Farah Khan has yet again come out a winner with OSO after
Main Hoon Na….a film which is a "from the heart" tribute to the Indian Cinema
which we have grown up with….people are saying that it has a uncanny
resemblance to Karz so be it yaar….wasn’t the new Don a remake of the old
Chandra Barot’s Don…wasn’t RGV ki Aag a remake of Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay….so on
and so forth….so what’s the big deal if OSO resembles Karz or if its climax
resembles Madhumati….whatever said and done Farah Khan has done total justice
to it and it proves that SRK still has his charm shining amongst his fans….
OSO from the day one was clearly publicized as a filmy film
with loud performances and 70’s touch….and I was seriously touched by the
opening song of the film which was OSO from Karz and the best thing was to see
SRK as an extra in there….the titles were also a tribute to the 70’s….notice
the font which is used for the opening credits….i mean I understood from the
frame one that I was there to enjoy a film and forget about logics….like a
Manmohan Desai film….
The costumes….the make up…the sets….everything was so
detailed and perfect and convincing….the polka dots….long collars….the cars
used by stars in those days….i mean I connected with it straight away….
Yes the character of Om Prakash Makhija was a bit loud but
it was meant to be that way….his aspirations were to be a superstar someday
and so he acted like a star in his real life and his mother being an extra in
her younger days also wanted her son to be a star someday since his father also
died with a tag of an extra….there is a kind of black humor which I noticed in
OSO….the pathos of the junior artistes…though not clearly shown in the film…which
anyway was not the need of Farah’s story….or it would have looked like a
documentary film and then the track would have been different but what SRK,
Shreyas Talpade and Kiron Kher portrayed was perfect to the T….
And yes I strongly feel that the Manoj Kumar scene was not
done in a good taste….its a famous joke that Manoj saab keeps his face covered
with his hand all the time and he struck the similar pose for his license also
but the humiliating way its used in the film should have been avoided….though
the dupes of Dharamji….Shatrughan….Rajesh Khanna I thought were again a part of
a tribute to Indian Cinema….the Sooraj Barjatya reference was damn hilarious….
The film at various places enlightens the audience of
different equipments and methods used while shooting….like the monitor screen
for driving shots….a fan used to blow the hair….etc….
The Film Fare awards ceremony sequence is so convincing with
a whole lot of stars from Amitabh Bachchan to Akshay Kumar featuring in it and
yes the whole sequence is hilarious and enough to make you fall of your seat
laughing….this is the sequence where you actually believe that Om Kapoor is
working in the Film Industry unlike other films where a wide shot of a set which
is made to believe like an award ceremony is erected and then the camera just
focuses on the main artiste winning the award….but here you can actually see
the likes of Akshay Kumar….Abhishek Bachchan….and them emoting to the
dialogues on stage as well….damn funny….
OSO gives an inner view of the Industry upto a certain point
and how stars act pricy on the sets and demand their choices of scripts
etc….in one scene Om Kapoor is heard saying “ye regular roles wagehra rehne do
yaar….aaj kal super heroes are in thing let me do a film which portrays me as a
super hero” and the next cut is that OM is seen in a superman kind of a dress
and he is called the Mohabbat Man….and he flies and saves Malaika Arora….in a
filmy way….hllarious….
Another highlight of the film are its special
effects….notice the song where deepika is interacting with Sunil Dutt….Rajesh
Khanna and Jeetendra where she even pinches Jeetendra and he reacts to her….amazing
stuff….
SRK as Om Makhija looks convincing and uses the sindhi
dialect pretty well….though he doesn’t look like a junior artiste but what the
hell Farah Didi makes us believe somehow or the other that he is a junior
artiste….he hams at various places but he was meant to do that….he looks
dashing and cool when he is reborn as Om Kapoor….his nakhra as a super star of
2007 are damn neatly portrayed….on the whole SRK fits the bill….
Deepika Padukone as Shantipriya too does well and she looks
confident….though she has minimum things to do in the film but whatever she
does is pretty convincing….she looks glamorous when she makes a entry again as
Sandy or Sandhya….
Kiron Kher is good yet again and does exactly what was
briefed to her….
Shreyas Talpade is amazing and impresses in that role of
Pappu Master and that too an important one….
Arjun Rampal….is good and confident….looks convincing….
And the whole lot of film stars who have participated in the
film….the list is endless….and the directors too….oh my god so many of
them….awesome way to incorporate all of them and that too with a concept….the
highlight song of the film has to be with the stars…deewangi
deewangi….mindblowing….who to praise here and who not to….difficult choice….
Art Director Sabu Cyril does a fantastic job by creating the
look of the 70’s…too good…and V.Manikanandan’s cinematography lends an able
support to the Art Director’s hard work…the cinematographer does a good job and
the film looks rich….
The editor Shirish Kunder also does a fantastic job and
keeps the pace going….the interval will make you say…array itna dekh liya
kya…very fast and so is the second half….pacy….atleast as an editor I did not
notice a place which needed to be chopped or sharpened….good job….
Dialouges though needed to be a bit more worked upon….but
nonetheless good…
The music is pretty good too….aankhon mein teri ajab si is
too melodious….the pick of the lot though have to be Dard-E-Disco and Deewangi
Deewangi….Dard-E-Disco bieng a tribute to this era where item numbers are
popular and so a song like Dard-E-Disco with senseless lyrics but which feel
good….Vishal Shekhar have done a total justice to the music and Vishal toh even
features in the film as a director of one of Om Kapoor’s films called Mohabbat
Man….
Guys don’t miss the end titles of the film….very well
executed till the last frame….
Farah as a director does a superb job and churns out her
total filmy film experience in OSO and does it well….the only mantra she knew
while making OSO was logic wogic rehne do yaar…ek achchi film banao jo logon ko
pasand bhi aaye aur paise bhi kamaye….toh bhaiya she has done exactly
that….OSO logon ko pasand bhi aayi aur paise bhi kamaye….
For me it was a full on paisa wasool film at the end of the
day….and I was convinced with the directors point of view may be because I kept
reading a lot about the film and let me tell u that neither I am a Farah Khan
Fan or a hardcore Shahrukh Khan Fan….but if somebody has done a good job it
shows and it much more clearly shows at the collection windows….don’t look for
faults in OSO because the director takes u on a successful trip with her and
leaves u back safe with a VFM(Value For Money)….
And that’s what counts yaar.So to end.go and enjoy this film and say
“Om Shanti Om”