A movie review by a major Bollywood website was extremely positive. Oh well, how could I trust a reviewer who gave fantastic movies like Chak De India, Black, Rang De Basanti (and so many more) such low ratings? I believed the reviewer is quite fond of masala flicks, flicks which have major box-office appeal. (Are movie reviewers actually paid for positive reviews? I wonder..) So before I entered the movieplex, I had huge expectations from Om Shanti Om. The biggest entertainer in the country in a masala potboiler, positive reviews, great hype, 31 of the biggest stars in one item number - what more could one ask for? Technically Om Shanti Om is good, but as an entertainer, is a major dissappointment. The fact that it is such a terrible let down, is yet to sink in. What was Farah Khan (director) thinking? How could she make such a bad film, after directing a decent entertainer in Main Hoon Na? What was Shahrukh Khan thinking when he approved the script? How could almost everything go so wrong in a movie?
There is nothing new in the story. (Lifted from Karz (Bollywood)+Chances Are (Hollywood). SRK tries to act albeit different, but as always more than 'Om the character' he is The SRK here, his usual hamming continues, everything is over the top, from lighting to screenplay to dialog. In Shahrukh's movie you will never find a 'dark' moment, I mean his face always gets maximum amount of light from 360 degrees. There is no shades whatsoever, only lights. Thus giving him a stage to ham (my favorite is that scene, some Karan Johar movie, where Preity Zinta looks on, Saif cornered and Shahrukh keeps on reading some imaginary diary while clearly indicating that he is SACRIFYCING, all lights, no shades)
There is nothing new in the story. (Lifted from Karz (Bollywood)+Chances Are (Hollywood). SRK tries to act albeit different, but as always more than 'Om the character' he is The SRK here, his usual hamming continues, everything is over the top, from lighting to screenplay to dialog. In Shahrukh's movie you will never find a 'dark' moment, I mean his face always gets maximum amount of light from 360 degrees. There is no shades whatsoever, only lights. Thus giving him a stage to ham (my favorite is that scene, some Karan Johar movie, where Preity Zinta looks on, Saif cornered and Shahrukh keeps on reading some imaginary diary while clearly indicating that he is SACRIFYCING, all lights, no shades)
Six pack proposition is an instant hit thanks to media. Liposuction or not, Shahrukh looks good, but not without props. Either he is hiding under a full sleeve or wearing coal-mine cap for the desired effect. I think he did not look 'strong and cool' bare chested like Salman and John Abraham, so he had to take shelter under these additional stuff. Also, we would like to see, how Shah Rukh maintains his six pack from now onwards because Salman in one of the interviews said more than making, its difficult to maintain such abs for long.The movie has major flaws. Both the first half and the second have a lot of similarities, a few scenes actually are repeated! So if you miss the first half or you decide to walk out during the interval, dont worry, you haven’t missed much. The biggest flaw is you never feel for any of the characters, you laugh when the characters cry and vice versa. The transformation of Om Kapoor to Om Prakash in the second half, isnt handled well and is far from convincing. The transformation part is so very important in reincarnation movies, something which was handled brilliantly in Karan Arjun. The death scene, rebirth, flashbacks - needs expert direction, Farah unfortunately fails.
The script, screenplay and the direction is flawed. The dialogues are irritating. The only saving grace of the much hyped movie is the music. Main Agar Kahoon and Dard-e-Disco stand out.
Now the performance of the King Khan. After a career-best knockout performance in Chak De India, Shahrukh Khan hams in the first half. In the second half, as the new-age superstar, he fails to convince. A soda without fizz kinda performance by SRK. Personally for me, this is undoubtedly his most disappointing performance this decade. Deepika Padukone is promising in her debut, great screen presence. She expresses quite well through her eyes. Definitely a actress to look forward to, in the future. Shreyas Talpade’s role doesnt demand any histrionics, he is decent as the side-kick. Arjun Rampal is good in a negative role. Kirron Kher is over the top throughout, the only scene she excels is when she is supposed to scare Mukesh Mehra, in the second half.
In the special appearances, Akshay Kumar stands out in the filmfare awards scene. Even his nomination video is hilarious. He gets the house down with his typical trademark antics. Hrithik Roshan is also a part of the movie and so is Abhishek Bachchan (both are part of the Filmfare scene). Amongst the 31 stars in the item number, Kajol got the loudest of cheers.
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I guess this was sorta expected of the movie after all that extra hype and stuff
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