For all the grand entertainment it offers, Om Shanti Om is also a zany study of the 70s film making in terms of style, attitude and values.
Farah Khan's and Shah Rukh's second collaboration following Main Hoon Na, is a gloriously entertaining film from the word go.
'Farah Khan is one of the only women in my career who supported me right from the beginning. That support meant the world because it opened up a lot of doors for women in the industry.'
Music director duos are a unique Bollywood feature, and many have become iconic. In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and their dynamics.
The battle lines are drawn between Saawariya and Om Shanti Om.
Crushing the opening records of such mammoth hits as Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Shah Rukh emerged as the new champ as his own film Om Shanti Om grossed $1.5 million in just three days in America and Canada. KANK had grossed about $1.35 million over year ago.
Om Shanti Om is an out and out musical that captivates with its roaring polyphony and unabashed drama.
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Deepika Padukone turns 40 on January 5, and Namrata Thakker lists the 40 things we love about her.
Farah Khan's latest film is heavily flawed but still fun.
The multiplex owners and distributors of the two mega-budget films are at loggerheads over sharing the profits from ticket sales. And that has put a question mark over whether the films will release on the Diwali weekend.
Funnyman Cyrus Brocha's jokes made up for SRK's absence at the press meet to announce the tie-up between MTV Lycra Awards and Farah Khan's new film, Om Shanti Om.
A few members of the Indian cricket team including skipper M S Dhoni watched Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Om Shanti Om' at a multiplex in Chandigarh on Friday while Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar visited an orphanage.
SaReGaMa mentors, VishalShekar, the duo behind some of Om Shanti Om's music are optimistic of the album doing well.
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New York's newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, flaunted his Indian roots during his first victory speech, quoting Nehru and playing 'Dhoom Machale'.
'Dhoom Machale...' The exuberant, celebratory track from the 2004 blockbuster Dhoom rounded off Zohran Mamdani's victory speech, more evidence that New York's newly elected mayor embraces his many identities with a light-as-souffle touch.
Reader Nikunj Kawa sends us a photograph.
Manoj Kumar claims damages to the tune of Rs 100 crores, and claims he will donate it to charity if he wins the case.
'He's been doing something we don't talk about much, working with acid attack survivors.' 'He supports them not just emotionally, but also financially.' 'His Mir Foundation helps them with the surgeries they have to go through to step out again and get back their lives.' 'He doesn't talk about it and I only learnt about this when we were in Kolkata once and some of the girls had come to meet him at the hotel.'
Born on June 25, 1951, Shah was a prominent figure in Indian cinema and television. His career spanned several decades, during which he earned acclaim for his comedic timing in movies such as Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Maalamaal, Hero Hiralal, Main Hoon Na and Kal Ho Naa Ho.
With his killer smile, the sex symbol image, Robert Redford would go beyond just being an actor, remembers Aseem Chhabra.
Aryan Khan has made The Ba***ds of Bollywood entertaining and wicked, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Mumbai's retro era has always found favour with Bollywood !
During the Wankhede's 50th anniversary event in Mumbai on Sunday, Sunil Gavaskar and former India women's captain Diana Eduljee broke into a jig to the tune of Om Shanti Om.
A recent report in The Hollywood Reporter has listed 46 women as the Most Influential Women in International Film, and the ladies in positions of executives, producers and creatives.
'He was walking on the road when a car coming from Bhogpur hit him. He suffered head injuries and was taken to a private hospital where he died in the evening'
'I am not 100 percent okay even now. Have to give it my all because many livelihoods depend on my work.'
'He is one of the most down-to-earth and hardworking guys I know, and that's true of all superstars, including Bachchan sahab.'
Shah Rukh Khan is known for his wit and humour, and it was on full display at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 event on May 1.
Our reader tells us what he thinks of Om Shanti Om.
Subhash K Jha remembers his conversations with movie legend Manoj Kumar, who passed into the ages on April 4, 2025.
Bhool Chuk Maaf released last Friday, we decided to look at 10 instances of tinsel town's famous folks burying the hatchet.
On the other end of the spooky spectrum, there's the otherworld beauty looking for a do-gooder to help her restless spirit find peace.
Sixteen years and an incredible Rs 1,600 plus crore (Rs 16 billion) haul at just the Indian box office, that's the enviable track record the blockbuster jodi of Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone have been enjoying since they first came together in 2007's Om Shanti Om.
Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
To showcase their family at Radhika Merchant-Anant Ambani's sangeet ceremony, they chose to dance to the song, Deewangi Deewangi, from Om Shanti Om.
Many of our leading men and women are also all for dramatic physical transformation for the sake of artistic authenticity.
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