Om Shanti Om- Movie Review
They were all over– Internet, news channel, tv shows..almost everywhere..just for the promotion of their movie-Om Shanti Om..Shah Rukh on screen after block buster hit Chak De India, Farah’s Khan;s second movie as director after Main Hoon Na..There is a lot of hype built around the movie..but..but..but..does it live up to the expectations?
Farah Khan thinks that whatever she combines with Shah Rukh Khan could be sold..Well, history depicts that it does..(Remember, Main Hoon Na?)
Movie starts with 70s era where Om(Shah Rukh Khan) is a juniour artiste who wants to make it big in Bollywood. And encouraging him are his friend Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) and his mother (Kirron Kher) who was also a juniour artiste. Om loves the superstar Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone) and is also able to be friends with her..But he is heart broken when he gets to know that Shanti is already married to a renowned producer Mehra (Arjun Rampal) who wants to keep their marriage under wraps as a married heroine is not accepted in tinsel town. But he burns her alive when he discovers Shanti is pregnant. Om is killed too while rescuing her.
Shah Rukh is reborn as Om (what a co incidence!) to a superstar and eventually becomes a superstar later-Om Kapoor a.k.a O.K. and as he gets all his memory back abruptly, he decides to take his revenge by killing Arjun Rampal..and in his search of finding a look alike of Deepika Padukone(Sandy), he actually finds a girl who looks exactly like her (can you beat that!!) And then starts the process of converting Sandy into Shantipriya, and as Rampal realises she is just a look alike, and Om’s plan fails, the ghost of Shanti comes and takes the revenge..
I wonder, if Farah watched Karz and few Ramsay brother movies before scripting down Om Shanti Om..
The movie before interval is quite fine, i.e. the era of 70s where Shah Rukh is required to overact, and he has done it quite well. The bonding between him and Shreyas has come out really well onscreen. The special effects are quite cool where Deepika is shown dancing with yesterheroes like Sunil Dutt and Jeetendra. But after interval when Shah Rukh plots his revenge, the movie gets bit boring, and there are quite a few loose ends, like how he gets his memory abruplty one fine day..
Performance wise SRK rocks as usual(He was the main reason for me to watch the premiere show of the movie). Deepika is quite promising and is graceful as she portrays Hema Malini in the first half but doesn’t quite impress as Sandy in the second half. Shreyas Talpade has come a long way in this movie, and Arjun is quite satisfactory in a negative role.
Music be Vishal-Shekhar is pleasant to ears. ‘Deewangi Deewangi; was definitely a treat for eyes to watch 31 stars together in a frame of 6 minutes. Though there was no need of Dard-e-disco in the movie, but SRK had to show his 6 pack abs 
All in all, a masala entertainer, definitely not for those who are looking for some meaningful cinema. Leave your brains behind home, and enjoy the saga of ‘Om Shanti Om’
Rating: 2.5/5
By CHANDA GOHRANI
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Hi,
I watched this movie yesterday. Its a good entertainer, but the climax is little Weird.
I saw the movie today and its pretty good entertainer. I never got bored through out the movie. Though there r some loose ends, good comedy covers it up. Everyone acted well and i wud rate it 3.5 out of 5. Its 3 hrs timepass. I recommend ppl to watch it.
I saw the movie today….a great entertainer…great music….great direction…overall a fab film…a must see in 07….SRK brings his A-game again….Deepika is beautiful and promising….the movie is gonna be a BLOCKBUSTER…..4/5
OM SHANTI OM………WHAT TO SAY???Went to the premiere with miss chanda(enjoyed the company)unfortunately not the movie,had intermittent intervals of sleep and joy(watching deepika ofcourse).Disappointment is not the word especially after all the hype………OM SHANTHI OM :-[
excellent movie 100 on 100.I wish this will be the best film of the year and srk er the best actor award and deepika the best debut award.tis is a maind blowing movieee,i cant stop dreaming of it.deepika is so beatiful
excellent movie 100 on 100.I wish this be the best film of the year and srk gets the best actor award and deepika the best debut award.this is a maind blowing movieee,i cant stop dreaming of it.deepika is so beatiful
saw OSO y’day….absolutely agree wid shony….somehow OSO lacked any soul inspite of having excellent masala-quotient….really fails to click despite all the hype
felt like dozing off at times but the disbelief & disappointment didnt let me…
Of course SRK is rocking as usual which btw ‘d be the reason i’d ‘ve watched it anyway
I’d rate Jab We Met better than both OSO & Saawariya on da presentation and treatment of the story….not even once during JWM you waver away from the movie
om shanti om, what a movie! the best film ever seen!i rate it 100/100.i wish srk get the best actor award and deepika gets the best debutant female award.it is so good that movie that and dreamt of it since i had watched it.deepika became my favourite actress since i’ve seen her in om shanti om.from mauritus……………………………………..xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
om shanti om what a movie ,hope that srk wins the best actor award and deepika wins the best female debutant awards,i cant stop dreaming of her from the day ive seen the movie om shati om.i rate this movie 100/100.
om shanti om what a movie ,hope that srk wins the best actor award and deepika wins the best female debutant awards,i cant stop dreaming of her from the day ive seen the movie om shati om.i rate this movie 100/100.mauritius….xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
very nice movie
Very nicely written review.
Agree on most parts. I myself, enjoyed the movie very much. Only my rating was slightly higher.
First of all thanks for visiting my blog.
Rebirth is indian cinema is not co-incidence. Of course you don’t need brain to see this movie but four-star was absolutely for fully entertaintment and bollywood humor.
BTW, Nice Blog.
i really love u deepika padukone. will u send ur id or any contatct no. plz this is a request like sharukh or om prakash makhija said u.ur lover or fan.
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not a good movie…what was all that about stealing the dialogue from Paulo Cohelo’s The Alchemist.. This film could have been changed at a few places to give the right punch… what a waste…why don’t people think before spending money on a film….a total waste..just a BIG publicity stunt to fool the crowd..thats what I think about OM Shanti OM.
Excellent movie Om Shanti Om. Watch it online at Interval.in:
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While you’re at it, enjoy Saawariya also:
http://interval.in/videos.php?id=2956
Relax, take a break at interval.in
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superb flim ,i liked deepika’s role and his smile . she is very beautiful and charming . now i think so i am great fan of her. and i will surely oneday meet her……..p.s
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