First up let me assert that I am a 15 year old boy, and that is why I cannot say I have seen the phenomenal growth of the chirpy young kid from Rajinder Nagar, Delhi. He may not be a kid anymore but still is as young as ever, if that matters. But, what I will be writing is basically how I became an admirer of his and how he still continues to be my Idol from the Indian Film Industry.
Let me then, start, by narrating the incident which sowed the first seeds of his admiration in my mind. I have to say that the first film I watched of SRK in a theatre was Kuch Kuch Hota Hoi. I was a 5 year old toddler then, and therefore the scenes were SRK is shown mingling with his daughter, was especially appealing for me and it eventually made me feel that he was great with children. Although I was ignorant then, I realize now that KKHH kick started the process of me becoming a SRK admirer.
Another important factor which transformed me into a SRK fan, was that my Mother’s brother bears a striking resemblance to SRK, and that is why I always felt, during those days that I am interacting with King Khan (phrase coined much after then) at a daily basis. And this uncle of mine, also was an avid fan of SRK, so he used to watch every SRK film’s first, second and third show, which used to baffle me. I though with myself, “Is Mama mad?” This feeling was not only limited to me but every other family member was quite worried as well, and that too strikingly enough.
My Uncle used to see all those movies alone, without anybody accompanying him. My study pressure was a lot less then and hence my Mother asked him to take me along with him to one of those shows. As scheduled my mom I went along with Mama, to the first day second show of Baadshah. Keep in mind I was all of 6 then. The special effects and all the gadgets and gizmos mystified me. Come on, what else did a six year old want then? Only some magic and a little dose of Scooby Doo. Huh!
Looking back now, I feel Shahrukh would have been better off without doing that film. But that’s just a personal opinion.
As I enjoyed the movie, my Mom thought that the Best way to keep me off my naughtiness was to send me to a Shahrukh film with my Mama. And I and Mama willingly agreed.
Then started a time when I saw a lot of his movies one after the other. They were Josh, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Mohabbatein and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. I was undergoing the process of development then, so I think those movies have definitely influenced my being. But not as much as his later films. Will talk about them later.
Josh made me look at life with a rough attitude, although that feeling has vanished now, the film still remains one of my favourites.
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani enraged in me a feeling of patriotism to which I had been to alien before that. And Lagaan, along it that year turned me into a Patriot.
Mohabbatein started the engraving of a feeling of love for Music, which has multiplied manifolds in the next few years.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is perhaps the most important as far as influence is concerned. My parents have never been the same for me again. I look at them with a lot more respect and love and a feeling of togetherness has also shown up in me.
I will continue with this and how SRK’s life and times have predisposed in me and has left in me a deep-seated mark in my mental and emotional set up of life, as a whole, in my next few posts.
Bye,
Dipanjan
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Monday, November 12, 2007
Some facts about Om Shanti Om
1.The first story draft of Om Shanti Om was written by Farah Khan on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s letterhead. Farah had gone to London for the Bollywood-themed musical, Bombay Dreams, in 2002 and was staying in Andrew’s house. She penned down her thoughts on his letterhead. But she made Main Hoon Naa before Om Shanti Om. The complete screenplay, except for some portions was written by Farah in two weeks flat
2. Shahrukh Khan who plays a struggling actor in the movie in the first half apparently fights a tiger while trying to impress Deepika. He tells her that he is a rising star from the South Indian film industry and that his name is Omswami. His favourite line in the film is ‘Atti Patti Katti’. The scene was canned in Bombay’s Film City. Shahrukh Khan also plays a superhero ‘Mohabbatman’ in the film and rescues Malaika Arora. Mohabbatman, like superheroes, wears his underwear over his tights! However, the super villain wears his underwear inside his tights
3. 31 stars including Shahrukh make a special appearance in the Deewangi song including Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Rekha, Jeetendra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Shabana Azmi, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Shilpa Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Arora, Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla, Saif Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Urmila Matondkar, Sunil Shetty, Govinda, Bobby Deol etc. Nobody charged Shah Rukh anything for making an appearance in the Deewangi song. Everybody did the song gratis. Knowing Shah Rukh Khan, he sent each of the stars who made a special appearance in the film, a gift hamper. The gift hamper had stuff like a Tag Heur watch, a Nokia mobile phone and other items.
4. Farah Khan was keen on having Dev Anand in the Deewangi song, however, the actor declined the offer as he never does special appearances. Dev Anand explained that till date, he has always played lead roles and he did not wish to break his tradition by doing something like this. He therefore politely declined the offer, gave regards to Shah Rukh Khan and gave his best wishes to SRK and Farah for their film. Sridevi is another actress who refused to be a part of the song because she wanted to appear in the song with husband Boney Kapoor. But since the song had actors and actresses only and not their spouses or film producers and directors, she could not be accommodated.
5. Before Vishal-Shekhar stepped in to compose the music for the movie, A R Rahman was signed for the music composition. The reason why A R Rahman opted out of this film was that he wanted the music rights to stay with the Composer and the Lyricist along with the producer, something which Farah and Shah Rukh Khan didn’t agree with.
6. Farah Khan convinced a veteran music director Pyarelal to come off his self-imposed exile from the current film music scene to compose a song for Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om. The song was created in nine shifts spread over three days. And in LP style the song’s recording happened with a 150-plus orchestra, a rarity in today’s age of digitally-arranged music making. 40-45 different drums ranging from tabla and dhol to duff, 40 plus violins and 22 woodwinds amongst other instruments were used for the song
7. Farah Khan also approached Aamir Khan to make a special appearance in the Deewangi song but he pleaded inability to shoot. He was busy with the shooting of Taare Zameen Par and his participation in the song would have delayed his film and, in turn his new film, the Ghajini remake too. Anil Kapoor also did not agree to become a part of the song. Anil feared that he would be made fun of, on the sets. Also, Anil didn’t feel like being one among so many actors!
2. Shahrukh Khan who plays a struggling actor in the movie in the first half apparently fights a tiger while trying to impress Deepika. He tells her that he is a rising star from the South Indian film industry and that his name is Omswami. His favourite line in the film is ‘Atti Patti Katti’. The scene was canned in Bombay’s Film City. Shahrukh Khan also plays a superhero ‘Mohabbatman’ in the film and rescues Malaika Arora. Mohabbatman, like superheroes, wears his underwear over his tights! However, the super villain wears his underwear inside his tights
3. 31 stars including Shahrukh make a special appearance in the Deewangi song including Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Rekha, Jeetendra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Shabana Azmi, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Shilpa Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Arora, Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla, Saif Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Urmila Matondkar, Sunil Shetty, Govinda, Bobby Deol etc. Nobody charged Shah Rukh anything for making an appearance in the Deewangi song. Everybody did the song gratis. Knowing Shah Rukh Khan, he sent each of the stars who made a special appearance in the film, a gift hamper. The gift hamper had stuff like a Tag Heur watch, a Nokia mobile phone and other items.
4. Farah Khan was keen on having Dev Anand in the Deewangi song, however, the actor declined the offer as he never does special appearances. Dev Anand explained that till date, he has always played lead roles and he did not wish to break his tradition by doing something like this. He therefore politely declined the offer, gave regards to Shah Rukh Khan and gave his best wishes to SRK and Farah for their film. Sridevi is another actress who refused to be a part of the song because she wanted to appear in the song with husband Boney Kapoor. But since the song had actors and actresses only and not their spouses or film producers and directors, she could not be accommodated.
5. Before Vishal-Shekhar stepped in to compose the music for the movie, A R Rahman was signed for the music composition. The reason why A R Rahman opted out of this film was that he wanted the music rights to stay with the Composer and the Lyricist along with the producer, something which Farah and Shah Rukh Khan didn’t agree with.
6. Farah Khan convinced a veteran music director Pyarelal to come off his self-imposed exile from the current film music scene to compose a song for Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om. The song was created in nine shifts spread over three days. And in LP style the song’s recording happened with a 150-plus orchestra, a rarity in today’s age of digitally-arranged music making. 40-45 different drums ranging from tabla and dhol to duff, 40 plus violins and 22 woodwinds amongst other instruments were used for the song
7. Farah Khan also approached Aamir Khan to make a special appearance in the Deewangi song but he pleaded inability to shoot. He was busy with the shooting of Taare Zameen Par and his participation in the song would have delayed his film and, in turn his new film, the Ghajini remake too. Anil Kapoor also did not agree to become a part of the song. Anil feared that he would be made fun of, on the sets. Also, Anil didn’t feel like being one among so many actors!
Taran Adarsh's Review of Om Shanti Om
Cut the crap, cut the gyan-baazi, cut the will-it-won’t-it work naatak. Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan’s OM SHANTI OM is a true-blue masala entertainer. If MAIN HOON NA was a chauka, this one hits a sixer!
Wait, a word of advice to all netizens/readers across the globe. Don’t, for God’s sake don’t, raise exclamations like kab?, kyun? kahan? as OM SHANTI OM begins to unravel. This is atypical Manmohan Desai film presented in a novel avtaar by Farah Khan. It’s definitely not for pseudos or advocates of arthouse cinema.
Now let’s clear some myths surrounding OM SHANTI OM. Is it the 2007 adaptation of Subhash Ghai’s immensely likable reincarnation film KARZ? Does it have traces of KUDRAT? Or MADHUMATI? Or MILAN? Or KARAN ARJUN? Hold on, there’s a dash of KARZ, a bit of KARAN ARJUN, a sprinkling of KUDRAT, but beyond that it’s a film that makes you nostalgic about 1970s Bollywood.Write your own movie review of Om Shanti Om
To sum up, OM SHANTI OM is paisa vasool entertainment. We haven’t seen SRK in a hardcore masala film since quite some time. He had drifted to other genres, which proved his range as an actor of repute and cemented his status further. With OM SHANTI OM, he gives back to the audience what he himself grew up on — a thorough entertainer that will have the audience thirsting for more.
This Diwali, have a blast!
OM SHANTI OM tells the story of Om [Shah Rukh Khan] and Shanti [Deepika Padukone]. Om is a junior artist in the 70s. Shanti is the reigning superstar. He is her biggest fan. He is in love with her. Om dreams of being a superstar, but an incident changes his life forever.
Om dies in a mishap, but is reborn into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise…
The general feeling is, Farah Khan has remade Ghai’s KARZ from Frame A to Z. False! There’re similarities, but it’s not a rehashed version of Ghai’s film. For, OM SHANTI OM takes you by complete surprise at several points.
The first twist in the tale [Arjun - Deepika’s heated confrontation, with SRK listening to this important conversation] comes as a bolt from the blue. The second jhatka comes slightly before the intermission, when Arjun takes Deepika to the set of his film ‘Om Shanti Om’ and the entire episode that follows, right till the intermission, is spellbinding. That’s a brilliant stroke from the writing [screenplay: Mushtaq Shaikh and Farah Khan] as also the execution point of view. When the opulent set is set to flames, it leaves you wide-eyed and awe-struck. Such is the impact!
The post-interval portions only get better and better! If the initial portions are laced with humour [the premiere of ‘Dreamy Girl’, the Manoj Kumar episode, Ghai directing Rishi on ‘Om Shanti Om’ song, et al], the second half moves into a new zone completely.
It’s punar-janam now, but thankfully, there’re no lightening, no fireworks, no zooming of the camera on the idols of Gods. The drama builds up gradually. The voices that SRK keeps hearing, the ‘fire’ soon after the ‘Dard-E-Disco’ track, the mother [Kirron Kher], an old lady now, chasing Om’s car [reminds you of Raakhee of KARAN ARJUN], the flashes of SRK’s earlier birth while receiving the Filmfare Award — the incidents that make him realize that his life was cut short in his earlier janam have been well structured.
When Deepika re-emerges as well, the viewer is confused, but the mystery is resolved towards the end, which, again, takes you by complete surprise.
Given the fact that OM SHANTI OM is a Manmohan Desai kind of a film set in the present-day, it would be foolhardy to ask questions, raise eyebrows and look for logic. But the second half could’ve been crisper [length: 18 reels/2.46 hours], although Shirish Kunder’s editing is perfect.
Farah knows what her priorities are and most importantly, knows exactly what her target audience is. The execution of a number of sequences clearly shows Farah’s growth as a storyteller. Mushtaq and Farah’s writing works because the writers pull out several surprises in those 2.46 hours.
V. Manikanandan’s cinematography captures the gloss and grandeur to the minutest. The opulent sets [Sabu Cyril] deserve distinction marks. Dialogues [Mayur Puri] are witty and do raise a chuckle at several points. Background score [Sandeep Chowta] is effective.
Vishal-Shekhar’s music is first-rate. The score is in sync with the content of the film and what accentuate the goings-on are the choreography and execution. Although every song is visually enticing, the 21-star track as also ‘Dard-E-Disco’ will have the masses going into a frenzy.
Now to the performances! SRK proves his supremacy yet again. If you thought that playing to the gallery came easy to certain actors only, watch SRK spin magic in OM SHANTI OM. He’s magnificent, the star attraction, the soul of this film, the true baadshah.
Deepika has all it takes to be a top star — the personality, the looks and yes, she’s supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air!
Arjun Rampal is a complete revelation. Cast in a negative role this time, he enacts his part with panache and style. Shreyas Talpade is another surprise. A complete natural, he stands on his feet all through, not getting swayed while sharing the screen space with the topmost star.
Kirron Kher is superb as the over the top mom. Javed Sheikh is alright. Bindu adds to the funny moments.
On the whole, OM SHANTI OM is Bollywood masala in its truest form and also, at its best. At the box-office, the film will set new records in days to come and has the power to emerge one of the biggest hits of SRK’s career. Blockbuster hit!
Wait, a word of advice to all netizens/readers across the globe. Don’t, for God’s sake don’t, raise exclamations like kab?, kyun? kahan? as OM SHANTI OM begins to unravel. This is atypical Manmohan Desai film presented in a novel avtaar by Farah Khan. It’s definitely not for pseudos or advocates of arthouse cinema.
Now let’s clear some myths surrounding OM SHANTI OM. Is it the 2007 adaptation of Subhash Ghai’s immensely likable reincarnation film KARZ? Does it have traces of KUDRAT? Or MADHUMATI? Or MILAN? Or KARAN ARJUN? Hold on, there’s a dash of KARZ, a bit of KARAN ARJUN, a sprinkling of KUDRAT, but beyond that it’s a film that makes you nostalgic about 1970s Bollywood.Write your own movie review of Om Shanti Om
To sum up, OM SHANTI OM is paisa vasool entertainment. We haven’t seen SRK in a hardcore masala film since quite some time. He had drifted to other genres, which proved his range as an actor of repute and cemented his status further. With OM SHANTI OM, he gives back to the audience what he himself grew up on — a thorough entertainer that will have the audience thirsting for more.
This Diwali, have a blast!
OM SHANTI OM tells the story of Om [Shah Rukh Khan] and Shanti [Deepika Padukone]. Om is a junior artist in the 70s. Shanti is the reigning superstar. He is her biggest fan. He is in love with her. Om dreams of being a superstar, but an incident changes his life forever.
Om dies in a mishap, but is reborn into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise…
The general feeling is, Farah Khan has remade Ghai’s KARZ from Frame A to Z. False! There’re similarities, but it’s not a rehashed version of Ghai’s film. For, OM SHANTI OM takes you by complete surprise at several points.
The first twist in the tale [Arjun - Deepika’s heated confrontation, with SRK listening to this important conversation] comes as a bolt from the blue. The second jhatka comes slightly before the intermission, when Arjun takes Deepika to the set of his film ‘Om Shanti Om’ and the entire episode that follows, right till the intermission, is spellbinding. That’s a brilliant stroke from the writing [screenplay: Mushtaq Shaikh and Farah Khan] as also the execution point of view. When the opulent set is set to flames, it leaves you wide-eyed and awe-struck. Such is the impact!
The post-interval portions only get better and better! If the initial portions are laced with humour [the premiere of ‘Dreamy Girl’, the Manoj Kumar episode, Ghai directing Rishi on ‘Om Shanti Om’ song, et al], the second half moves into a new zone completely.
It’s punar-janam now, but thankfully, there’re no lightening, no fireworks, no zooming of the camera on the idols of Gods. The drama builds up gradually. The voices that SRK keeps hearing, the ‘fire’ soon after the ‘Dard-E-Disco’ track, the mother [Kirron Kher], an old lady now, chasing Om’s car [reminds you of Raakhee of KARAN ARJUN], the flashes of SRK’s earlier birth while receiving the Filmfare Award — the incidents that make him realize that his life was cut short in his earlier janam have been well structured.
When Deepika re-emerges as well, the viewer is confused, but the mystery is resolved towards the end, which, again, takes you by complete surprise.
Given the fact that OM SHANTI OM is a Manmohan Desai kind of a film set in the present-day, it would be foolhardy to ask questions, raise eyebrows and look for logic. But the second half could’ve been crisper [length: 18 reels/2.46 hours], although Shirish Kunder’s editing is perfect.
Farah knows what her priorities are and most importantly, knows exactly what her target audience is. The execution of a number of sequences clearly shows Farah’s growth as a storyteller. Mushtaq and Farah’s writing works because the writers pull out several surprises in those 2.46 hours.
V. Manikanandan’s cinematography captures the gloss and grandeur to the minutest. The opulent sets [Sabu Cyril] deserve distinction marks. Dialogues [Mayur Puri] are witty and do raise a chuckle at several points. Background score [Sandeep Chowta] is effective.
Vishal-Shekhar’s music is first-rate. The score is in sync with the content of the film and what accentuate the goings-on are the choreography and execution. Although every song is visually enticing, the 21-star track as also ‘Dard-E-Disco’ will have the masses going into a frenzy.
Now to the performances! SRK proves his supremacy yet again. If you thought that playing to the gallery came easy to certain actors only, watch SRK spin magic in OM SHANTI OM. He’s magnificent, the star attraction, the soul of this film, the true baadshah.
Deepika has all it takes to be a top star — the personality, the looks and yes, she’s supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air!
Arjun Rampal is a complete revelation. Cast in a negative role this time, he enacts his part with panache and style. Shreyas Talpade is another surprise. A complete natural, he stands on his feet all through, not getting swayed while sharing the screen space with the topmost star.
Kirron Kher is superb as the over the top mom. Javed Sheikh is alright. Bindu adds to the funny moments.
On the whole, OM SHANTI OM is Bollywood masala in its truest form and also, at its best. At the box-office, the film will set new records in days to come and has the power to emerge one of the biggest hits of SRK’s career. Blockbuster hit!
Passion For Cinema Review
He came, he saw, he conquered. The outsider who made it. And now he is laughing at everyone - the whole industry, the way it works, the biggest stars, their tantrums, filmfare awards and at himself too.
Shahrukh Khan always makes great copy. But get ready to hear and see what he has never said before. Sample this “overacting to mere khandaan me hi hai”. Even admitting “Phir bhi dil hai NRI”. And i loved it.
No, am not big fan of either SRK or Main Hoon Na. Loved him in Swades and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na. Could not digest Main Hoon Na because of that irritating Zayed monkey Khan and the Indo-Pak angle. Otherwise it was great comic book on big screen. But if you loved Main Hoon Na, then get ready to rock and roll again.
I think everyone knows whats the story is all about. And if you dont, then you must be in some neverland because SRK and his gang are everywhere. Just tell them the address of the place, they will reach faster than you can imagine to promote the film even at your neverland. Farah is not ashamed to admit what she likes and what kind of film she aspires to make. She has always been honest about it and OSO is all about that. Its MTV-style spoof from start to finish. Its not great cinema. Its just good entertainment, sabkuch bollywood ishtyle!!
Its the Alchemist philosophy at work…”when you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true.” Its all about “Happy End” nahi to picture abhi baki hai dostoon!! You will get to see whatever you are expecting with some little twists and turns here and there. SRK is in typical SRK form. The film belongs to him from start to finish. Everyone else is just extra. Deepika Padukone doesnt have much to do except look good and show some cleavge. Is good in whatever she is supposed to be. For the first time, Arjun Rampal acts and yes does it well. The typical bollywood villain!! Kirron Kher is the hindi film mummy with full rona-dhona and nautanki!!
The sequences where they have showed the 70’s films on big screen have been done pretty well. It’s great nostalgia to see them on big screen. Now who would not like to dance to Chintu Uncle’s Om Shanti Om song..(remember that scene in Shekhar Kapoor’s Masoom…mummy, dekho na chintu uncle tv par aa rahe hai…om shanti om!). And here, you will have many more from that era.
Om Prakash Makhija, the struggling actor who is an extra in the films dies with his dream. And Om Kapoor, the worst actor is the biggest superstar. He has everything that he wants. Everyone dances to his tune. He is rude and is complete non-sense. Because its an indutsry where the surname “Khan” or “Kapoor” matters. And nothing else. A parody on every one who shares the same surname. A spoof on every star son.
Kept on wondering if SRK really prayed for the “Khan” surname in his last birth and got his wish granted. I seriously think that something like that happened .
And this is what i liked most about the film….they are showing the middle finger to everyone. And people have no option but to laugh. Can bet that SRK is laughing his way to the bank again.
Weak point…the music didnt work for me. You dont come out of the theatre humming any of the songs. But in Main Hoon Na, loved all songs.
In the end when everyone from the cast and crew walk down the red carpet, am willing to stand up and cheer. Because everytime when the credits roll in the end, have always wondered who are those faceless people whose names come in so small font size that they cant tell their near and dear ones to spot even their names. Forget about catching them on the big screen. This time they are all dressed up and dancing on the red carpet. Wow!!
So, go for it if you loved Main Hoon Na. Go for it even if you didnt like Main Hoon Na. Just go to have a great laugh. Films that we love, stars whom we hate, stereotypes that we cant do without….its all there. The not so great actor but the biggest star of bollywood has finally dared to laugh at himself. You should not miss out.
If Manmohan Desai is thinking of re-birth now, am sure he must be asking to be one of Farah’s triplets. Btw, two questions…
Q1. Why is Javed Akhtar missing from all the promotions ? Is not there even in the film where it has cameo by almost everyone.
Q2. Why SRK never said that its the most personal film ? Because it is. Though everyone says the same these days about every new release of theirs.
(Also, was wondering if its fair to put the review even before the release of the film. OZ said…lets do it. I thought yes why not. In the last one month or so, OSO team have made me mad with their publicity and dard-e-disco. so I can be little impatient atleast. )
Shahrukh Khan always makes great copy. But get ready to hear and see what he has never said before. Sample this “overacting to mere khandaan me hi hai”. Even admitting “Phir bhi dil hai NRI”. And i loved it.
No, am not big fan of either SRK or Main Hoon Na. Loved him in Swades and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na. Could not digest Main Hoon Na because of that irritating Zayed monkey Khan and the Indo-Pak angle. Otherwise it was great comic book on big screen. But if you loved Main Hoon Na, then get ready to rock and roll again.
I think everyone knows whats the story is all about. And if you dont, then you must be in some neverland because SRK and his gang are everywhere. Just tell them the address of the place, they will reach faster than you can imagine to promote the film even at your neverland. Farah is not ashamed to admit what she likes and what kind of film she aspires to make. She has always been honest about it and OSO is all about that. Its MTV-style spoof from start to finish. Its not great cinema. Its just good entertainment, sabkuch bollywood ishtyle!!
Its the Alchemist philosophy at work…”when you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true.” Its all about “Happy End” nahi to picture abhi baki hai dostoon!! You will get to see whatever you are expecting with some little twists and turns here and there. SRK is in typical SRK form. The film belongs to him from start to finish. Everyone else is just extra. Deepika Padukone doesnt have much to do except look good and show some cleavge. Is good in whatever she is supposed to be. For the first time, Arjun Rampal acts and yes does it well. The typical bollywood villain!! Kirron Kher is the hindi film mummy with full rona-dhona and nautanki!!
The sequences where they have showed the 70’s films on big screen have been done pretty well. It’s great nostalgia to see them on big screen. Now who would not like to dance to Chintu Uncle’s Om Shanti Om song..(remember that scene in Shekhar Kapoor’s Masoom…mummy, dekho na chintu uncle tv par aa rahe hai…om shanti om!). And here, you will have many more from that era.
Om Prakash Makhija, the struggling actor who is an extra in the films dies with his dream. And Om Kapoor, the worst actor is the biggest superstar. He has everything that he wants. Everyone dances to his tune. He is rude and is complete non-sense. Because its an indutsry where the surname “Khan” or “Kapoor” matters. And nothing else. A parody on every one who shares the same surname. A spoof on every star son.
Kept on wondering if SRK really prayed for the “Khan” surname in his last birth and got his wish granted. I seriously think that something like that happened .
And this is what i liked most about the film….they are showing the middle finger to everyone. And people have no option but to laugh. Can bet that SRK is laughing his way to the bank again.
Weak point…the music didnt work for me. You dont come out of the theatre humming any of the songs. But in Main Hoon Na, loved all songs.
In the end when everyone from the cast and crew walk down the red carpet, am willing to stand up and cheer. Because everytime when the credits roll in the end, have always wondered who are those faceless people whose names come in so small font size that they cant tell their near and dear ones to spot even their names. Forget about catching them on the big screen. This time they are all dressed up and dancing on the red carpet. Wow!!
So, go for it if you loved Main Hoon Na. Go for it even if you didnt like Main Hoon Na. Just go to have a great laugh. Films that we love, stars whom we hate, stereotypes that we cant do without….its all there. The not so great actor but the biggest star of bollywood has finally dared to laugh at himself. You should not miss out.
If Manmohan Desai is thinking of re-birth now, am sure he must be asking to be one of Farah’s triplets. Btw, two questions…
Q1. Why is Javed Akhtar missing from all the promotions ? Is not there even in the film where it has cameo by almost everyone.
Q2. Why SRK never said that its the most personal film ? Because it is. Though everyone says the same these days about every new release of theirs.
(Also, was wondering if its fair to put the review even before the release of the film. OZ said…lets do it. I thought yes why not. In the last one month or so, OSO team have made me mad with their publicity and dard-e-disco. so I can be little impatient atleast. )
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