Summary:
From near-perfect homage to mainstream Hindi Cinema to the perfect music and dialogues, the Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer had all the quintessential elements of being just so filmy.
‘Om Shanti Om’ released 10 years ago, and it surely was a trendsetter. From near-perfect homage to mainstream Hindi Cinema to the perfect music and dialogues, the Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer had all the quintessential elements of being just so filmy. These are all the references from old Hindi films that ‘Om Shanti Om’ pays homage to.
1. Film’s storyline
Om Shanti Om’s plot is a reference to many Hindi films that were made with the concept of re-incarnation. Like Karz (1980), Madhumati (1958) and Mehbooba (1976).
2. Film’s song, ‘Dhoom Tanna’
An ode to old Hindi semi classical songs composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal in 70s, ‘Dhoom Tanna’ was composed by Pyarelal to recreate the same old vibe.
3. Dream Girl remodeled as Dreamy Girl
In the film, Deepika Padukone is popularly known as the ‘Dreamy Girl’ which is an homage to Hema Malini’s Dream Girl stature of the 70s.
4. The multi-starrer song ‘Deewangi’
Farah Khan roped in 31 celebs from the industry for the song, ‘Deewangi’, which is a homage to the song ‘John Jani Janardhan’ from the 1981 film, ‘Naseeb’. The song featured many celebrities.
5. Tribute to Mother India
Deepika’s character gets caught up in a fire which is a reference from ‘Mother India’. A famous legend said that soon after Sunil Dutt saved Nargis from a fire on the sets of Mother India, the two tied the knot.
6. Salman’s film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ references
In a scene after SRK’s character saves Deepika from a raging fire on the set, he ends up saying “Dosti mein no sorry, no thank you”. A young Suraj Barjatya is then shown noting down this dialogue with a cap on his head, that says ‘Friend’, it made for the perfect quirky reference. In another scene in the film, SRK’s character talks to Deepika’s Dreamy Girl poster and keeps repeating the line, ‘Tum bore toh nahi ho rahi na?’
7. The Manoj Kumar reference
The filmmakers got in trouble for the scene when SRK and Shreyas’ characters are trying to sneak into a premiere of the Dreamy Girl, they cover their faces with their hands in signature Manoj Kumar style. The veteran actor did not appreciate the joke and was quite upset with the filmmakers.
8. The signature Manmohan Desai touch
Manmohan Desai was the king of commercial masala Bollywood films. By including tropes like a hero who is stuck to a wheelchair but can manage to disco, this film paid homage to Manmohan Desai’s films.
9. The tiger fight
In the first half of the film, SRK is shown fighting with a stuffed tiger. This was a reference to the 1970 film Tarzan 303.
10. The award ceremonies
Hindi films have had a strong association with their lavish award ceremonies. Om Shanti Om took a dig at these ceremonies by picturising an entire sequence at the award ceremony.
So guys are you planning to watch Om Shanti Om another time?