Om Shanti Om

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Written By Fashion In Film
India, 2007. Director Farah Kahn. 162min.

Farah Kahn, one of the few mainstream female directors in contemporary Bollywood, is not the only Kahn associated with Om Shanti Om. Megastar Shah Rukh Kahn plays (ironically) an unknown film extra Om, in love with Shanti, a larger-than-life 1970s film star. The film’s title is a tongue-in-cheek pun that reprises a religious incantation and film song “Om Shanti Om” from Subhash Ghai’s 1980 thriller Karz. It tells a story of revenge and reincarnation, in which Om and Shanti must find each other by decoding clues left behind by their onscreen doubles. A romantic costume drama, ludic period film, art deco fantasy, and film-within-a-film, Om Shanti Om offers bold and spectacular reflections on nostalgia, stardom, and cinephilia in Bombay cinema.

With Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Arjun Rampal.
Costume design by Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra and Sanjeev Mulchandani. Art direction by Sabu Cyril.

Past screenings

Wearing Time: Returns, Recalls, Renewals – Miami
Friday 29 January 2016, 19:30 | Bal Harbour Shops
With introduction by Anupama Kapse.

Wearing Time: Past, Present, Future, Dream – London
Monday 20 March 2017, 20:30 | Genesis Cinema
Screened alongside Travelling Lady (2014).

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