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Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Om Shanti Om Entertaining Reincarnation Drama APK | November 09, 2007 Rating: ***.5 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) User comments Action: Shyam Kaushal, Aamar Shetty & Angelo Sahin. Art: Sabu Cyril. Background Music: Sandeep Chowta. Costumes: Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar & Sanjiv Mulchandani. Dialogues: Mayur Puri. Director Of Photography: V. Manikandan. Editing: Shirish Kunder. Lyrics: Javed Akhtar. Music: Vishal-Shekhar. Re-Recordist: Kuldeep Sood. Screenplay: Mushtaq Shiekh-Farah Khan. Sound Designer: Nakul Kamte. Choreography, Story & Director: Farah Khan. Producer: Gauri Khan. Executive Producer: Sanjiv Chawla. Banner: Eros Entertainment-Red Chillies Entertainment. Release Date: 9th November, 2007.  Reincarnation. The 70s Hindi film industry, with it's drama, the garish sets and costumes, the hamming, the romance and all the idiosyncrasies of that era. A junior artiste and his love for that era's 'Dreamy girl'. Cut to present. The rich, spoiled star son, a star himself, who suddenly remembers his past life. That's two Oms, and one Shanti for you. Om Shanti Om. Plus three complete 'Paisa Vasool' Songs. Total entertainment, and who cares if it's mindless.Plot Again? OK. Om Prakash Makhija is a junior artiste of the 70s who falls in love with Shanti Priya, a leading lady. The doomed love story ends with the death of Om, where he is taken to a hospital by a lead actor Rajesh Kapoor. His son is born at the same time as Om's death; also named Om, this Om Kapoor turns into a super star. But his life changes when he remembers his past life. Story, Screenplay and Direction Farah Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and the rest of those involved in the scripting and production of Om Shanti Om are all children of the 70s. That was the time they had The Time of their lives, even if they were not as famous or not as rich. So that era stayed with them, just how much is shown by the movie they made. Even Farah's 'Main Hoon Na' appeals to a lot of the audiences who started watching Hindi movies (and loving them) in the 70s. Fun, fights and colorful songs with heavy doses of the Ram-Laxman sentiment. Even her better-half Shirish Kunder's Jaan-e-mann is something on those lines. Coming to that, Om Shanti Om starts off with a thoroughly enjoyable 'Om Shanti Om', with Rishi Kapoor dancing on the stage to the super hit song and Om Makhija in the crowd-a junior artiste with dreams of making it big. The whole crew in the movie is seen sometime or the other. It was basically a party, albeit with lot of hard work. Those who have seen Jaan-e-mann will remember even that movie starts off like that. With Salman Khan accepting a Filmfare and thanking Meena Kumari in the end. Clever editing., and likeable, especially for Hindi movie buffs. The first half of the first half is a lot of fun and Technicolor dreams; then follows the broken hearts, crime and wasted lives. The second half is a revenge drama with two songs that get the maximum hoots of the year (Dard-e-Disco and Deewangi, of course). It is a treat for SRK fans, and the reverse is also true. It is 'Bollywood' celebrating itself. Yes, there are 31 stars in the song. But there's more. From Manoj Kumar to Govinda, the movie applauds and laughs at the same time at many actors. The references are galore. The climax is very, very, very filmy; in fact, filmy to the power of Manmohan Desai whom Farah seems to revere. It's a total spectacle, from the shuru to the anth. The art work and cinematography, some truly hilarious scenes and the sheer attitude with which the movie was made (no brains allowed) are what work for the movie. It's like all the reincarnation movies you've seen and it's nothing like all the reincarnation movies you've seen.  Performances SRK enjoys himself. No other word for it. He has a great time, showing off all his skills, and I don't mean just acting. Everything-with a brand new six-pack abs, two different characters to play, and a lot to cry about. Plus, there's loads of music and dance. So he entertains, and how. Deepika Padukone does what is required of her, looks absolutely pretty and smiles to light up the set. Sheryas Talpade and Kirron Kher are very good in the first half, and their make-up cheats them in the second. It could have been better. Jawed Sheikh is rightly cast. Arjun Rampal does a good job (finally!).Song and Dance Really good music from Vishal-Shekhar. The background by Sandeep Chowta is also good. Ajab Si, Dard-e-Disco, Om Shanti Om, Deewangi-actually, all the songs are good. The second half survives because of the music. Last Word It's a movie made with a lot of love, and love for Hindi cinema as it is, however it is. That's what makes it so appealing to every Hindi movie aficionado and even the completely ridiculous moments are made up by the fab music, the pace and the fun element in the movie. |