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{{Infobox album
| name = Om Shanti Om
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Vishal–Shekhar]]
| cover = Om Shanti Om (soundtrack).jpg
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| released = 18 September 2007
| recorded = 1 December 2005 – 1 June 2006
| venue =
| studio = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=61|s=18}}
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Jackie Vanjari]]
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'''''Om Shanti Om''''' is the [[soundtrack]] to the [[Om Shanti Om|2007 film of the same name]] directed by [[Farah Khan]], produced by [[Gauri Khan]] through [[Red Chillies Entertainment]] and starred [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Shreyas Talpade]], [[Arjun Rampal]] and [[Deepika Padukone]] (in her [[Hindi]] film debut). The film's soundtrack featured six original songs, four remixes and an instrumental track, all of them were composed by [[Vishal–Shekhar]], and written by [[Javed Akhtar]], [[Kumaar]] and [[Vishal Dadlani]], except for one song composed by Pyarelal of the [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] duo. The soundtrack was released by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] on 18 September 2007 to critical acclaim and was one of the highest-selling music albums of the year.

To date, this was the last time singers [[Udit Narayan]] and [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] provided their voices as [[playback singers]] to Shah Rukh Khan. The two were synonymous as a singer-actor combo for many of his previous films.

== Development and release ==
[[A. R. Rahman]] was initially signed in to compose music for the film but he opted out after disagreements with [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] as he wanted them to share the copyrights of music between him and the label.<ref name="omshanti_copyright">{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14309817 |title=A.R Rahman: There's no fight with Shahrukh |access-date=25 April 2007 |website=[[Sify]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312074839/http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14309817 |archive-date=12 March 2007}}</ref> Later Vishal–Shekhar was hired to score music for the film, in their maiden collaboration with both Shah Rukh and Farah. The duo had composed for few television advertisements directed by Farah, and with her rapport, they had been recommended to Red Chillies Entertainment for their recruitment as composers.<ref name=":0" />

The duo recalled that they grew up listening to music of the 1960s and 1970s and wanted the soundtrack to be a tribute to the music of that particular era while appealing to newer audiences at the same time.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title='I became a composer because of Amitabh Bachchan' |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/19vishal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328112046/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/19vishal.htm |archive-date=28 March 2018 |access-date=28 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> The song "Dhoom Taana" was composed by Pyarelal of the Laxmikant–Pyarelal duo. Pyarelal stopped composing after his partner Laxmikant's death in May 1998, but owing to Farah Khan's request on composing a song as a tribute to [[Hindi film music]] of the 1970s and 1980s, he agreed at the insistence of his wife and daughter. The song was recorded with a 150-member-orchestra and traditional instruments like drums, tabla, dholak and dafli, which was a trademark of the duo and more than 40 different percussion instruments had been used.<ref name="pyare">{{cite web |author=Ritujaay Ghosh |date=14 November 2007 |title=I may soon resume composing music: Pyarelal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-may-soon-resume-composing-music-pyarelal/story-6ueWUPyMIoXMY2mpRzGWPL.html |access-date=3 July 2020 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Vishal–Shekhar also helped Pyarelal on orchestrating and arranging the tunes.<ref name=":0" />

== Reception ==
Joginder Tuteja's review for ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' summarised the music as "one of the complete scores" from Vishal–Shekhar, giving four stars out of five.<ref>{{cite web |title=music review of Om Shanti Om |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/12950/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330201248/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/12950/index.html |archive-date=30 March 2008 |access-date=15 August 2011 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' also gave it four stars out of five, with praise for the music, but criticised the "Dark Side" mix.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cool retro music in Om Shanti Om |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/19oso.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019113236/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/19oso.htm |archive-date=19 October 2012 |access-date=15 August 2011 |work=Rediff.Com}}</ref> Writing for ''[[AllMusic]]'', Bhaskar Gupta gave the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, summarizing "Vishal-Shekhar finally delivered a soundtrack that could be deemed their signature offering."<ref>{{cite web |title=Om Shanti Om – Vishal-Shekhar – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/om-shanti-om-mw0001173754 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430024830/http://www.allmusic.com/album/om-shanti-om-mw0001173754 |archive-date=30 April 2016 |access-date=28 March 2018 |website=AllMusic}}</ref>

== Sales and records ==
Vishal–Shekhar who were judges at the ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007]]'' reality show has given an interview to ''[[Rediff.com]]'', recalled that [[Himesh Reshammiya]] (fellow composer and one of the judges) had said that the album as well as the film would be commercially successful even before release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hegde |first=Rajul |title='Om Shanti Om's music will be a hit' |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/05oso.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328112046/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/05oso.htm |archive-date=28 March 2018 |access-date=28 March 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> It was the highest-selling music album of the year in India, with sales of around 2 million units.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-date=24 June 2010 |publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

== Track listing ==

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Om Shanti Om'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<ref name="itunes">{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/om-shanti-om-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1071079468 |title=Om Shanti Om (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Vishal-Shekhar on Apple Music |website=[[iTunes]] |date=9 September 2007 |access-date=28 March 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328112046/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/om-shanti-om-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1071079468 |archive-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = {{Duration|m=61|s=18}}
| title1 = Ajab Si
| extra1 = [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]], [[Bilal Saeed]]
| length1 = 4:03
| lyrics1 = [[Vishal Dadlani]]
| title2 = Dard-e-Disco
| extra2 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]], Nisha, Marianne
| length2 = 4:31
| lyrics2 = [[Javed Akhtar]]
| title3 = Deewangi Deewangi
| extra3 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], Rahul Saxena
| length3 = 5:53
| lyrics3 = Javed Akhtar
| title4 = Main Agar Kahoon
| extra4 = [[Sonu Nigam]], Shreya Ghoshal
| length4 = 5:10
| lyrics4 = Javed Akhtar
| title5 = Jag Soona Soona Lage
| extra5 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]] and [[Abrar ul Haq]]
| length5 = 5:31
| lyrics5 = [[Kumaar]]
| title6 = Dhoom Taana
| extra6 = [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length6 = 6:15
| lyrics6 = Javed Akhtar
| title7 = Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om
| extra7 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| length7 = 7:08
| lyrics7 = Javed Akhtar
| title8 = Dard-E-Disco
| note8 = Remix by DJ Aqeel and Just a Gent
| extra8 = Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne
| length8 = 4:38
| lyrics8 = Javed Akhtar
| title9 = Deewangi Deewangi
| note9 = (Rainbow Mix) Remix by DJ G, Kiran Kamath
| extra9 = Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena
| length9 = 4:48
| lyrics9 = Javed Akhtar
| title10 = Om Shanti Om
| note10 = Medley Mix by Jackie V
| extra10 = Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa Monteiro, Nisha, Marianne, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahul Saxena, Abhijeet Bhattacharya
| length10 = 6:06
| lyrics10 = Javed Akhtar
| title11 = Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om
| note11 = The Dark Side Mix remix by Zoheb, DJ Nikhil, Chinappa, DJ Nawed, DJ Snake
| extra11 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| length11 = 6:21
| lyrics11 = Javed Akhtar
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== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Asian Film Awards]]
|[[2nd Asian Film Awards|17 March 2008]]
| Best Composer
| {{sort|Vishal–Shekhar}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" |<ref name="Asian Film Awards">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/deepika-in-race-for-asian-film-awards/story-KWsHdLP8qVjYByijHhwcLN.html |title=Deepika in race for Asian Film Awards |last=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=17 January 2008 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=19 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120075226/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/deepika-in-race-for-asian-film-awards/story-KWsHdLP8qVjYByijHhwcLN.html |archive-date=20 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Asian Film Awards2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vishal-shekhar-win-the-asian-film-award-for-om-shanti-om/ |title=Vishal-Shekhar win the Asian Film Award for Om Shanti Om |last=Bollywood Hungama |date=19 March 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120075227/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vishal-shekhar-win-the-asian-film-award-for-om-shanti-om/ |archive-date=20 January 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="5" scope="row" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="5" |[[53rd Filmfare Awards|16 February 2008]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| Vishal–Shekhar
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" align="center" |<ref name="OSO Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com:80/movies/awards/12950/index.html |title=Om Shanti Om: Awards and Nominations |date=22 February 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222112817/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/awards/12950/index.html |archive-date=22 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="Filmfare winners">{{Cite magazine |date=2018 |title=Filmfare winners |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| Javed Akhtar for "Main Agar Kahoon"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Vishal Dadlani for "Ajab Si"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer]]
| KK for "Ajab Si"
|{{nom}}
|-
| Sonu Nigam for "Main Agar Kahoon"
|{{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[9th IIFA Awards|6–8 June 2008]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| Javed Akhtar for "Main Agar Kahoon"
| {{won}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for the IIFA Awards 2008 |date=16 April 2008 |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/04/16/3780/index.html |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=8 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725195734/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/04/16/3780/index.html |archive-date=25 July 2008}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2008/ |title=IIFA Through the Years – IIFA 2008: Bangkok, Thailand |publisher=[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703140639/http://iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2008/ |archive-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="4" scope="row" |[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
| rowspan="4" |30 March 2008
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| Vishal–Shekhar
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/03/14/3674/index.html |title=Nominations for 3rd Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards |last=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=14 March 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921064836/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/03/14/3674/index.html |archive-date=21 September 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=28 January 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/01/3724/index.html |title=Winners of 3rd Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards |last=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=1 April 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814215007/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/01/3724/index.html |archive-date=14 August 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=28 January 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apsaraawards.org/3rd_apsara_awards_nominees.html |title=3rd Apsara Awards – Nominees |publisher=[[Producers Guild Film Awards]] |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apsaraawards.org/3rd_apsara_awards_winners.html |title=3rd Apsara Awards – Winners |publisher=Producers Guild Film Awards |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| [[Vishal Dadlani]] for "Ajab Si"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| [[KK (singer)|KK]] for "Ajab Si"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Re-Recording
| Kuldeep Sood
| {{nom}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |23 January 2008
| [[Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| KK for "Ajab Si"
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/01/02/3422/index.html |title=Nominees for 14th Annual Screen Awards |date=2 January 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429081517/http://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/01/02/3422/index.html |archive-date=29 April 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref> <ref name="OSO Awards" />
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Music]]
| Vishal–Shekhar
| {{nom}}
|-
! rowspan="5" scope="row" |[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Zee Cine Awards 2008|26 April 2008]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| Vishal–Shekhar
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/01/3729/index.html |title=Nominations for the Zee Cine Awards 2008 |date=1 April 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323104004/http://bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/01/3729/index.html |archive-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/zee-cine-awards-2008-winners-announced_438321.html |title=Zee Cine Awards 2008 winners announced |date=23 April 2008 |access-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120075226/http://zeenews.india.com/home/zee-cine-awards-2008-winners-announced_438321.html |archive-date=20 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| Javed Akhtar for "Main Agar Kahoon"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| KK for "Ajab Si"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Sonu Nigam for "Main Agar Kahoon"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Most Popular Track of the Year
| "Dard-e-Disco"
| {{nom}}
|}
== Notes ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:2007 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Hindi film soundtracks]]
[[Category:T-Series (company) soundtracks]]

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