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Cast:
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, |
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Shreyas Talpade, Kiron Kher, Arjun Rampal |
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Story: Farah
Khan |
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Choreographer: Farah Khan |
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Editor: Sirish Kunder |
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Banner:
Red Chillies Entertainment |
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Producer:
Gauri Khan |
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Direction:
Farah Khan |
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Music:
Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani |
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Lyrics: Javed Akhtar |
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Dialogues: Mayur Puri |
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SHANTI OM is truly a near 3 hour circus show in the
offering. You get to see dozen odd item sequences one after
another that tie the script together for a circus and turn
out to be amusing and entertaining by themselves. So here we
go with the dozen odd item sequences/concepts and gimmicks
which make OM SHANTI OM an entertainer that makes you visit
a circus, be entertained for those three hours and come back
home satisfied! |
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The 70s spoof concept - Over the top and on your
face, OM SHANTI OM of the 70s is what you call as
the light hearted take on the cinema made in the era
gone by. Whether it is Shahrukh's filmy maa (Kirron
Kher) who has prepared 'kheer' for her 'laal', the
retro background score, those reds, yellows and
greens color pallets on every frame, shooting of 'dakoo'
films - they all come together to create an
enjoyable spoof, though at places it does become a
little repetitive. |
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Original
'Om Shanti Om' song and dance sequence from KARZ is a riot
to see as the film's opening credits roll. For those who
were not born in early 80s, it is fun to see the song on big
screen with first Rishi Kapoor followed by Shahrukh himself.
Shahrukh
Khan's South film star sequence brings the house down as it
gives a very good idea about the kind of over the top films
made in Tamil and Telugu during the 70s. References to Manoj
Kumar's palm-on-the-face fixation and Govinda struggling to
find work due to his surname being Ahuja are done in the
right spirit and invokes laughter. Ditto for young Sooraj
Barjatya who is shown to get references for MAINE PYAAR KIYA
from the real SRK-Deepika love story. |
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Deepika's item song 'Dhoom Tana' with Sunil Dutt,
Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna. Though the concept is
good and enjoyable as well, how one wishes the
special effects here were truly flawless. The grainy
look as well as limited appearance of the three
superstars belies the hype. Entire star son tantrums
and demonstration of star power by Shahrukh Khan
reborn is done with tongue in cheek humor. It takes
courage for a superstar to have an entire second
half dedicated as a spoof on himself but SRK does it
in the right spirit. Watch out for those coming late
on sets sequence, changing the script based on
personal whims and incorporation of item songs to
enhance film's commercial appeal!
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Spoof on
BLACK is oh-so-wicked and oh-so-timely. A film is being made
which requires Shahrukh enact the role of not just a blind,
mute and a dumb guy but also someone sans arms and legs. No
wonder, he rightly mentions - "Is film se sirf award hi
milenge"!
Filmfare
awards sequence is the triple ace for OM SHANTI OM. This is
one sequence which would get the repeat audience with quotes
of stars during awards nite entrance as well as entire
nomination sequence deserving a 20 out of 10. Watch out for
every heroine's reaction of 'we are just good friends' for
SRK, Big B's denial around the presence of SRK, Chunkey
Pandey's 'I am the best' take, Sanjay Kapoor's witty hints,
Bappi da's ever-ready-to-sing syndrome, Sanju baba's large
heart and Rakesh Roshan's love for Hrithik act. Priceless!
Also notable is Abhishek taking a dig on himself about his
presence in DHOOM 5, Akshay's RETURN OF KHILADI sequence and
SRK's winning performance atop the Swiss Alps. Truly rocking
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Vishal-Shekhar composed 'Deewangee' is a riot and
garners immense repeat value. Call it a publicity
stunt, desperate measure, cheap trick or whatever,
the fact is that 31 stars coming together adds so
much 'masala' to the entire sequence that one
wonders how would Farah Khan get something better in
her next project?
Kirron Kher's take off on cine-maa Rakhi from KARAN
ARJUN is fun. A perfect spoof, rather than being a 'dukhiyari
maa', she is a 'filmy maa' here who is ever ready to
get into histrionics as required by the moment.
Watch out for her 'mujhe character mein ghusne de'
moment towards the second half followed by a ghostly
'there is someone in the house' dialogue. Excellent! |
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climax is a true take off on 'Ek Haseena Thi' from KARZ and
Farah pays a true homage by even making Shreyas say - "You
will make a KARZ like climax setting and expect the baddie
to be scared?" The sequence which follows is grand and not
just works as a spoof but also add to the dramatic quotient.
Last but not the least, Farah Khan even takes a spoof on
herself as during the end credit rolls, she shows the plight
of a director who holds an entire film together but hardly
gets any recognition. Watch her walk alone on a red carpet
with no one around to whistle and clap! |
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These are some of the many 'item sequences' which
make OM SHANTI OM a film which would be talked about
by many for one reason (call item) or another. Of
course from the film's perspective, two actors who
are going to benefit most are Arjun Rampal and
Deepika Padukone. Arjun is a revelation as he plays
an out and out negative character. If he is menacing
in the first half, he is cunning and powerful as a
50 something Hollywood baron in his stylish do and
impressive prosthetics. His coffee-house sequence
with Shahrukh Khan is well done too. |
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On the
other hand Deepika gets a dream lunch as far as getting into
a commercial heroine setup is concerned. She enacts the
character from the past as well as today while getting ample
opportunity to be there from beginning till the film's end.
Her tall persona works in her favor as she stands out in the
frames. Shreyas Talpade is quite good in the first half as
he seems to be completely oblivious to the star power of the
man standing next to him. Kirron Kher is lovable while Javed
Sheikh is decent. Debutant Uvika shows a glimpse of her body
(talent as her on-screen mom Bindu calls) and is nice. |
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There
have been item numbers and there have been special
appearances. But OM SHANTI OM can well qualify as India's
first ever ITEM FILM in itself. There are gimmicks abound
but rather than just being publicity stunts, they turn out
to be numerous tricks which are up the sleeves of director
Farah Khan who along with her writer team of Mushtaq Sheikh
& Mayur Puri as well as friend/producer/actor Shahrukh Khan
spins a tale that keeps you thoroughly entertained. |
