Ham Shanti Ham... A Review

All the excitement of this SRK flick and it was apparently the most eagerly awaited movie of the season…but sorry to say that the movie didn't live up to my expectations.

"Picture abhi baki hai mere dost…!" is the tagline of the movie Om Shanti Om and I, as a viewer was just hoping when this ordeal would get over.

The movie begins impressively with the yesteryear star Rishi Kapoor dancing on the tunes of the song "Meri Umar Ke Naujawano…Dil Na laga Na Oh deewano…", and in-between the song SRK the male protagonist of the movie as Om replaces him and starts of jumping and running ala Rishi Kapoor…but I am afraid comes no where close to what Rishi had done.

The story (if any exist) is quite simple and is based on Re-Incarnation.

Om, the struggling actor (naah…Ham-er) falls in love with the superstar Shantipriya played by the Deepika Padukone.Let me say it again, she is just gorgeous. Let me also add that she is quite talented of whatever I got to see in this film, but I am sorry to say that SRK and Farah Khan have utterly wasted her talent. Her role doesn't have any kind of soul in the movie.

So back to the story, Om dies in trying to save Shantipriya, who is burnt alive by Arjun Rampal, the villain. Infact they both die in a fire before the interval of the movie.

First half ends here, Om and Shanti are burnt to death….!

Second half…year 2007…SRK is back as Om again. He is a superstar's (Rajesh Khanna, played by a duplicate of RK) kid and eventually becomes a superstar himself in this period with a six-pack-abs and is afraid of fire for known reasons. He begins remembering his past life as and stuff that has happened.

Om after bagging the award, gives a speech which takes him back to his previous life. He now decides to take revenge on Arjun and to make the movie Om Shanti Om again, which was to be made with Shantipriya 30 years ago. He decides to find a heroine who would look similar to Shanti…and guess what; he finds an exact replica.Again Deepika looks stunning and lovely.

Beauty...

Om after winning the best actor award at the 2007 FilmFare award function hosts a party .For me this party is the highlight of the movie as it has 31 bollywood stars dancing along with SRK.

and the beasts...

Every things falls in place in the climax and as expected Om manages to get rid of the villain with the help of Sandy, the new Deepika.Infact Shantipriya’s BHOOT too helps them in their revenge. Wao…! what a story.The hype...the hysteria created before the release of the movie was tremendous, but the end result was pathetic to say the least.

Some positives of the movie are the songs which are pretty good…I would like to mention that the song "Main Agar Kahoon…" is my favorite sung by Sonu Nigam.

And yeah i watched Om Shanti Om,First Day First Show.It is believed that if SRK runs in his movies,the movie does run to packed houses...lets wait and watch and observe how the public responds to SRK's latest offering.

-GAG