Om Shanti Om: An okay masala movie

What can one say about this movie. The previous movie with the combination of Farah Khan doing the direction and Shahrukh Khan doing the production and the lead acting was 'Main Hoon Na'. While a very slick masala movie, nobody could really claim that it was an exceptional movie. And the same message was reinforced for this movie as well, with all the hype before the movie proudly claiming the fact that this will be another entertainer, a pure masala movie (no pretensions at being a social movie or an art movie of any kind).



The movie has some good music, and the first half is pretty interesting. The whole scene is of the 70's type of setting, and I actually quite enjoyed most of this part. The impersonation of the South Indian heroes, the caricature of Manoj Kumar (in spite of the controversy, the touch was amusing). The flow of the movie was very natural, with a young sidey actor, his resourceful friend, and an over-acting mother (although it was a sheer waste of an actress of Kiron Kher's calibre). Shahrukh's acting was enjoyable, whether it be the shy person in front of a superstar whom he adores, or when his dream crashes and he realizes that she is in love with someone else.
It is when Shahrukh gets overly emotional (such as when he is trying to rescue Deepika from a fire) that you realize that you have seen this type of acting before (in almost every movie where there is violence driven from an emotional angle such as Baazigar, and other such movies). Deepika does not have any tough scenes except for the confrontation with her lover, and some of these scenes are shot from a distance and do not allow too much of evaluation of acting talent. She does look good in many of the scenes though. Was a bit disappointed with Arjun Ramphal, since for a person who cold-bloodedly kills his lover (and who is bearing his child), you don't get to feel the menace. It is only when he tells his men that she should not escape the flame that you get to feel the menace (but that is more due to the script rather than acting).
The second half is much more disappointing. Shahrukh Khan does the reincarnation act, and you immediately know that this Karz. But soon, I started feeling shades of Madhumati also involved, and that turned out to be true. The second half seemed much more disjointed, such as Shahrukh Khan's conversion from being somebody who does not believe in the previous birth thing to a person who goes to meet his mother from the previous birth was very sudden (I was thinking that I missed some part of the movie).
Originality in the second half seems missing, and one could easily figure out large sections of the movie based on the earlier movies. The song (to resemble the finale 'Ek Haseena Thi' from Karz does not compare in any way. The death of the villain is not very convincing, although Deepika's double role in this part is adequate.
Farah Khan managed to pull in a large number of special appearances in the movie:

Special Appearances in the song Deewangi Deewangi

* Rani Mukerji
* Zayed Khan
* Vidya Balan
* Jeetendra (Ravi Kapoor)
* Tusshar Kapoor
* Priyanka Chopra
* Shilpa Shetty
* Dharmendra Deol
* Shabana Azmi
* Urmila Matondkar
* Karisma Kapoor
* Arbaaz Khan
* Malaika Arora
* Dino Morea
* Amrita Arora
* Aftab Shivdasani
* Juhi Chawla
* Mithun Chakraborty
* Kajol Devgan
* Bobby Deol
* Preity Zinta
* Rekha (Bhanurekha Ganesan)
* Ritesh Deshmukh
* Salman Khan
* Saif Ali Khan
* Sanjay Dutt
* Lara Dutta
* Suniel Shetty
* Tabu Hashmi
* Govinda Ahuja

Other Special appearances

* Bipasha Basu.................. as herself
* Rishi Kapoor.................. as himself
* Subhash Ghai.................. as himself
* Karan Johar................... as himself
* Amitabh Bachchan.............. as himself
* Abhishek Bachchan............. as himself
* Rakesh Roshan................. as himself
* Hrithik Roshan................ as himself
* Akshay Kumar.................. as himself
* Shabana Azmi.................. as herself
* Feroz Khan.................... as himself
* Koena Mitra................... as herself
* Amisha Patel.................. as Om Kapoor's heroine in Filmfare Awards
* Dia Mirza..................... as Om Kapoor's heroine in Filmfare Awards
* Bappi Lahiri.................. as himself
* Farah Khan.................... as herself
* Gauri Khan.................... as herself
* Chunkey Pandey................ as himself


Songs from the movie 'Om Shanti Om'

Om Shanti Om Title Song



Main Agar Kahu



Jag soona soona lage



Dard-E-Disco Om Shanti Om



Aankhon Mein Teri Ajab Si Ajab Si




Lyrics:


Ajab Si

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Aai aise raat hai jo
Bahut khush naseeb hai

Chahe jise door se duniya
Woh mere kareeb hai

Kitna kuch kehna hai
Phir bhi hai dil mein
Saawal hai kahin

Sapno mein jo roj kaha hai
Woh phir se kahun ya nahi

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Tere saath saath aisa….. Koi noor aaya hai
Chand teri roshni ka
Halka sa ek saaya hai
Teri nazaron ne dil ka Kiya jo asar
Asar yeh hua

Abb in mein hi doob ke ho jau paar
Yehi hai Dua

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai


Deewangi

(dekho dekho hai shaam badi deewani
dheere dhere ban jaye na koi kahani) - 2
dilbar hai dilkash hai dildaar nazare hain
aaj zameen per utre kitne sitare hai
atlo hosh na mi danam, hum hai dil hai aur janam
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
na koi rahe sam rahe per, yeh ilzaam lage kisper
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om

shaam gazab ki humgamna khez ai, iska nasha hi gehra hai tez hai - 2
zulf khuli hai resham resham
saans ghuli hai madham madham, yeh to ishaare hain
atlo hosh na mi danam, hum hai dil hai aur janam
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
na koi rahe sam rahe per, yeh ilzaam lage kisper
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om

all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om

(kehene ko waise to sara sukun hai
phir bhi yeh dil hai ki isko junoon hai) - 2
pal do pal ko khwaab saza de
isko usko sab ko bata de, raaz jo sare hain
atlo hosh na mi danam, hum hai dil hai aur janam
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
na koi rahe sam rahe per, yeh ilzaam lage kisper
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
(all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om) - 2


Dard-e-Disco

O haseena o neelampari
Kargai kaise jaadugari
Neend en aankhon se cheen li
haaye Dil mein bechainiya hai bhari

O haseena o neelampari
Kargai kaise jaadugari
Neend en aankhon se cheen li
haaye Dil mein bechainiya hai bhari

Mein bechara hoon awaraa
Bolo samjahon mein yeh abb kis kis ko

[Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco ]4

ohh fasle gul thi
Gulposhiyon ka mausam tha
Hum per kabhi sargoshiyon ka mausam tha

aaahan fasle gul thi
Gulposhiyon ka mausam tha
Hum per kabhi sargoshiyon ka mausam tha

Kaisa junoon Khwaabon ki anjuman mein tha
Kya mein kahon kya mere baagpan mein tha
Ranish ka chala tha …Fhobwara
Phoota jo khwaab ka… goobbara
Abb phirta hoon mein
London pairis New york LA Sans fansico

Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco

Dard-e-disco Come on now lets go 5

Lamha lamha armaano ki farmaaish thi
Lamha lamha jurrrat ki aaajmaish thi

ahaonaaoan
Lamha lamha armaano ki farmaaish thi
Lamha lamha jurrrat ki aaajmaish thi
Abr-e-karam ghir ghir ke mujhpe barsa tha
Abr-e-karam barsa to tab mein tarsha tha

Phir kyun na hua mazar mera
Woh mera sanam dilbar mera
Dil tod gaya mujhse chod gaya
Woh peechle mahine ki chaabis ko

[Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco ]2

O haseena o neelampari
Kargai kaise jaadugari
Neend en aankhon se cheen li
haaye Dil mein bechainiya hai bhari

Mein bechara hoon awaraa
Bolo samjahon mein yeh abb kis kis ko

[Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco ]4


Jag Soona Soona Lage

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage
Jag suna suna

Hai to yeh kyun hota hai
Jab yeh dil rota hai
Roye sisak sisak ki hawayein
Jag suna lage

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage reeeeeeeee

Suna Lage Reee

Roothi rothi sari raatein
Fikhe fikhe sare din
Virani si Virani hai
Tanhai si tanhai hai
Aur ek hum hai pyaar ke bin
Har Palchin

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Patharo ki is nagari mein
Pathar chehre Pathar dil
Phirta hai mara mara
Kyun rahon mein tu awara
Yahan na hoga Kuch hasil mere dil

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Hai to yeh kyun hota hai
Jab yeh dil rota hai
Roye sisak sisak ki hawayein
Jag suna lage

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage reeeeeeeee