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Om Shanti Om

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Credits
Producer/s:	Gauri Khan
Director:	Farah Khan
Cast:	Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Kiron Kher, Malaika Arora, Javed Shaikh, Arjun Rampal
Music:	Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani
Lyrics:	Javed Akhtar

Farah Khan strikes again. After her debut film Main Hoon Naa, she back again with another spoof/tribute/rehash called Om Shanti Om.

It is the 70's in the Bollywood film industry. Om (SRK) is a junior artiste and Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone) is the reigning star. He is hopelessly in love with her. Om's mother (Kirron Kher) is also a film extra and she has full faith that her son would one day make it as a superstar. Because of Mukesh (Arjun Rampal), who is a film producer, both Om and Shanti lose their lives. Om is reborn again as OK and is a superstar now! He wants justice for his and Shanti's death.

The plot, hackneyed as it may sound, is definitely not what makes this film a thorough entertainer. It is the King Khan's exuberant charm and the endless gags with references to everyone from Manoj Kumar to Sooraj Barjatya to Govinda! This film makes no false pretences of being an exceptional piece of art. It promises to be an entertainer and does just that. The endless cameos from almost every single actor in the Hindi film industry is a treat for any film buff. Also not to be missed is the song at the end of the film featuring all the technicians!

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