Om Shanti Om (film)

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 superstar Shanti Priya (Deepika Padukone). One evening, Om attends the premiere of Shanti's film, and envisions himself as the lead actor, Manoj Kumar. Om and his friend Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) take on numerous small acting roles as extras, and one night, a drunk Om describes his fantasy of one day winning a Filmfare Award for Best Actor. At the shooting of a film, Om rescues Shanti after a fire grows out of control, and they become friends.

Om overhears a conversation between Shanti and film producer Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). The pair have recently married in secret, and Shanti reveals that she is pregnant. Mukesh seems overjoyed and asks Shanti to meet him later, at the set of their upcoming film 'Om Shanti Om'. Mukesh promises to cancel the film, reveal their marriage to the public, and have a grand wedding on the set. However, revealing his true colors, he tells Shanti that the relationship and child will cause ruin his career. Mukesh traps Shanti on the set and sets it on fire. Om attempts to rescue Shanti, but is attacked by Mukesh's guards. After the guards leave, he again attempts to rescue Shanti, but he is thrown from the building by an explosion. A disorientated Om is hit by a car owned by Rajesh Kapoor (Javed Sheikh), an actor taking his pregnant wife, Lovely, to the hospital. At the hospital, Om remembers his moments with Shanti as he dies, while Lovely gives birth to a son, also named Om. The soul of Om Prakash reincarnates into the newborn Om Kapoor.