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Review - Om Shanti Om

11th November 2007 | posted in Hindi Movies, Reviews, meetu |

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Alternate Names: OSO

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Story messes the entertainment

Quick Review

Om Shanti Om is a mediocre variety entertainment program. The movie gets marred because the makers did not have the courage to make a spoof for the sake of a spoof. It is obvious that the story was forced to make the movie sell. Had they stuck to the industry jokes, it would have been as entertaining as a gossip magazine.

Rating: Watch if you have nothing better to do (Rating Scale)

It is at best a very average variety entertainment program. You have mimicry, song, dance, skit - all woven to fit a theme. Isn’t it sad that the biggest “star” of our industry is doing the mimicry and yet it is only mediocre? And get this. Half the time he only has to mimic the hamming, hawing, grinning and face-pulling of … Shah Rukh Khan.

No guys, my sense of humor hasn’t taken a Diwali break. I am intelligent enough to realize the “spoof” genre requires you to make minimal use of intellect. I thoroughly enjoyed the “spot-the-tribute” game. I am sure I got most of the industry jokes. A few of them even had me in splits. And the coolest thing was that the people being made fun of couldn’t be offended because the makers were equally vehement in making fun of themselves.

But, it angered me when the movie shifted gears from paying homage to the 70s to actually becoming one of them. Because movies from the 70s certainly were not this blatantly arrogant. However lame, they did afford the audience a justification. No sirs and madam, “anything” doesn’t go - sab kuchh nahi chalta hai! - Isn’t that you wanted the citizens of this country to say Mr. Khan?

The movie is reverse engineered. First came the idea of making a movie that took a dig at the movies that gave “Bollywood” its name. Then came the list of names/clichés/industry trends that had to be, with all humility, made fun of. Then came the individual gags. To be followed by the situations that could use those gags. This made the first half and suddenly realization dawned that the audience is not “that” stupid. They need a plot. So, let’s throw in the first theme that comes to mind. And there you go, we have a movie. What we also have is this obvious rush to get from one joke to another and one event to another. The end product is choppy with very abrupt plot transitions.

Now, you tell me, where’s the time to fit in character development or chemistry between characters? Oh I forgot, spoof - no need for any such thing even if we did have time.

Unfortunately, because of this excuse, I lose the golden opportunity of truly criticizing Shah Rukh Khan’s acting capabilities. Spoof, right? One is supposed to overact. It is tragic that Kirron Kher also is annoyingly loud under the same pretext. So what, if in the same movie, Deepika Padukone, a debutante manages to get through with just the right expressions. And she looks drop-dead gorgeous.

The good thing about having a woman director is that many women in the audience are kept happy with a very wet, bare-chested Shah Rukh for almost five minutes. A by-product of which is also a happy male, gay community. So what if the main woman lead is merely used to stun as a pretty prop?

The best thing to come out of the movie is the lyrics. Especially the romantic numbers “aankho meir teri” and “tumko paaya”. The picturization of “tumko paaya” is very adorable too. However, the choreography of the faster numbers seems like a medley of Farah’s older sequences and thus has nothing new to offer. The one song that does not work is “daastaan-e-om shanti om”. It does not have the edge, the zing, that “ek hasina thi” (Karz) it tried to spoof has.

I think my most favorite sequence was the end credits. I love Farah Khan for giving credit where it is due. But, what does it say about the movie, if that is my favorite bit?

These are no dimwits and they have a great sense of humor - Farah Khan, Shah Rukh Khan - basically the Khan family. Then, how could they take their audience so much for granted? Yes, we are in a festive mood, we are willing to lap up anything remotely happy. But, does that mean you shouldn’t even attempt to sharpen the movie a bit? Each episode in the movie is a bit longer than necessary. Each cliché repeated a few more times than needed to keep it funny. Each exaggeration a little more melodramatic (imagine that!?) to make it annoying.

The entire movie is a spoof. Then you have a spoof within a spoof. Then a spoof within a spoof within a spoof. So far, so good. You have learnt to excuse the joke driven situation (versus situation driven joke). Then…well, Farah Khan forgot where she had started and Shah Rukh Khan finished of the script for her. And we have this mess - moderately funny, but mess nevertheless.

Click here to read what I scribbled on my notepad while watching this movie (what worked and what didn’t for me). Might contain spoilers!

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Rating: Watch if you have nothing better to do (Rating Scale)

Detailed Ratings (out of 5):

Direction: 2 Story: 1
Lead Actors: 2 Supporting Cast: 1
Dialogues: 1.5 Screenplay: 1
Music: 3 Lyrics: 4

Om Shanti Om - Details

Director, Story: Farah Khan
Lead Actors: Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan
Supporting Cast: Arjun Rampal, Bindu, Shreyas Talpade
Dialogues: Mayur Puri
Screenplay: Farah Khan, Mushtaq Sheikh
Music Director: Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal Dadlani
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Genre: Spoof, Comedy, Romance, Musical, Melodrama
Official Website: Om Shanti Om
Buy at Amazon: Music
Duration: 2:45 hrs (approx.)

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  1. 1 On November 11th, 2007, Ashok said:

    Well done meetu..

    Perfect review, Perfect Rating! Completely agree!

    posted on November 11th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

  2. 2 On November 12th, 2007, Dadasaheb Phalke said:

    I thoroughly enjoyed OSO and disagree with almost everything you’ve written. Once again you fail to analyse what you find wrong in the movie, choosing instead the easier path of berating the movie, the stars, dialogues, etc. I appreciate that we have all our own views. However, you have done a film appreciation course, you now seem to be part of the reviewing community so we expect more. At the very least, please be consistent. You are willing to give up your need for “resemblance to reality” for Jab We Met, but not for OSO. Why? Almost all the accusations you leveled at OSO apply to JWM too. Can’t understand. And your ratings also seem weird..you’re willing to give OSO’s spoofy lyrics 4, while Saawariya gets only 1? Finally, can you please tell me other Hindi movie spoofs you’ve seen? I am referring, please, to spoofs and not to comedies. Thanks for your patience.

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 11:48 am

  3. 3 On November 12th, 2007, meetu said:

    Thanks Ashok!

    Dadasaheb Phalke, well I gave Saawariya’s lyrics 2.5 - not 1. OSO got 4. I liked OSO’s lyrics better. Hmmm…I thought you did not like the fact that I didn’t like OSO, do you also not like the fact that I appreciated what I liked?

    When did I ever say I expected reality from OSO? I just did not like the fact that in the name of spoofing the 70s, Farah Khan actually tried to make a movie of that era. Now, even in the 70s, the movies were far from reality, but they gave us some explanations as to why things were happening, here there were none. So, I don’t think it was spoofed right.

    I usually don’t like comparing movies, but since you demand a justification - Jab We Met made me laugh and cry. Kareena and Shahid were brilliant. OSO made me laugh a few times, that’s it. It’s characters did not touch me. SRK was at best annoying and Deepika hardly had room to prove herself. And in Jab We Met too, I was unhappy that I was not given explanations, when they were so easily possible.

    I think Main Hoon Na was a very good spoof. In my opinion, Salaam-e-Ishq was a spoof too. Especially the Priyanka Chopra-Salman Khan track. Why do you ask?

    I completely appreciate that you expect more from me because I have done a course. Please be specific about what I did not analyse and we’ll talk. Otherwise you can be accused of the same thing that you are accusing me - “fail to analyse what you find wrong with this review but choose the easier path of berating it”

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 12:34 pm

  4. 4 On November 12th, 2007, Sakshi said:

    Meetu, good review. Though I still feel that you have been kind on them. ;)

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

  5. 5 On November 12th, 2007, meetu said:

    To borrow from Mayur Puri’s talent - “kuchh reviewers ka dil hi aisa hota hai” Everything is relative, right Sakshi? I have just seen too many movies that are much worse.

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 12:50 pm

  6. 6 On November 12th, 2007, jolyon antao said:

    its a super duper hit movie.Howerever it a collection some old n some new we all enjoyed the
    movie

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

  7. 7 On November 13th, 2007, Om Kapoor .... Himself ! said:

    Hi All …….
    ‘ just saw OSO in bit n pieces as I could not gather the patience to watch the goings in thier entirety !!!!……….. For Sure OSO disappoints ……. as compared to the Crew’s earlier venture Main Hoon Naa ! which was again a masala mix movie (but with some good moments !)…….. OSO is an over marketed lame product which might certainly get back the money put in …….. but would not remain as a movie that can be remembered for the times to come ! ……… At Best …….. 2 points out of 5 !.

    Best Regards,
    Om Kapoor !.

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 12:49 am

  8. 8 On November 13th, 2007, Shaan Khan said:

    OSO is “bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai”

    There are various categories and types of re-incarnation. A God denying Saddam Hussein was re-incarnated into a God quoting Saddam Hussein on losing his dictatorial powers. A girly man, Man Mohan Desai of the 70s was re-incarnated as a woman, Farah Khan, in the 2Ks. Even I, a person (while growing up), who was repeatedly told that I was selfish, self-centered, heartless, & cruel by my three sisters, was later (thanks to the hard knocks of life) re-incarnated as the only living man who knows what a woman wants. Let me assure you “What women want” is a very complex subject, and to those who are attempting to start on this path, to seek this knowledge, I would like to say, remember two sentences, i) “Really, that is awesome” (punctuate the really with a surprised look and a pregnant pause. Say this like you mean it, whenever she says anything) and ii) “Oh, my, my, you poor girl” (say it whenever you are not saying the previous sentence).

    The most complex case of re-incarnation that I have seen is that of the Big Bad Bachchalan. A super star of the year 76/77, Big B was re-incarnated every decade since then as a bigger and bigger flop actor. Today he is a lame horse struggling to cross the finish line. What is more complicating is that while he still exists in the 2Ks, he has been re-incarnated as a clone as well in the form of Lil C. Here is a case where a decent actor has been re-incarnated as a non actor.

    OSO is one such re-incarnation story. You do not have to believe in re-incarnation to enjoy this story. It is not as complicated as Big B’s re-incarnation saga. In fact it is a very simple and straightforward story of an unfulfilled man, who comes back to seek revenge against the person who killed him and his ladylove. Nonetheless, this sad and moving story is told in a fun filled over the top manner. The story in OSO becomes a platform to spoof the Bollywood of the bygone era (not necessarily just 70s/80s) as well as the contemporary Bollywood. The jokes, parodies & satire hit you nonstop. It is hard sometimes to listen to the dialogues because of the howling and laughter that engulfs the entire theater. I have never seen people have so much fun in any movie. I never knew this was possible. Interestingly enough everyone has his own take on the jokes. My mentor, Essac Bhai Khopdi who lives above the Sarvi Restaurant in Nagpada Bombay and has won many a Nawabi awards, thought that the blind/deaf and dumb and over the top SRK was a funny reference to Big B’s Black, while the good for nothing star son was Lil C.

    Rahim Chacha, my butler, who never likes to be outdone by Essac Bhai Khopdi, has his own views. He thinks that Big B was not invited to SRK’s Bollywood bash (i.e. the “bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai” song in OSO) because Big B did not invite SRK to Lil C’s wedding. Although I may not entirely agree with Rahim Chacha, I do think in many ways, OSO is like this song. While “bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai” gives you an inside look at a typical Bollywood party, OSO is SRK’s invitation to an inside look at Bollywood itself. Farha Khan has left no leaf unturned in making sure that all feel welcome and enjoy this SRK offering, especially the common laymen with little or no knowledge of Bollywood, but it goes without saying that some knowledge of Bollywood will give a viewer a more profound reason to chuckle. In this respect OSO is not as mindless or random as it appears on a superficial level. The jokes and the sequence of the jokes are all well targeted and serve a purpose. OSO is wicked, it is a laugh riot for those who do not know Bollywood and but infinitely more so for those that do.

    HR cameo was superb, but Akshay Kumar’s was even better. Govinda & Dharam Paaji were appreciated in the “bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai” song but Kajol got the most whistles. Of all the parodies the one that I liked the most was about the insertion of a mindless item song with mindless words just to make the movie more commercially viable, yes I am refereeing to “Dar-E-Disco”. Hence, next time when you hear an item song such as “Kajra Re Kajra Re” you will know exactly the thoughts that went into its insertion. At the very least, after seeing OSO you wll know why Lil C is making a super hero film, “Darraoona”.

    Thanks to the advances in the technology, the unfolding of SRK’s past is handled very effectively. The scene where he witnesses himself eavesdropping Deepika and Arjun is marvelous. Finally when “the moment of truth” dawns (at the Filmfare award ceremony) the reaction is just priceless. The look on SRK’s face and his voice (while receiving the award), captures the right amount of confusion, fear, and the acknowledgment of the new truth, without letting go of the awareness of the honor being bestowed upon him. All in all the Filmfare award scene puts SRK in a league never ever witnessed before in Bollywood.

    For SRK, OSO is another feather in his cap. As Om Makheja, his hamming is as believable as his seriousness was in CDI. It is a SRK you have not seen before. Just like no one could have played Kabir Khan as well as SRK, let me state that no one could have played Om Makheja as well as SRK. This is why SRK is an actor’s actor, the Don Jungli Billa KHaaaaan of Bollywood. SRK’s Om Makheja is a lovable looser, then as Om Kapoor, the brat, he kicks it up another notch. For me the icing on the cake, as far as SRK’s acting is concerned, was the underplayed and intimate scene where he tells his father that he will try to be a better son (and a better actor). Before I forget, let me state that the rest of the cast and crew, Arjun, Kiran, Shreyas, & Deepika are equally outstanding.

    OSO rocks. It is an, in your face, inside look into Bollywood. It is not too late to book your tickets for the next week-end. Some shows are still open but rush, don’t walk, OSO is worth it.

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 2:53 am

  9. 9 On November 13th, 2007, morph said:

    no your sense of humour hasnt take a break ! you yourself said
    you “thoroughly enjoyed” the bollywood gags (which incidentally is like 75% of the movie !),
    but maybe just maybe if you havent taken your notepad and pen with you ..you might have liked the movie more .;)
    OSO is not meant to be analysed with a pen and paper in hand , its meant to be consumed and enjoy it while it lasts!

    “I lose the golden opportunity of truly criticizing Shah Rukh Khan’s acting capabilities. Spoof, right? One is supposed to overact”

    well..shouldnt you just give him credit for that , its difficult to overact
    when your characters demands you to overact ! ..i dont think anyone would have pulled off OSO except SRK !

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 6:10 am

  10. 10 On November 13th, 2007, meetu said:

    Hi morph! Good to know you enjoyed the movie. You love tearing apart my words, don’t you? So, here we go -

    I thoroughly enjoyed the “spot the tribute” game. Just because I “got” the jokes doesn’t mean they made me laugh. A few of them made me laugh - say 10%. So as per your calculation, that makes it 7.5% of the movie, which is about 12 minutes. Add to that the 2 songs that I enjoyed watching. About 22-25 minutes, I enjoyed, and that is why I recommend watching it if you have nothing better to do.

    Credit for overacting?! Had it been funny or tolerable or different - sure. But, that is just his normal annoying style, so why does it deserve extra credit?

    Isn’t it unfair, that pen and paper are allowed for serious movies and not for “time-pass” movies? I think the latter can be made funnier/more entertaining if the audience is not taken for granted.

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 6:41 am

  11. 11 On November 13th, 2007, morph said:

    hahaha..its just that me thinks you tend to overanalyse movies ! :)

    i dont think farah or SRK took thier audience for granted , quite the contrary ,
    they went to great lengths by throwing everything they had , every trick they know to entertain thier audiences. it didnt work for you but it worked for everyone i know who has seen the movie.

    no smoking , now thats taking your audience for granted , expecting them to see your movie and then
    log on internet to read the director’s psychotic blog to understand it!

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 11:33 am

  12. 12 On November 13th, 2007, meetu said:

    Finally, got it, morph! Our definition of “taking for granted” and so “what makes a good movie” is different. Neither is right or wrong, they just are.

    No Smoking - I hadn’t read the director’s blog before watching the movie and had formed my opinion before reading it too. And I know many other people who liked the movie, haven’t read the blog and are very happy with their interpretations of the movie.

    Anyways, I enjoy the differences, so keep leaving your thoughts.

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 11:43 am

  13. 13 On November 13th, 2007, me-too said:

    Good to see Shahrukh back to his normal self. He sucks. It proves that CDI was a director’s movie.
    Very apt review.Still a generousity was shown while giving marks for dialogue, direction and screenplay. The movie deserve 0.

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

  14. 14 On November 14th, 2007, indya said:

    Movie was alright in bits and pieces but overall it was horrible.

    As usual your review is great.

    -Indya

    posted on November 14th, 2007 at 5:24 am

  15. 15 On November 14th, 2007, Jenny McCann said:

    I thought this film was total rubbish, over acted and too much soap opera melodrama, but i thoroughly enjoyed it! The songs and dancing where great (especially the film fares awards Om Shanti, star packed song), and seeing Khan being doused with what looked like a bucket of water still has me laughing! Did anyone else notice the lack of continuity with Khans’ hair though? In some scenes he is sporting his usual short crop, in others it seems to have grown at an amazing rate overnight and is way past his collar…! Deepaika was incredibley beautiful, Arjuns moustache hilarious and Sha Rukhs’ body change quite amazing!

    posted on November 14th, 2007 at 5:55 am

  16. 16 On November 14th, 2007, _ram-jaane' said:

    I enjoyed OSO just as much as if not more than No Smoking:
    http://www.ramchandra.me.uk/blog/archives/2007/11/om_shanti_om.php
    http://www.ramchandra.me.uk/blog/archives/2007/10/no_smoking.php

    posted on November 14th, 2007 at 12:07 pm

  17. 17 On November 14th, 2007, P said:

    Its a Shahrukh Khan Movie ….there will be overacting.
    Its produced by his wife ( kind of ‘ghar ki kheti’) n produced by his equally idiot n loud friend…there can be a little extra overacting, cheapness and idiotic comedy.
    Its a spoof….ok a little bit more.
    But boy! My premonitions were very meager compared to actual movie with respect to overacting, cheap comedy and loudness.
    Movie sucks in a huge way.
    Avoid it !!

    posted on November 14th, 2007 at 9:43 pm

  18. 18 On November 15th, 2007, morph said:

    For me to interpret a movie it should engage me at some level .no smoking didnt.

    My only interpretation after sitting through it is , No smoking is a bad movie.

    posted on November 15th, 2007 at 7:13 am

  19. 19 On November 15th, 2007, anand s bhosle said:

    ok and average movie but shakrukh sorry no proper emotion and comedy .
    .not proper facial expressions . deepika full marks in her acting but till now sharukh learn to act

    posted on November 15th, 2007 at 3:14 pm

  20. 20 On November 15th, 2007, Swat said:

    A C-grade movie !! Somehow the title OSO is too good for the movie. It should have been called “Phir se jali Aag” or “kaatil Jhoomar” or “lohe ka naariyal” or “Shanti ka pati kaun” or “jhulasi kalaaiyaan” or something similar.

    posted on November 15th, 2007 at 6:10 pm

  21. 21 On November 17th, 2007, Neetu said:

    OSO was a very good film.I enjoyed it very much.

    posted on November 17th, 2007 at 5:12 pm

  22. 22 On November 22nd, 2007, Amodini said:

    I agree with your review - I’ve given it a below average rating myself. I was so bored in the second half - it’s like the film had morphed into some terrible 70s film - direction, acting, character development had pretty much flown out of the window - the only saving graces being Deepika and Shreyas. If OSO was this bad, I quail at the thought of Saawariya.

    posted on November 22nd, 2007 at 12:01 am

  23. 23 On November 22nd, 2007, meetu said:

    Thanks all for your comments!

    Amodini, don’t compare Saawariya and OSO. They are two different genres. I didn’t like either but I know people who liked Saawariya but did not like OSO.

    posted on November 22nd, 2007 at 5:06 am

  24. 24 On November 23rd, 2007, Jahan Bakshi said:

    Hi Meetu- totally agree with you on Salaam E Ishq was definitely a spoof and actually quite nice but overlong- I though it was unnecerssarily and excessively criticised for no reason. Mostly agree on OSO, however loved Deepika and though Shahrukh was pathetic otherwise, he gets full marks from me for the Quick Gun Murugan bit- HILARIOUS! Lo love your reviews- keep them coming!

    posted on November 23rd, 2007 at 2:08 pm

  25. 25 On November 23rd, 2007, Lily said:

    Thank you morph! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Very well said.

    posted on November 23rd, 2007 at 8:19 pm

  26. 26 On November 24th, 2007, B4Bollywood said:

    I loved the movie OSO. I appreciate the attempt that Farah Khan has made, in her own style, to bring forth the hypocrisy that is still so prevalent in our Bollywood- one that adores those who succeed, and the other that totally ignores the not-so-lucky actors. She has beautifully woven the two together. Even if it is mindless, I still liked it. It is a complete entertainer.. a paisa wasool. I cant think of anyone else but SRK who could have played the 2 characters with equal ease, so what if the hair grows overnight!!!! Who claimed the movie was purrfect!!! I can’t compare OSO to CDI, they are class apart…. they are theme apart. It’s good to see Farah Khan doing what she loves to do ..So far as overacting is concerned, it certainly is SRK mark.. we know him for that, so what’s new…the movie is MAST, and a MUST SEE.

    posted on November 24th, 2007 at 7:40 pm

  27. 27 On November 26th, 2007, meetu said:

    Thanks Jahan, I thought the Quick Gun Murugan bit was stretched a bit too much. I loved the SRK making fun of his repetitive romantic performances at the filmfare awards. That really made me laugh. But that’s about it!

    posted on November 26th, 2007 at 4:12 am

  28. 28 On November 28th, 2007, shishir said:

    congretulation to SRK for his great success of OM SANTI OM

    posted on November 28th, 2007 at 4:36 am

  29. 29 On November 28th, 2007, pritom said:

    what a booring film yar OM SANTI OM made by farah.

    posted on November 28th, 2007 at 4:41 am

  30. 30 On November 29th, 2007, prateek said:

    meetu i wonder why you havent completely trashed the movie? why on earth u call this an entertainer when a it vies for the top spot in the category of manmade disasters of my life time…i hate movies whre the main characters are forced to wear a wig..cos it starts looking artificial from there on itself ..what follows later doesnt interest me at alll..srk makes the same faces gives the same expressions that he has given over the years deepika ..less said about her the better..her voice for her first film has obviosly been dubbed..and its not difficult to make an average looker look stunner on screen..so please dont get fida over her..as it is she didnt have much to do except scream..which she must have learnt real fast from farah ..i could go on ..but to date this movie remains the BIGGEST BLUNDER of 2007 after jeetendra-rishi kapoor dud…forgetting its name ..yeah

    posted on November 29th, 2007 at 1:42 am

  31. 31 On November 29th, 2007, meetu said:

    prateek, the only reason not to trash the movie completely is because I have seen worse…much worse!

    posted on November 29th, 2007 at 5:09 am

  32. 32 On November 30th, 2007, Ashish K. said:

    Man 31 comments :O !!!

    @ Meetu

    > because I have seen worse…much worse!

    Hehehe :))
    People like SRK, Ekata Kapur, Himesh … etc know very well what sales, and they are good at selling it :-).

    So hate them or love them… you have to accept it they RULE! Thats why OSO is the biggest hit at the box office this year :-)

    posted on November 30th, 2007 at 7:52 am

  33. 33 On December 1st, 2007, Vkrum said:

    Hahahaha .. what a stupid review …ur foolish review dosent matter … its stupid .. and no one really cares .. coz OSO is a fabulous movie and is the biggest blockbuster of the year.. so please do something else with ur life other than writing senseless reviews..

    posted on December 1st, 2007 at 6:58 pm

  34. 34 On December 2nd, 2007, Silver said:

    Oh My god..i just saw OSO..i generally am not critical of most films..i enjoy all sorts of genre…but wasnt expecting that OSO would be such a big let down…

    this is singularly most boring and BAD film ive seen till date. WTF. i have never been so restless through a film..it was so loud, garish, over the top ….and the songs so so below par….

    I felt as though i was watching a couple of music videos and snippets from a circus..everything was so bloody disjointed.
    Deepika and Arjun were the only saving grace. and Shahrukh acts best when he is not really “acting”..as in like Chak De..where he was excellent minus his trademark OTT hamming… he should remain natural..he tries too hard to act..and end up overacting.

    I’d rather watch the boring saawariya …then punish myself through this clumsy self -obsessed film!!

    posted on December 2nd, 2007 at 5:03 pm

  35. 35 On December 4th, 2007, 4zia said:

    what the heck do all you people know about the marvel that is shahrukh khan. those of you who did not like OSO can go and take a shove because the movie rocked. an INSTANT CLASSIC.
    you go dudes, who made OSO

    posted on December 4th, 2007 at 11:09 am

  36. 36 On December 4th, 2007, Sakshi said:

    Om Shanti Om is a lovely movie.Shahrukh was simply smashing in the new era.Deepika looked beautiful during the 70s era of the movie.She deserves the greatest credit for the success of the film.

    posted on December 4th, 2007 at 1:24 pm

  37. 37 On December 5th, 2007, prateek said:

    yes meetu if a third rate movie like aap ka saroor can be a hit than this one sure is!!!!..but for me it rubs shoulders alongside deedare yaar ..now i remember ..all flesh ..no soul pity

    posted on December 5th, 2007 at 1:20 am

  38. 38 On December 5th, 2007, meetu said:

    Hi all,

    What I have noticed is people either loved the movie or hated it. And no matter what, people have taken it pretty personally. As in the people who loved it will defend it no end and the people who hated it are trashing it to death.

    Keep it going!

    posted on December 5th, 2007 at 3:35 am

  39. 39 On December 6th, 2007, Ashish K. said:

    @ Meetu

    Hehehe it is not at all personal :)
    Well, I’m neither a SRK’s big fan nor did I like the movie very much. I just didn’t like the way you trashed the movie only because you have preconceived notions about SRK’s acting abilities and you are too intelligent to enjoy humor of ’spoof’ category.

    My personal take is if the movie has done a fair business, then even if you didn’t like it, it doesn’t mean that movie was bullshit. It just means that the movie was not made for you, it was made for someone else. That part of audience liked it very much made it a hit.

    Movies are made for masses and not for couple of critics (no offense meant). I don’t know anything about appreciating the cinema. But I know to enjoy the cinema, you have to put yourself in the shoes of targeted audience. As someone has said people can not enjoy because :

    “Wherever I go, ‘I’ go too… and spoil the fun!”

    Cheers,
    - Ashish K.

    posted on December 6th, 2007 at 8:35 am

  40. 40 On December 6th, 2007, meetu said:

    Ashish, if I were trashing it solely on my preconceived notions then I wouldn’t have liked Chakde! nor would I have liked Don. OSO was a bad movie. There were just a few laugh-worthy jokes - the story was all over the place, the acting was bad.

    All I say in my reviews is what I thought of the movie. I certainly will not claim to know what types of shoes the target audience is wearing (unless it includes me :) ). On the same note, I don’t think anyone can.

    Nice ‘I’ quote! Just can’t figure out how to leave “I” behind. How much ever one tries, “I” follows like Mary’s little lamb. Pretty darn adamant it is.

    posted on December 6th, 2007 at 9:11 am

  41. 41 On December 7th, 2007, qazi zahid said:

    very good moviee.good acting of shahrukh khan.inshallh this will be the best film of 2007.i wish all the best to fraha khan also.

    posted on December 7th, 2007 at 7:46 pm

  42. 42 On December 13th, 2007, shirubhai said:

    shahrukh is a great actor.
    The movie is really entertaining.
    keep it up! make another.

    posted on December 13th, 2007 at 2:11 am

  43. 43 On December 16th, 2007, smruti said:

    i think the movie is excellent.farah khan has done a great job.

    posted on December 16th, 2007 at 1:08 pm

  44. 44 On December 19th, 2007, DIVYA SREE said:

    IT WAS REALLY AWESOM MOVIE.I ACTUALLY HATE SHAH RUKH.BUT I WAS IMMPRESSED SEEING THIS MOVIE.IT IS MOVIE EVERYONE CAN SEE IT AND I HAVE NO MORE WORDS TO APPRECIATE.

    THANK YOU

    posted on December 19th, 2007 at 2:32 pm

  45. 45 On December 19th, 2007, KARUNESH GOUNDARRUN said:

    I WANT TO MEET KING KHAN.WISHING VERY BODY IN INDIA AND OM SHANTI OM CREW MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.GOOD BY FOR NOW

    posted on December 19th, 2007 at 10:04 pm

  46. 46 On December 21st, 2007, sursh said:

    this is the my best film .ilike thi film very much.this film taught me that true love never dies.

    posted on December 21st, 2007 at 5:37 pm

  47. 47 On December 26th, 2007, Sachie Fernando said:

    I disagree with you at most times in your review with regard to om shanthi Om. I’m also not much of a ‘only SRK die hard fan’ but a do think that he has such potential and talent that noone else in India has. I do agree that OSO is a first rated commercialised movies i’ve ever watched, but at the end of the day we all wish for some fun, some music, some life ina 3 hour movie.
    I went to watch OSO having doubts about the previews but till today i have watched OSO 4 times at cinema. and mind you i do have better things to do. I myself a 3rd year medical student leads a very busy life, and i dont waste my time for nothing. OSO is copmletely pure entertaintment that reminds us of the true hindi movies. We as Sri Lankans watch hindi movies for a stunnong colours, the true culture, thje great music and the glowing dance items and nothing else.
    So to who ever is still wondering to over to watch or not OSO.. just go.. and have some fun!!!!

    posted on December 26th, 2007 at 9:53 am

  48. 48 On January 22nd, 2008, Milon said:

    OSM is kind of freak movie which is just fucked the time.

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 pm

  49. 49 On February 3rd, 2008, fatima said:

    u have to see it few times it will grow on u..

    posted on February 3rd, 2008 at 8:13 pm

  50. 50 On April 15th, 2008, rocky said:

    SRK KING KHAN,,,,,I watch this movie the first day,,,,…n i did not lik it atall…..thought it would be a big flop…only bcoz of srk fan foll the movie was a big hit…anyways congrats for the sucess of ur movie…

    posted on April 15th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

  51. 51 On May 5th, 2008, deepika said:

    a gr8 movie.deepika padukones sandy was humerous nd shanti was gr8.srk as usual superb.arjunis wonderful.thanks 2 farah khan

    posted on May 5th, 2008 at 7:56 am

  52. 52 On December 3rd, 2008, anupama said:

    OSO is a super hit movie.SRK was looking very hancy.Deepika was looking fine.I really enjoyed the movie.Those people are called foolish who didnot like it.One of the great foolish is bansali to compare sawariya with oso.

    posted on December 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 am

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