Berlin Film Festival selects Om Shanti Om for Berlinale Special
21 Jan, 2008
London, 18th January 2008: Eros International, the London AIM listed leading integrated company within the Indian media & entertainment sector, announced today the selection of ‘Om Shanti Om’ for Berlinale Special at the Berlin Film Festival 2008.
The Berlinale Special shows, as part of the official programme, works of contemporary filmmakers that the festival honours. The festival shows extraordinary new productions to honour great cinema personalities by showing their films and to immerse audiences in cinematic history by screening film classics. Films which deserve special attention due to current events can also be shown as part of the Berlinale Special. Furthermore the programme presents films in honor of those who receive a Berlinale Camera, films by or about outstanding persons of film whom the festival feels especially attached to.
Om Shanti Om is among 11 films selected this year. Directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan, Om Shanti Om stars superstar Shah Rukh Khan, glamorous Deepika Padukone, debonair Arjun Rampal and talented Shreyas Talpade.
The film will have a German Premiere at the festival on 8th February, 8:00pm at Kino Internazionale attended by Shah Rukh Khan.
Eros International will be releasing Om Shanti Om theatrically in Germany soon after the Berlin Film Festival. -AA
New Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata, Nov 9 (ANI): Shahrukh Khan starrer "Om Shanti Om" received a rave response as it was released in theatres across the country on Friday. The Farah Khan magnum opus also marks the debut of model turned actress Deepika Padukone. The film is set in the 70's, which is, described as the romantic era in the history of Bollywood. Fans of Shahrukh Khan are talking widely about the actor's performance in the movie. "Far above my expectations. It was a good movie and I think it is going to do well," said Swati, a viewer. Meanwhile 'King Khan' Shahrukh is upbeat about the prospects of the movie and feels that the audience will love it. "If a lot of people love the offering of love that my company has made then that is achievement, money and all will keep happening later," said Shahrukh Khan, actor and producer of "Om Shanti Om".
The story of the film revolves around Om (Shah Rukh Khan), a struggling junior artiste in the '70s' celluloid era and madly in love with the biggest star of his time Shanti (Deepika Padukone). But in his first life he cannot find his true love and dies an untimely death.Om is reborn and the story flash forwards to the present day.Haunted by memories of his past life and his true love, Om attempts to solve the mystery of his death, and also to reunite with Shanti, the love of his past life.
Earlier today, the Shahrukh Khan fan club took out a rally on the streets of Kolkata dancing and chanting slogans eulogising the screen god, Shahrukh Khan. "It's going to be a mass audience film. After "Chak De" (a Shahrukh Khan movie), it is back to masala movies. Everybody is enthusiastic about Shahrukh Khan's six pack abs," said June Maliah, a Shahrukh fan and Bengali film actress. Director Farah Khan has pulled out all the stops to make her venture a complete eye-catcher, cashing in on the charisma of Sahrukh Khan. She has also roped in 31 actors from the past and present era for an item number in the movie.
Bollywood is no stranger to movies made on the theme of reincarnation, and has ruled the box office for long time. Earlier movies like "Karz" and "Karan Arjun" (a Shah Rukh Khan starrer) based on the theme of reincarnation were the biggest hits of their time. The duo of actor Sahrukh Khan and Director Farah Khan in 2004 gave the biggest hit of the year, "Main Hoon Na". (ANI)-AJ
New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 7 (ANI): Bollywood is all set for Diwali clash on Friday with the release of two movies belonging to two big personalities of the film industry- numero uno actor Shahrukh Khan and the most respected director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Shahrukh starrer 'Om Shanti Om' had created the buzz, much before its music was launched, when director of the movie decided to give audiences a peek-o-boo of Shahrukh's or SRK's new toned body with 'six packs abs'.
With mystery shrouding the production of Bhansali's Saawariya, the film had already hit the headlines the day it was launched, since it is the first Hindi film co-produced by a Hollywood Studio, Sony Columbia Tristar.
However, when promos of the flick made to the tubes, the boyish charm of debutante Ranbir Kapoor, son of star couple Rishi and Nitu Kapoor, floored the people and his popularity soared, especially among the girls.
"I don't think we will even think of coming with Shahrukh Khan. He is too bigger star. He has been in the industry for so many years we can't even think of going head to head with him. If he is the biggest actor in the industry we have the biggest director in the country," says Ranbir.
The last time a Diwali clash of the Bollywood titans happened was way back in 1998. Then SRK starrer film of debutante director Karan Johar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hain competed against David Dhawan's comical flick Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, starring Govinda and Amitabh Bachchan.
"Two big budget movies are releasing at the same time, and it has happened in the past that two big films have released at the same time, and have done good. Its not that the two films will disappear from theatres after one week," says actor Arjun Rampal, who is playing the role of 1970s actor in Om Shanti Om.
While Om Shanti Om is being sold as a complete entertainer with one half of the movie capturing the magic of 1970s film industry, its other USPs are the presence of 31 Bollywood stars in one song, foot-tapping music, famous model Deepika Padukone's debut movie and SRK's six pack abs.
Saawariya on the other hand boasts of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the director whose last file 'Black' had won rave reviews. It also has a fresh music composed by Monty and two new faces in Ranbir, who belongs to the fourth generation of Prithvi Raj Kapoor family, and Sonam Kapoor, daughter of another superstar Anil Kapoor.
According to trade analysts, the different genres of these movies would help both films click at the Box Office.
"I very honestly believe that both the films will click, for the simple reason that Om Shanti Om stars Shahrukh Khan, the songs of the movie are already popular...As far as Saawariya is concerned Ranbir has created such excitement in the minds of the public that they all are dying to see him," says, Komal Nahata, a popular film critic.
Nahata, however, feels that Om Shanti Om would get an earth-shattering opening, "perhaps the best opening ever". (ANI) --MP
MP: Om Shanti Om is the much awaited movie of the Shah Rukh Khan fans which is schedled for release this Diwali season. The film is directed by choreographer Farah Khan. The film tells the story of characters 'Om' and 'Shanti'. Actress Deepika Padukone pairs with Sharukh for the first time in the film. The story is based on reincarnation and tells the love and life of film stars of the 70's. SRK plays a junior artist who falls madly in love with the then superstar heroine. Vishal-Shekhar has the music. Red Chillies Entertainment produces the film. Arjun Rampal, Kirron Kher, Shreyas Talpade etc are there in the cast. Farah Khan, Abbas Tyrewala has the story. Besides over 30 top Bollywood stars are doing a guest appearance for a special song in the film. The film is said to be a complete comic and romantic entertainer and is expected to be a sure shot success.
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