Farah Khan calls 'Om Shanti Om' as a film which people will love as it is a wholesome package of entertainment. The title has a universal appeal and also carries an image for the visuals. The classic tale of Subhash Ghai's 'Karz' saw Rishi Kapoor dancing on the tunes of Om Shanti Om and now it’s Farah film title. Incidentally, Farah's 'Om Shanti Om' carries a similar plot of reincarnation as it was in Karz.The film's score and soundtrack are composed by the musical duo, Vishal-Shekhar with lyrics by renowned lyricist, Javed Akhtar. Composer A.R.Rahman opted out of this movie, as T-Series did not agree to share the copyrights of music with him and the lyricist.
The film is said to be based on reincarnation. Shooting of the film began in January 2007 at various locations in India. Over 30 of the Bollywood's hottest stars are putting in a guest appearance for a special song in the film. The film is slated for release on November 9, 2007. Om Shanti Om is all set to create another record of sorts by going in for an unheard of 2000 prints (worldwide) release. This is the highest number of prints (including digital) for any Indian movie till date.
This film is based on reincarnation. The story starts in 1977: a junior artist Om Prakash Makhija (Shahrukh Khan) falls for Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone) an actress famous for her beauty. Om is happy that she likes him. But, his heart breaks when he finds out that she loves someone else. Shantipriya dosen't know that the man she loves is an evil person with evil intentions. One day, he murders Shantipriya. Om finds Shantipriya in her last moments of her life. She dies and he, unable to bear the tragedy, passes away too. 30 years later, Om Kapoor a very successful, but untalented, actor, who was Om Prakash in his previous life and immediately reincarnated, meets Sandy, who was Shantipriya in previous life and reincarnated. Now, only Om can recognize the murderer of Shantipriya and together they hunt the culprit of a crime committed years ago.
