Om Shanti Om is a movie that ‘has it all’. Good narration, composition and a decent plot mixed-n-matched from several Hollywood and Bollywood flicks. The movie can be split up into two - the pre interval and the post interval.
The first half is a retro to the sixties, seventies and eighties of Hindi cinema. Subtle details, wardrobe of yester-years, gross duplicates, dialogues and a storyline borrowed from several Hindi blockbusters makes the first half a nostalgic extravaganza wherein the plot moves round two central characters Om and Shanti. Junior artist Om, played by SRK, is in love with superstar Shanti, played by Deepika. Om dreams of being a super-star one day, receiving coveted awards and marrying Shanti. Om’s honest love wins him the friendship of Shanti and things seem to be finally falling in place before destiny plays spoil-sport. First half ends with the unnatural, pre-mature death of Om and Shanti.
Second half is stylish, back-dropped in present times, boldly introducing Om reborn as ‘super-star Om’ to live his unfulfilled dream to the exact detail. Om Kapoor (O.K.) has it all – stardom, wealth, popularity, awards and tantrums but minus the memories from his past life. ‘Circle-of-life’ brings O.K. to the place where it had all ended, reminds him of Shanti and the events that had brought their fatal termination. Late junior artist Om’s mother and brother join forces to actionize O.K’s plan to revenge Shanti’s death. What follow is emotion, action, and ‘ghostly’ fiction. The movie ends on a happy note, O.K. finds his ‘Dreamy Girl – Shanti’ in a modern day avatar and justice is done to the ‘bad-man’.
The first half is a retro to the sixties, seventies and eighties of Hindi cinema. Subtle details, wardrobe of yester-years, gross duplicates, dialogues and a storyline borrowed from several Hindi blockbusters makes the first half a nostalgic extravaganza wherein the plot moves round two central characters Om and Shanti. Junior artist Om, played by SRK, is in love with superstar Shanti, played by Deepika. Om dreams of being a super-star one day, receiving coveted awards and marrying Shanti. Om’s honest love wins him the friendship of Shanti and things seem to be finally falling in place before destiny plays spoil-sport. First half ends with the unnatural, pre-mature death of Om and Shanti.
Second half is stylish, back-dropped in present times, boldly introducing Om reborn as ‘super-star Om’ to live his unfulfilled dream to the exact detail. Om Kapoor (O.K.) has it all – stardom, wealth, popularity, awards and tantrums but minus the memories from his past life. ‘Circle-of-life’ brings O.K. to the place where it had all ended, reminds him of Shanti and the events that had brought their fatal termination. Late junior artist Om’s mother and brother join forces to actionize O.K’s plan to revenge Shanti’s death. What follow is emotion, action, and ‘ghostly’ fiction. The movie ends on a happy note, O.K. finds his ‘Dreamy Girl – Shanti’ in a modern day avatar and justice is done to the ‘bad-man’.
The movie is a must watch for SRK fans, and a clean entertainer for the rest. Folks, watch out for the star-studded ‘Om-Shanti-Om’ number in the movie. To conclude, OSO has platformed Deepika, one of the most innocent and beautiful faces Bollywood has witnessed after Madhubala and Madhuri.
