Om Shanti Om (2007)

In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, is murdered, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and find Shanti, the love of his previous life.

Director:

Farah Khan

Writers:

Farah Khan (story), Mushtaq Sheikh (screenplay)

Stars:

Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal

36 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Om Prakash Makhija / Om Kapoor
Arjun Rampal	...	Mukesh 'Mike' Mehra
Kirron Kher	...	Bela Makhija
Shreyas Talpade	...	Pappu Master
Deepika Padukone	...	Shantipriya / Sandy
Bindu	...	Kamini
Javed Sheikh	...	Rajesh Kapoor (as Jawed Sheikh)
Satish Shah	...	Partho Roy - Film director
Yuvika Chaudhary	...	Dolly (as Yuvika Chaudhry)
Shawar Ali	...	Self (as Shawar Ali Khan)
Asawari Joshi	...	Mrs. Rajesh Kapoor (as Asavari Joshi)
Nassar Abdulla	...	Nasser - Rajesh's assistant
Lin Laishram	...	cameo- Om Kapoor's friend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Masood Akhtar	...	Old Dressman
Sev Anand	...	Dev Anand

Storyline

Om Prakash Makhija is a Junior Artist in the 1970's hindi film industry, who is in love with actress Shantipriya. Om rescues Shanti from a fire scene where the fire has escaped control, and they become friends. His hopes seems to be coming true, but shortly thereafter he finds out that she is married to a film producer, Mukesh Mehra, and is expecting his child. He then watches in horror as Mukesh, after luring her in an abandoned studio, sets it on fire to prevent a financial loss and protect his career. Om attempts to rescue her in vain, and he eventually is killed. 30 years later, Om has reincarnated as the only son of a Bollywood actor, Rajesh Kapoor, and is himself an actor. His memories start to return when he meets with his widowed mother, Bela, from his previous birth. He also meets with Mukesh and together they decide to make a movie 'Om Shanti Om'. Om then hires a look-alike of Shantipriya, and hopes to force a confession out of Mukesh - but things go awry and Om finds his ...

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Plot Keywords:

actor | love | 1970s | film set | film industry | 

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Taglines:

RE-Introducing Shah Rukh Khan...

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Musical | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vivek Oberoi was the first choice to play the role Mukesh Mehra but declined. The role then went to Arjun Rampal.

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Goofs

During the dance number "Deewangi Deewangi", after Om Kapoor (Shah Rukh Kahn) removes his jacket it re-appears on him no less than five times.

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Quotes

Om Kapoor: I feel like the king of the world.

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Crazy Credits

Farah Khan's Trademark: The whole cast and crew appears as part of credits during the end.

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Connections

Referenced in The Kapil Sharma Show: Shahrukh & Nawazuddin in Kapil's Show (2017)

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Soundtracks

Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om
(The Dark Side)
Written by Javed Akhtar
Composed by Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani,
Zoheb Hassan, Nikhil Chinappa and DJ Nawab
Performed by Shaan
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

Could of been much better

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! I recommend people to watch this film, mainly because its a shahrukh film, the only downside is the second half, the story is not good, i feel u'll understand watching the film. The story could of had a better ending, however i feel the entertainment value is very high, drawn to the fact that there is almost every star in bollywood in the film. good film 7/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Urdu

Release Date:

9 November 2007 (India)

Also Known As:

Om Shanti Om

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,500,000, 11 November 2007

Gross USA:

$3,597,372

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,997,274

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films & Casting Temple Pvt. Ltd. Sydney, Red Chillies Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

162 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1