Om Shanti Om (2007) on Netflix
In 1970s Mumbai, Om Prakash Makhija is a junior artist who dreams of becoming a hero. He adores the superstar Shantipriya, and pulls her from a fire on set.
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Plot summary
Om Prakash Makhija earns a living as a junior artist in the Mumbai film industry of the 1970s, sharing a chawl room with his mother, Bela, and his friend Pappu Master. Both men want to become heroes. Om's heart belongs to Shantipriya, the reigning star nicknamed Dreamy Girl. He and Pappu get into the premiere of her film in disguise, and after that the two of them find minor roles at R.C. Studios, the company of the producer Mukesh Mehra. During one of Shanti's shoots the set catches fire and she is trapped; Om drags her out and is hurt. She visits him to say thank you, overhears his feelings for her, and they become friends. Shanti tells him he can ask her for anything except to jump into fire.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Om Shanti Om (2007)
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- Manoj Kumar sued the makers of Om Shanti Om over a scene that lampooned him, and on 8 August 2008 won a permanent injunction; a Mumbai court ordered the producers and Sony Entertainment Television to edit the Manoj Kumar look-alike scenes before the film's television premiere on 10 August 2008.
- Director Farah Khan was pregnant with triplets while making Om Shanti Om and had such a difficult shoot that she would constantly vomit while directing the film.
- Arjun Rampal was approached for his role by Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan at the latter's New Year's Eve party, but was reluctant because he felt the part was "too evil" for someone like him; Shah Rukh persuaded him to agree.
- Farah Khan wanted Shakira to film a special appearance and had got her to commit a few days for the role, but the idea was scrapped because of the uncertainty of her dates.
- Om Shanti Om went out with an unheard-of 2,000 prints worldwide, the highest number of prints, including digital, for any Indian film at the time of its release.
- Farah Khan said the film was shot entirely in sync sound and dismissed rumours that Deepika Padukone's voice was dubbed, but in 2015 Mona Ghosh Shetty admitted she had dubbed for Padukone in the film.
- Nina Davuluri's talent routine for Miss America 2014 was a Hindi film fusion dance choreographed by Nakul Dev Mahajan and performed to the Om Shanti Om song Dhoom Taana; it was the first time Indian film had appeared on the Miss America stage, and Davuluri was the first Indian American to win the competition.
