Om Shanti Om(review) - tickling the funny bone with middle finger
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. )
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@Phoenixnu,
As you have pointed out that SRK SIR is EVERYWHERE, then why he should not be here.
Thanks for this super fast paced post. Words can have speed also and its obvious from your post. It was running smoothly.
SRK has entered in to very interesting phase at present.
and beleive it or not he is the only person in Hindi Film Industry who speaks TRUTH but people dont take it as truth because he speaks in his own way. So his consciousness is always clear because he is speaking truth and others are not offended because they think a big star cant say such truth in such bare form, so he must be joking and things go on and on for him.
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i am a hardcore shahrukh fan , but the film has disappointed me.
Film has a fantastic first half, but a dragging and bore second half.
shahrukh was hamming big time in second half with his oh iam so cool attitude.It does not suit him any more.
best performance of films are from shreyas talpade and arjun rampal(surprise surprise !!!).
Film may become a bigger superhit than “mai hoo na” ,but mai hoo naa was much much better.
but 1 thing which I really like about farah khan is her idea of making entire team come on screen when credit rolls at the end and that includes even the spot boys , light men etc - really commendable.
hey chk out review of sawaariya by Raja sen ….
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08saawariya.htm
Wow, Raja Sen back on form here, gleefully ripping ‘Saawariya’ apart:
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08saawariya.htm
Meanwhile, Taran Adarsh yanks out every superlative within him and goes ga-ga over OSO:
http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12950/index.html
And I just love the header for this:
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08saaw.htm
At first glimpse then, it would appear that OSO will emerge as the BO winner in this 2-horse race. I think SLB made a mistake by not releasing it around Eid, which would have been more apt and also avoided the OSO media blitzkrieg which unfortunately SLB just couldn’t match. A classical type film with newcomers was never gonna do as well when pitted against a hyped and hardcore masala movie with a superstar to boot. A successful 2007 for SRK then.
US audience reactions (ouch!):
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08saaw.htm
Oye Phoenixnu,
Achcha review kiya aapne… very unbiased… i am catching up with both sawariya and OSO tomorrow, have to… I think i have the same feeling with Sawariya’s music as the songs that are being promoted on TV aren’t happening, though the Visuals looks very promising… lets see… ab bas kal ka intejaar hain.
Though its not a review, but this is the best thread on saanwariya/oso hoopla
http://greatbong.net/2007/11/07/diwali-dhamaka/
sahi hai phoenix…..I liked senseless fun from main hoon na… watching tomorrow evening…..
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PFCp ????
If you haven’t seen P… you haven’t seen nothing yet.
WTF is this PFCp???
Love the title of the post!!!
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Yeh “P” “P” kya hain? Yeh “P” “P”???
[...] passionforcinema [...]
OSO looks good fun , saawariya too seems to be good from what the review on indya.com says
http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2007/November/News_20071108_77
personally sanjay bhansali movies are somewhere between those vikram bhatt movies that no one sees & a dead cockroach , but saawariya looks good ! plus i will watch it for rani’s prostitutional hatrick after mangal pande & laga chunari mein daag
[...] Posted by AksFilmi on November 8th, 2007 passionforcinema [...]
rani
Happy Diwali / Deepavali to everyone here at PFC - Machchar
[...] Passion for Cinema loves Om Shanti Om. Promises to be a fun-filled movie. [...]
Just saw the movie, ’twas funny, could have done with a better “happies endings”. Picture thodi baki rakh ke climax achhi karni chahiye thi. Ah, but the main story (in my opinion) isn’t as important, it’s the way it has been done.
@RK..thnx. N ya, its all true. From Ab-amar singh jokes to everything else! hav always felt d same.
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can anyone give complete review of sawariya Pls:-?:-?
Oso Fantastic…Sawariya can give severe headaches BEAWARE!
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Mr. Killer no 4 comment has the link for sawariya review.. but let me tell you its a DUD movie!
loved the first half with all the film-industry jokes…..the second half I was a bit like “yawn…”….was looking around but people were glued to the screen…Deepika I think was used very smartly….just a bit here and there as far at the acting is concerned…..SRK took care of the rest..so she actually seemed effective….Arjun Rampal for a change actually look alive….
But if this was a Manmohan Desai tribut then missed the following
>Missed a shirdi sai baba Bhajan
>mom too much fun…should have been more dukhiyari….and her name should have been Nirupa Makhija
>Only film people…..no thugs or White Shoes Don from Landan.
>NO PRAN LOOK ALIKE….WTF…no MD film without PRAN
>no CHURCH….or MASJID or MANDIR scene???
Just nitpicking for fuck’s sake…..great first half…anyways…..loved the film till “abhi picture baaki hai moment…”
waiting for Akshay Kumar’s Return Of The Khiladi
sanjay leela bhansali should now be called sanjay neela bhansali …the real star of the movie is blue color, its every where.
Sanjay Neela Bhansali !!!!
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sanjay neela bhansali hahaha. but whatever Ranbir is a star:) no one can stop him
Its “Blue” after Black.
Sanjay Sir Neela Bhansali, I was sick and tired of Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor going on and on about how perfect the Sanjay Sir is
Nice write up Phoenixnu… “Its not great cinema. Its just good entertainment, sabkuch bollywood ishtyle!!”.. Yeah it is, and sometimes that’s all you want or all you need. It was promoted as an out and out masala hindi film and that’s what it delivered.
Also, the red carpet ending is similar to the Main Hoon Naa remix video at the end of Main Hoon Naa, where various crew members held up signs and what not. I think that’s a fantastic way of both crediting and thanking the people who worked with Farah Khan on her film and kudos to her for giving everyone their due.
Just for your review :
http://www.laweekly.com/film+tv/film-reviews/bollywood-boheme/17633/
An artistic evolution of sorts is in the beckoning!
I expect at least the PCFites to rise above their presumptuous mediocrity and acknowledge that cinema isn’t necessarily about taut scripts…sometimes the medium rises above the ingredients that constitute cinema!
If there’s room for Kashyap’s No Smoking…then there is enough and much more for Saawariya too!
And let’s not talk about public reactions else i would be forced 2 cite a few Raincoats and 15 Park Avenues which are examples of cinematic brilliance as well!
[...] Phoenixnu, Passion for Cinema Rating: Thumbs up …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…. See full review [...]
Although I hated this film to the core I absolutely enjoyed a part which everyone of you would have missed. In the second half whenever SRK is on screen there are these three girls always (re)acting for every bit of SRK’s movements. Check it out. Absolute fun. I promise.
[...] story is known to one and all owing to the extremely pervasive media publicty (I agree with Maqbool when he says “Just tell them the address of the place, they will reach faster than you can imagine to [...]
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