What the fish? I assure OSO is fun!

Back home, mom was a little unwell. Dad was busy with work and luckily I had an off, that Saturday. And to my surprise, tickets for Om Shanti Om were available. And thank goodness, it was not an evening show! Since I had booked the tickets through sms, I had to go there one hour before. Uh, I was really bugged. Thank god once again, my friend Saranya was available. I was chatting with her till Shardha arrived, and it took a really long time for her to reach. Anyways, well ahead of the movie, we were inside the theatre. No missing title uh! ;-)

To tell in short, Om Shanti Om rewinds you to flashback ['70s Bollywood] and fastfowards you to the present [Bollywood, now]

Thirty years back, SRK [Om] is a junior artiste and Deepika Padukone, [Shanti] is the 'dreamy girl' of Bollywood. And of course, Om is fond of Shanti. But Shanti is in love with a big-time fim producer-actor, Mukesh [I'm not too sure of his real name] and wants to get married to him, But the villian in him refuses to accept Shanti. He organises to burn her alive in one of his grand sets. Till almost the end, Om tries rescuing her, but is thrown out by the power of fire and both, Om and Shanti die. As Om Ramprakash dies, Om Kapoor is born. Rajesh kaoor gets his first son at the same time and names him Om.

Thirty years later, Om kapoor [popularly called as OK in the Bollywood circle] emerges victorious as the king of Bollywood. Om Kapoor, who was born the same minute when Om Prakash died, looks very similar to him and is considered his re-birth. And now, as every viewer wonders why Deepika shouldn't have a re-birth, Farah Khan introduces Sandy, an aspiring actress from Bangalore [She looks very much like Shanti, and hence assumed as her re-birth] As Om Kapoor gets reminded of his previous birth, he gets to meet Mukesh [popularly called as Mike in the Hollywood] during filmfare awards. Now, as Om remembers how Mukesh killed Shanti, he decides to torcher him with that, using Sandy [Shanti-look-alike] but to everyones surprise, Shanti's ghost haunts Mukesh and kills him.

Now, the cinematography and the setting, is completely in Bollywood ishtyle. Too plastic. It's a complete masala film, something like a mixture of a Rajnikanth and Kamal film. The first half was hilarious. You can't stop laughing for a minute. Om's lovely partner, I mean, the one who acted in Iqbal [What's his name?], his filmy mother and everything else makes you glued to the screens. But the theatre becomes totally silent when Shanti dies. Mukesh, I would say is a mixture of Raguvaran and Prakash Raj. Later when he comes as Mike, I very much could assaociate him with Raguvaran's role in Batsha. It's a little funny to compare Kollywood with Bollywood, yet I think we can. In the latter half, there's a scene where almost the entire Bollywood, except for Ayshwarya Rai and Aamir Khan, assemble together during the filmfare awards function and that one was really a good one! It's quite tough to manage a whole lot of them, but it was great to see all of them dance together.

OSO is a must watch, at least for the one who seeks for some change and entertainment in life! I can assure you of 2 and a half hours of complete entertainment. Though the story line might not be too good, it is fun to watch. Btw, SRK's abs are not all that attractive to look at. SRK himself has become too old, that Its too tough to appreciate Farah Khan's idea of portraying SRK like this! Deepika Padukone is attractive. She shows a lot of her legs, probably to indulge the men, but her acting is amazing towards the end of the film. Mukesh [Not too sure of his real name] is one character I liked most, though he is the villian.

And I forgot to tell you, the way Farah Khan had put up the credits was a good idea. It was almost a scene, which would be similar to the premier, with all the technicians and actors in it. This ensures that the audience watch that as well. That's something very important, to me as a film studies student.

And the music is just wonderful!