ALBUM - Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om is a 2007 fantasy melodrama film directed and co-written by Farah Khan with Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh.  It starred Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Arjun Rampal.

 

Om, a junior film artist, is smitten by Shantipriya, a renowned actress, but is killed while trying to save her from a fire accident. Thirty years later, he is reborn and sets out to avenge her death.

 

In a soundtrack review, Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave it four stars out of five and opines, "Om Shanti Om is easily one of the most complete scores by Vishal-Shekhar and Javed Akhtar." Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com also gave it four stars out of five, applauding the tracks but criticized the "Dark Side" mix. She concludes her review by writing, "Om Shanti Om is an out and out musical that captivates with its roaring polyphony and unabashed drama."Aakash Gandhi of Planet Bollywood gave a rating of 8.5 stars out of 10 and writes, "not only have [Vishal-Shekhar] proven themselves in terms of musical ingenuity and quality, they have shown us the confidence, the poise, and the ability to step up to the plate and hit a grand-slam when they’re called upon to do so." He further gave them a "standing ovation".