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Trimis: 07/02/2007 00:42

Farah Khan wants to give Shah Rukh Khan a complete image makeover in her next movie 'Om Shanti Om'.

One can expect something new when Farah Khan happens to be at the helm of things. She made a superb directorial debut in 'Main Hoon Na'. And now she will incorporate the fashion statements and styles of 1970s into her next venture 'Om Shanti Om', which again has Shah Rukh in the lead role.

The movie will feature Deepika Padukone as SRK's heroine. Others in the cast are Shreyas Talpade, Kiron Kher and Bindu.

Farah has reportedly hired three designers to do costumes in the film. Karan Johar will stil SRK's outfits, Manish Malhotra will design for Deepika and Sanjiv Mulchandani for the rest of the cast.

The costumes will be from the fashion of the 70s : hippie kurtas with pop-art prints and polka dots, printed shirts with long collars, and ghararas with crocheted flowers, etc.

Even the hairdos of the main actors will be reminiscent of the styles of the 70s.

Farah, who has been a great admirer of entertainers from the 70s, says her movie 'Om Shanti Om' is not in any way based on Subhash Ghai's movie 'Karz' that had a song with the same title.

Farah has been busy with her movie's pre-production work. She wants to begin shooting early next year. The film is said to have an approximate budget of Rs 30 crore.

Trimis: 26/07/2007 10:11

Friday February 23, 05:05 PM Subhash Ghai and Rishi Kapoor in Om Shanti Om

Farah Khan is busy shooting Om Shanti Om, her second directorial venture after Main Hoon Na starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in de seamă roles. Recently Shreyas Talpade and Malaika Arora were added to the cast. And the cast of film is just growing bigger by the day.

Since the time the film was announced, there was a buzz that it is a remake of Subhash Ghai's Karz which starred Rishi Kapoor in lead role. The rumours originated from the fact that the title of the film 'Om Shanti Om' was a chartbuster song picturized on Rishi Kapoor in Subhash Ghai's Karz. Also both the films are based on the theme of reincarnation. However Farah completely denies the rumours saying, ''I am tired of shouting over the rooftops that my film Om Shanti Om is not a remake of Karz. Unless and until I am exhausted mentally and intellectually I will not remake a film. I have stories to tell and I want to do just that.''

And now she has got both Rishi Kapoor and Subhash Ghai to feature in her film in cameos. The two have also agreed to do the film. A well placed source also confirms that Rishi Kapoor and Subhash Ghai will be playing themselves in the film. ''Om Shanti Om is basically set around the Hindi film industry. So you will see many film personalities making a special appearance in the film playing themselves.''

Farah adds, ''The first half of Om Shanti Om is set in the 1970's so we have decided to recreate that era through a song''. If word is to be believed then the song will possibly be sung by Sadhana Sargam and Abhijeet. And since the film is based on the theme of reincarnation, the second half will show the current Bollywood scenario.

The source also gives a gist of SRK's character in the film saying, ''Om Shanti Om starts showing Shah Rukh Khan as a junior artist of the late 70's. His name is Om. Years later he is reborn and is named Om again''. This is the second time when Shah Rukh will be featuring in a reincarnation theme film after the blockbuster hit Karan Arjun. And just to set the record straight, 'Om Shanti Om' has no resemblance to that movie either.

Farah confirms that since Om Shanti Om revolves around Bollywood, the film will have cameos by many known names in the industry. And since it shows the Bollywood scene in the 70s as well as today, you might just come across celebrities from both eras making an appearance in the film. In fact, Farah also adds that her husband and filmmaker Shirish Kunder will also be seen in the title credits of the film.

Trimis: 26/07/2007 10:14

Om Shanti Om (translation: "Om Peace Om") is a forthcoming Hindi film to be directed by Farah Khan. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack will be composed by the musical duo, Vishal-Shekhar with lyrics by renowned poet, Gulzar. Music sittings for the film were recently held at Madras. Cinematography for the movie is handled by V. Manikandan whilst editing is handled by Shirish Kunder, both who have previously worked with Khan in Main Hoon Na. The film is said to be based on reincarnation. Shooting of the film will begin in January 2007 at various locations in India . The film is slated for release November 9, 2007.

Plot
The story centers on an artist, Om (Shahrukh Khan), who grows up in the seventies, meets the love of his life (Deepika Padukone) and shortly thereafter suffers an untimely demise. He is immediately reincarnated and the story flash-forwards to the present day. Haunted by the memories of his past life and love, he attempts to not only solve the mystery of his death, but also reunite with the love of his past life. The problem is that she is now much older than him and does not believe that he is the reincarnation of the man she once loved.

Shahrukh Khan...... Om
Deepika Padukone......Shanti
Shreyas Talpade ......
Javed Sheikh ......
Arjun Rampal ......
Salman Khan...... as himself (Special appearance)
Hrithik Roshan...... as himself (Special appearance)
Rani Mukerji...... as herself (Special appearance)
Kajol...... as herself (Special appearance)
Sanjay Dutt...... as himself (Special appearance)
Karisma Kapoor...... as herself (Special appearance)
Juhi Chawla...... as herself (Special appearance)
Priyanka Chopra...... as herself (Special appearance)
Saif Ali Khan...... as himself (Special appearance)
Shilpa Shetty...... as herself (Special appearance)
Urmila Matondkar...... as herself (Special appearance)
Preity Zinta...... as herself (Special appearance)
Dharmendra...... as himself (Special appearance)
Jeetendra...... as himself (Special appearance)
Sridevi...... as herself (Special appearance)
Rishi Kapoor...... as himself (Special appearance)
Mithun Chakraborty...... as himself (Special appearance)
Rekha...... as herself (Special appearance)
Shabana Azmi...... as herself (Special appearance)
Tabu...... as herself (Special appearance)
Govinda...... as himself (Special appearance)
Bobby Deol...... as himself (Special appearance)
Lara Dutta...... as herself (Special appearance)
Dino Morea...... as himself (Special appearance)
Suniel Shetty...... as himself (Special appearance)
Tusshar Kapoor...... as himself (Special appearance)
Vidya Balan...... as herself (Special appearance)
Malaika Arora Khan...... as herself (Special appearance)
Amrita Arora...... as herself (Special appearance)
Arbaaz Khan...... as himself (Special appearance)
Ritesh Deshmukh...... as himself (Special appearance)
Aftab Shivdasani...... as himself (Special appearance)
Zayed Khan...... as himself (Special appearance)
Subhash Ghai...... as himself (Special appearance)
Vishal Dadlani ...... as himself (Special appearance)
Karan Johar...... as himself (Special appearance)

Crew
Director: Farah Khan
Screenplay: Farah Khan
Story: Farah Khan
Dialogue: Abbas Tyrewala
Producers: Shah Rukh Khan & Gauri Khan
Music: Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography: V. Manikandan
Editing: Shirish Kunder
Choreography: Farah Khan
Lyrics: Gulzar