to walk & talk like Shantipriya. Om lashes out at her when she starts laughing while she's reciting a serious dialogue. He then reveals is story to her & Sandy then says that she would've believed him anyway because she loves him.Om then takes Mukesh to the burnt film set (where he killed Shantipryia) to announce the beginning of the film. Here, Om tries to re-enact the whole murder with the help of the new cast of Om Shanti Om with a young actress who Mukesh often looks at with lecherous intentions. Sandy often appears to make Mukesh believe that Shanti has turned into a ghost & he begins to believe that he's going crazy.Later on at the launch of it's music release, Om does a song & dance number where he reveals the whole story. Suddenly a chandelier hits Mukesh's head, making him unconscious. After he wakes up, he finds there is no one in the set except him and Om. Om faces Mukesh and they started fighting. Mukesh reveals that he knows about the plan & his fake Shanti. Sandy appears and starts to speak lines which were not part of their plan, lines that nobody knew about. She reveals that Mukesh came back after burning the set to take care of her body and buried her underneath the set's floor even though she was still alive. Om realizes that she is actually Shanti's ghost when Sandy & his friends burst through the front door. The ghost Shanti kills Mukesh by making a chandelier fall on him. At the end, Om sees the ghost of Shanti tearfully bid him good-bye. She and runs up the stairs and disappears. It is implied that Om and Sandy (who was never the reincarnation of Shantipriya) get together in the end.

Tags: revenge, romantic, melodrama

Review:
It's not a better film than Main Hoon Na, but still a good job.In 2007, 3 months before OSO released; SRK unleashed the actor in him and kept the star away in a movie called Chak De India.
Shah Rukh Khan is on his own today, with perhaps Denzel Washington, as a leading man with infinite appeal and effortless charm, intelligence, humor and presence; a movie star at home with the all-time greats.Deepika Padukone is both a stunning beauty and a complete actress, incredibly, managing to match her brilliant co-star in comedic and dramatic range.Farah Khan is a director of extraordinary technical and artistic skill and the vision she exerts in Om Shanti Om is breath-taking.Leave your preconceptions about Bollywood aside and embrace a true classic..
Having just seen the heart rending Khuda Ke Liye, OSO was a reminder that life can be fun, filled with colour, love and laughter- and that even if you don't believe in punar janam, Bollywood movies thrive on the topic.SRK shows why he is the Shahenshah of bollywood, and ALL his friends show up-- there were more cameos in this movie than I could have expected.One must give credit to the stars who laughed at themselves with such good humour......even those who are supposedly currently at outs with SRK.Live, Love, Laugh!!
probably one of the most hilarious movies and I guess the best spoof ever made in Bollywood....Farah is not scared of showing Manoj Kumar, Dev Anand and Sooraj Bharjatya in bad light....this is what the new age bollywood movies should be...bollywood is slowly adapting Hollywood style of spoofing characters and movies (check scary movie series or epic movie)...but this movie is far better than the western counterpart....coming to performances SRK has delivered another master performance...
though not in the likes of Swades, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and Chak de, it still would rank amongst his better performances...Deepika is camera friendly and looks sexy...she has also acted well considering that this is her first Hindi film..she is pretty confident in front of the camera..Kiron kher is excellent as over the top filmy mother...Shreyas is a revelation and is improving a lot...Arjun too has come up with a good performance...the movie could have been better in terms of direction/editing (second half) but the performances and spoofs make up for it....
Characters are a bit sketchy, plots get a bit contrived, and clichés abound everywhere, yet this movie passes the litmus test-because it is all about the timing too.Its a perfect package for Diwali - an entertainer and Srk-the country's' biggest brand(arguably)-the combo wont fail.I am not exactly delving into the story, for most people know what is needed.
I just wished the buildup was stronger, the meat in the climax was missing.Finally- The movie does fit the bill of a good entertainer- Paisa Vasool, will be liked by young and old, I wont be surprised if this does turn out to be the BO winner of the year.
India (Offbeat) and on other hand Om Shanti Om where he is playing to the gallery which came easily only to Shah Rukh Khan.Deepika has all it takes to be a top star  the personality, the looks and yes, she's supremely talented too.
If you loved the unintentional hamming of the mothers of the 70s who would make the temple bells sway with their prayers,if u adored the sidekick cute buddies of the 80s who would always die in the end,if u loved the bell-bottoms of the past,if you enjoyed the over the top villains of the past and if you ever loved true blue Indian cinema in general,then this lampoon called OSO is made for you..And if you didn't like any of the above mentioned characteristics of the old Bollywood,then also OSO is for you...Khan is brilliant in the first half..Actually everything in the first half is fantabulous..Second half is okay and Shahrukh is so so compared to the first half..Second half picks up pace with the adrenalin rushing dastaan-e-oso song which is reminiscent to Karz' Ek Haseena Thi...Also the Madhumati inspired climax is a masterstroke....Deepika is great looking but doesn't have much to do..Shreyas has managed to match Shahrukh step by step..Kirron Kher is splendid as the Nautanki-prone momma...I will cut my views short and all I wanna say is Om shanti Om is Eccentric Cinema at its ultimate bestDO NOT MISS IT..THIS IS GOING TO BE SRK'S BIGGEST HIT.
The actual songs from the movie are not bad, and the costumes that the main actress wears are nice but that's the only good thing I can say about this film.
Mukesh runs to Hollywood and get's married there a multi-millionaire's daughter.But destiny has a total different story to tell Om is reborn again after 30 years as a Super Star Om Kapoor (Shah Rukh Khan) and the destiny makes om meets Sandy (Deepika Podukone) who is a look alike of Shanti Priya.
The story and direction by Farah Khan is very good.Performance wise the film belongs to King Khan Shah Rukh Khan all the way.
Srk takes audience for granted and Farah will keep making such worthless tributes of 70's films and people will keep going to watch such stuff Sadly this is no MAIN HOON NAA either which was at least time passThis film is boring, boring and boringThe spoofs are dull, barring a few scenes most are so badly handled that you cringeThe first half is lifeless and can put you to sleep There is no story and no continuity in the film, the tempo keeps slowing down The interval point is also childish,While the second half seems a watered down version of KARZ and falls flat The sudden revelation to SRK after the song DEEWANGEE looks too sudden and the climax is too stupidFarah Khan handles the film too badly Music is good, some songs are goodPerformances SHAHRUKH is unbearable here, oh i agree it's a spoof so you have to overact, but he overacts so badly in both the halves that he gets to your nerves especially in the drunken scene where he looks gay, He overacts worse in the 2nd half, dual roles are not his cup of tea Deepika shows some sparks in first half but is bad in 2nd half Arjun Rampal is good in parts Shreyas is great Kirron Kher is bad, while Javed Sheikh and the rest are OK.
But when it comes to the happy ending of their saga, life takes a twist and an unfortunate event takes life of both Om and Shanti (I don't want to spoil the suspense plot here).While the second half starts with the current time, Om Kapoor who is raining superstar now is a star son of seventies superstar Rajesh Kapoor who was in a way involved in the story of first part.
That's the end of story.Kudos to Farah Khan that she was so right in making this film by including all the ingredients in the movie; be it comedy, romance, emotion, drama or suspense.
I liked her as Shantipriya (she looks great in the traditional Indian outfits than the Western stuff) but as Sandy she didn't impress me much (she didn't have much to do anyway).Farah Khan and Shahrukh Khan probably had a lot of fun in the making and they've certainly made something for all of us to enjoy.
well it was only Media's Bias a total biased Indian media made this movie look like a hit while its not even average so i request to media please try and be fair we have our own mind to think but we try to read reviews before going to theaters and waste money and time.
In this time of highly competitive bollywood, producing a movie like "Om Shanti Om" is nothing but a terrible mistake that affected reputation of many in the team.Copying the western style of humour, mocking legendary artists in an unfunny way (not that I'm against imitating artists) and filling up a song with tens of famous film stars could only create the hype for this movie but the conclusion was very disappointing.Farah Khan should take the hint and try to improve her direction skills and completely quit writing.
I went to this movie with my family after Diwali.This was my second movie which i went on November the first was "Jab We Met"(By the way me and my mother went for that).OSO is average.To me this should have been a Flop.To me this should not have been the no 1 movie that position should have been taken by"Jab We Met"that movie was really brilliant.The problem with this is that it is a style over substance movie.It does not have enough of substance.Story is not bad.The first half is set up in the Late 70s.It tells about Om who lives with his widowed mother.He is an aspiring.He has a friend named Papu.He falls in love with Shanti a film star.One day both are killed.Second half is set up in 2007.Both are reborn.Srk is Okay,Deepika is okay but i think the beautiful Sonam Kapoor should have won the best female debut instead of her.The script is bad.Cinematography is excellent no single mistake there.Sadly Srk becomes more commercial with this crap.But it is a good effort.The music is wonderful.The best sequence was the"Deewangi Deewangi"song.That what gets it a 4/10 i would have gave it a 3 otherwise.
First of all there is many haters for this movie But i loved the movie It have good songs and have an excellent story bi Farah khan.The movie shows the pain and returns of Love.Om Prakash Makheeja the early 70's junior loves the super star and dream girl Shanti Priya,After that he realizes the truth and he so only get murdered.The climax was good and we will love it.End credits was also a different one.The movies plot was written by Farah khan which we early seen as the choreographer.But in the movie we see her as a director.Movie is such as a fantasy story.But she can make it as a awesome colorful,musical,romantic movie every one will love to watch this movie.
what a disgusting movie.why do people waste so much money in making such a trash and again why do people waste so much money in watching such a trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!mindless cheap entertainment.3hrs of who knows what!!!!all spices blended into one recipe.even the advent of a disgusting ghost at the concluded scene.whats anybody going to gain from such a crab?a money loving auspiciously incapable actor/producer only searching for even more money and some insensible uncultured fans flocking for some few hours of cheap entertainment and self-realization.the only good point of the movie.it highlights the success formula in present world.MARKETING AND MORE MARKETING.it can make u rich even without any substance..
In the end, we always count on the actor, sometimes not taking much account of the direction.Therefore, I would not recommend anyone to watch this movie if you're looking for some intense performances or a good story.
I must give credit to Farah Khan for making a movie on the film industry but it was a let down to me since Main Hoon Na was an much better masala flick yet it had a sound script..
I never knew that this movie would end as a horror stuff now..Some positive aspects about the film- Deepika looks good and Arjun Rampal has proved a point.
The cameos of prominent stars throughout the movie adds to the fun factor of the movie.The movie offers light-hearted entertainment, several enjoyable songs, and some good performances; especially from Shahrukh Khan and the débutante Deepika.
I think the film is OK, as said had the potential to be 10 stars.There is good acting from most of the cast, but the story did drag on a little...the first half of the film was excellent, good performances, every second of the first half was good, no scene was wasted it was full of emotion, lots of laughter, and overall seeming to be a very enjoyable movie!
Moreover, while I have watched movies starring Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan, I have yet to see him in action on the big screen, so this provided the best opportunity to do so.And he's not called The King for nothing.
Om Makhija's fantasy sequences with many beautiful costume changes during his scenes of courtship is memorable, but even audacious was Om Kapoor's superstar-like performance with entourage of scantily clad blondes (yes, you read that right) in Dard-E-Disco, where you'll get jealous watching Shah Rukh's well toned abs, and remind yourself to hit the gym more diligently.But what made Om Shanti Om truly enjoyable and stand out, is its almost self-deprecating jokes that it cracks on the industry, the movie it makes and the studio system, but then, it's really a celebration of their cinema and how far they have come.
There were the obvious self-indulgent moments like the post- awards ceremony party, where you'll realize why the opening credits had a huge Thank You list to the Who's Who in Bollywood - having appearances by the stars in one 10 minute segment, is a real treat and a good introduction to rookies like me, who become interested in trying to figure out who they are, besides the recognizable few from movies I've watched before.
on the very first Friday,this one's sure is living up to what it was anticipated to be.Very much a Shahrukh Khan potboiler.Farah Khan proves yet again that she is better off in the choreography arena only.The movie lacks a script altogether.But having Shahrukh Khan as an ambassador can do wonders for any waste product,which he surely has done to this flick.Deepika Padukone looks stunning in this one.A nice launchpad for a Badminton champ's daughter,who's bowling over some of the cricket champs in India(not quite literally).Shahrukh Khan may be the most bankable star still,but this movie is no Swades,and so no Oscar rumours this year(and don't I thank all the Gods for that!).An entertainer throughout,go watch Om Shanti Om for fun in the evening,but don't forget to leave your brains at home!.
However Arjun Rampal does a great job performing in his negative role, Shreyas Talpade did a good supporting actor role, not impressive but good enough, Shahrukh Khan pulls off a near or slightly above average performance (mainly due to some solid acting in some emotional scenes), while the new actress, Deepika Padukone, starts off her career in mediocre acting, but much can be expected out of her in future.This movie, If I'm to conclude, was pure 'Masala' (for those who would just love to watch this move for the sake of cheesy and attention seeking songs with loads of guest appearances by celebrities and spiced-up special appearances).
I just went yesterday to watch this movie yesterday with my family expecting it to be a good entertaining movie....it turned out to be anything but that....yes there 2-3 scenes which stand out such as the Manoj Kumar scene...also when SRK pretends to be a big South Indian star and Akshay Kumar special appearance at the award ceremony is amusing....Shah Rukh khan gives a good performance in this typical mas ala movie....
newcomer Deepika Padukone gives a decent performance....and looks the part....Farah khan like her last movie main ho on Na tries to put everything into the movie which makes it look a bit rushed...the movie borrows from movies as Karz ( the 'Om Shanti Om ' track is included in the movie ) also karan arjun...the director tries too hard...all in all it was disappointing ...go only if you are a die hard SRK fan an i know there are many!!!
Great movie to watch if you don't expect any stories and if u like real-nonsense fun .
Farah Khan's 'Om Shanti Om' is easily one of the most entertaining films in recent times.
This is the second movie with Shah Rukh "King" Khan that has been a tremendous hit, the other being "Chak De India." "Om Shanti Om," the title based on the early 1980's song from Subash Ghai's "Karz," has Om, a junior artist in the 1970's Bollywood who has dreams of becoming a star.
The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika, Kirron Kher, Arjun Rampal and Shreyas Talwade and the Pakistani actor / Director, Javed Sheikh and Bindu.Directed by Farah Khan, the opening sequence, consists of the song "Om Shanti Om" from the movie "Karz" and a very young Rishi Kapoor can be seen in the song along with the Director of the movie, Subash Ghai.
Shah Rukh is just fantastic in his role as "Om." Deepika, considering that this is her first Hindi movie, has also performed well, as have Kirron Kher, Shreyas Talwade and Arjun Rampal.
OSO is a mediocre film.The film got lots of surprises to choke you..The film starts well with good scenes and simulation to Old period.The first half of the film is decent with good comedy scenes and the Director really created exceptional images of the 70s and 80 s.The film features everyone.Everyone know the song "Deewangi" features 30 stars but other than that,the film also features Amitabh,Hrithik,Abhishek,Akshay and in fact every star in the Bollywood fraternity.This mas-ala is the saving grace for the film.The first half ends with an extraordinary twist.And in the second half,we see the 6 pack Khan.From Jeetendra to Hrithik,Shahrukh was present in everybody's character.Second half is entirely different.It is in fact out f reach.No one could ever think that OSO have a second half like this.Deepika Padukone is really a star,She is definitely the next superstar.She got the looks and she performed well.Arjun Rampal did well in negative role.The climax must have been dealt better.Music is very fine.And,the Background score by Sandeep Chowtha is fine.Well,Om Shanti Om works only because of the hype and mas-ala that is part of SRK films.I was surprised by the ratings given to this film.The script is weak.Yet,the film provides entertainment.It is a time pass film.And,all the mas-ala and jinx kept this film in the hit category.But the film doesn't deserve to be a huge hit..