Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om
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Hindi	ओम शांति ओम
Directed by	Farah Khan
Produced by	Red Chillies Entertainment
Written by	Mayur Puri (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Farah Khan Mushtaq Sheikh
Story by	Farah Khan
Starring	Shah Rukh Khan Deepika Padukone Arjun Rampal Shreyas Talpade Kirron Kher
Music by	Songs: Vishal-Shekhar Background Score: Sandeep Chowta
Cinematography	V. Manikandan
Edited by	Shirish Kunder
Production company	Red Chillies Entertainment
Distributed by	Eros International Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	9 November 2007
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est.₹350 million
Box office	est.₹1.50 billion

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Om Shanti Om is a 2007 Indian supernatural romantic musical film co-written, choreographed and directed by Farah Khan. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and debutant Deepika Padukone in the lead roles while Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade, and Kirron Kher feature in supporting roles. More than forty-two well-known Hindi movie stars appear in the course of the film, including thirty of them (not including the stars of the film) in one song alone. The film is set in the 1970s and 2000s; it pays tribute to, and pokes fun at, the Indian film industry of both these eras.

The film was released in 2,000 prints worldwide making it the largest Indian cinematic release at the time.Om Shanti Om was released on 9 November 2007 to universal acclaim from critics and record-breaking box office collections. It grossed ₹1.50 billion worldwide and thus became the highest-grossing Hindi film at the time of its release.

Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan) is a junior artist in 1970s Hindi cinema, in love with film star Shanti Priya (Deepika Padukone). One evening, Om views the premiere of Shanti's film Dreamy Girl, posing as Manoj Kumar. Later that night, Om becomes drunk and describes his vision of himself as a famous, wealthy film star winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor to his friend Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) and some local children. At the shooting of a later film, Om rescues Shanti from a fire scene where the fire has escaped control, and they become friends. One day, after following Shanti, he overhears her and producer Mukesh Mehra's (Arjun Rampal) conversation, that Mukesh and Shanti have married in secret and Shanti is pregnant and expects a traditional wedding. Mukesh says he is really happy with the news, and invites Shanti at the set of their soon-to-be-made film Om Shanti Om. Mukesh promises to cancel the film, reveal their marriage to the public, and have a grand wedding on the set; but instead revealing his true colors traps Shanti on the set and sets it on fire to prevent a financial loss and to protect his career. Shanti tearfully begs Mukesh to release her but he leaves anyway. Om attempts to rescue Shanti, but is attacked by Mukesh's guards. After the guards leave, he again attempts to rescue Shanti and enters the set. He finds Shanti but he is thrown from the building by an explosion. The building explodes after he is thrown from it and Shanti appears to have died.