Om Shanti Om: Difference between revisions

One evening, Om sneaks into the premiere of one of Shanti's films titled "''Dreamy Girl''" along with Pappu and envisions himself as actor [[Manoj Kumar]]. That night, a drunk Om makes an emotional speech before Pappu on the streets, describing his fantasy of winning a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] one day. During the shooting of a film, Om risks his life and rescues Shanti from a fire that grows out of control. Shanti is grateful towards Om and the two become friends.  

In hopes of winning over Shanti's heart, Om initially lies of being a popular film actor from [[South India]] and even puts on an act of the "shooting" of one of his action films titled "Mind It". However, Om eventually confesses about his true identity before Shanti due to her genuine fondness of him. Despite this, Shanti forgives Om for having saved her life from the fire. Soon, Pappu organizes a special meeting of Om and Shanti in one of the sets at the R.C. Studios, where the two spend a lovely evening and Shanti gifts Om a snow globe.  

Just as all is bliss, things take a drastic turn when Om accidentally overhears a heated conversation between Shanti and Mukesh at an R.C. Studios backdrop set. He is shocked to discover that Shanti and Mukesh have between secretly married for two years, but refuse to reveal it in public as doing so will ruin both their careers. Shanti tells Mukesh that he should acknowledge her as his wife and also reveals that she is pregnant with his child. Mukesh seems overjoyed at this news, while the deeply moved Om is heartbroken and begins to avoid Shanti.

One night, Mukesh takes Shanti to the sets of their upcoming film titled '''Om Shanti Om'''. Om sneaks into the same set in hopes of meeting Shanti for the last time and returning the snow globe gifted to him by her. He overhears Mukesh telling Shanti that they will cancel the production of the film, reveal their marriage in public, and have a grand wedding on the sets, much to the dismay of Om. Just after a dejected Om leaves from the set and throws the snow globe away in a fountain pond nearby, Mukesh reveals Shanti his true colours as their marriage and unborn child will destroy his successful career.  

Thus, Mukesh reveals that he has arranged for the set to burn with Shanti in it. On this endeavour, he lights up the set and leaves a horrified Shanti locked inside. As Mukesh leaves from the scene, Om witnesses Shanti in the flames and attempts to rescue her but is attacked by Mukesh's guards, leaving him severely injured. After the guards too leave, Om somehow manages to enter the set in a yet another attempt to rescue Shanti, but is thrown out from the building by its fiery explosion and lands up in a nearby street.

Eventually, a disoriented Om witnesses the whole set exploding with Shanti in it and suddenly gets hit by the car of Rajesh Kapoor (Javed Sheikh), a renowned actor taking his pregnant wife Lovely ([[Asawari Joshi|Asavari Joshi]]) to the hospital as she is under labor. Om is hospitalised by Rajesh as well where he dies succumbing to his serious injuries, while remembering all the lovely moments spent with Shanti, but is miraculously reincarnated through Rajesh and Lovely's newborn son Om Kapoor.

30 years later, Om Kapoor (also [[Shah Rukh Khan]]), who is nicknamed OK, is shown as a popular film actor and lives the same luxurious life dreamt by Om Makhija. He experiences pyrophobia and also bears a birthmark on his wrist that is similar to the "Om" tattoo which was on his wrist in his past life. Also, Bela is shown to be visiting every set of Om and claims him to be her son. However, Om reluctantly pays no heed to her although he also feels weird seeing her.  

Later, at an awards ceremony, Om unknowingly delivers the same emotional speech that he had made in a drunken state before Pappu in his past life when he wins the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]. This is viewed by an aged Pappu on television who realises that Om is his long-lost friend. That night, Rajesh throws a grand party at his house for his son's success, where Om happens to be introduced to Mukesh, who is now known to be Mike and is a producer from [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]. Mukesh's introduction causes Om to entirely remember the events of his past life. Later that night, Om traces Bela and Pappu to the chawl and has an emotional reunion with them. The three then conspire to avenge Shanti's death by making Mukesh confess his crime.  

Following his plan, Om manages to convince Mukesh to resume the shooting for '''Om Shanti Om''' at the same ruined set, and plans to make him believe that Shanti's spirit is haunting him. Determined to find Shanti's lookalike, Om, Anwar, Pappu and Bela audition many actresses and are about to give up when they come across Sandhya (also [[Deepika Padukone]]), also known as Sandy, a ditzy but lovely girl, who is an exact doppelgänger of Shanti and a super-fan of Om. Initially, Om is fed up of Sandy as she is unable to act proudly but on Pappu's advice, he tells her the truth about his past life. Sandy wholeheartedly believes the story of Om and agrees to help him in seeking revenge from Mukesh.

Firstly, Bela scares Mukesh as an old witch at the inaugural ceremony of the set of '''Om Shanti Om'''. Secondly, Om and Pappu attempt to light Shanti's photograph on fire while paying her tribute. Although the setup works out unsuccessful, the photograph is supernaturally lit on fire that leaves Mukesh deeply disturbed, much to the confusion of Om and Pappu. Thirdly, Sandy appears before Mukesh dressed as Shanti in a makeup room, leaving him tremendously horrified. Fourthly, a restless Mukesh happens to see Shanti in some of the clips in the footage of '''Om Shanti Om'''.

During the music launch of '''Om Shanti Om''', Om taunts Mukesh by revealing the extent to which he knows the story of Shanti's life. However, Mukesh grows suspicious of Sandy for already having discovered her photograph on the photographic film. As he runs after her, Sandy accidentally cuts her arm and bleeds, which helps Mukesh become sure of her true identity. Furious for being cheated, Mukesh carelessly tries to confront Om but is suddenly hit by the swinging chandelier on the set, knocking him unconscious.  

After Mukesh regains consciousness, Om reveals his true identity before him and confronts him over his crime. Despite this, Mukesh taunts Om that he or his "duplicate Shanti" cannot convict him for his crime after all, due to the fact that neither of them has the evidence of him having committed Shanti's murder. During the argument, Sandy reappears at the scene and claims to have the evidence. She reveals that after the fire had doused in the set, Mukesh had returned to find that Shanti had survived but he buried her alive below the chandelier. Sandy concludes that Shanti's body will be found underneath the chandelier as an evidence for the court that it needs.  

On this revelation, Om is confused about how Sandy knows all this in detail, since he was not aware of the real cause of Shanti's death himself. Mukesh, spooked by the fact that she knows all these details, attempts to shoot Sandy but Om intervenes and attacks him. Their fight results in yet another fire and Om eventually shoots down Mukesh in his leg. Just when Om is finally about to kill Mukesh, Sandy stops him saying that Mukesh will die but not at his hands. She then looks at the chandelier and it proceeds to fall down on Mukesh, crushing him to death instantly.  

Just then, Pappu, Anwar and "Sandy" arrive at the scene to help Om from Mukesh. Om is shocked to see Sandy in two places at once. As he glances back at the one in front of him, he realises that the "Sandy" who had revealed the truth of Shanti's murder and had killed Mukesh was indeed the spirit of Shanti, and that she was also responsible for lighting her photograph on fire and knocking Mukesh unconscious by the swinging chandelier, helping along Om in his plan. Om emotionally waves at Shanti who tearfully smiles at him and disappears into the light, having attained salvation. Om reunites with Sandy.

The film ends with all its cast and crew approaching the sets of '''Om Shanti Om''' and the credits roll.