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skygiantsSo one of the things I am doing while I am in Boston is making shati give me a crash course on Bollywood 101. Last night we watched Om Shanti Om, and as soon as it was done I turned to her and demanded, "HAND OVER YOUR DVD, I NEED TO SCREENCAP."
Because first of all, Om Shanti Om is like a shot of pure hilarity laced with AMAZING EPIC, but second of all, the costumes are the best thing I have seen since You're Beautiful, and I don't say that lightly!
Om Shanti Om starts off with Shahrukh Khan as a low-level junior actor named Om in the 1970s. All he wants is to be a star!
Fantasy sequence number one: featuring shiny white disco pants and ALL THE SPARKLES.
This is Om and his bff/life partner Pappu, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Topher Grace.
Pappu is my favorite because he is one hundred percent COMMITTED to the SEVENTIES, and he is not afraid to demonstrate this. RAINBOW RUFFLES! Although Om is also a pretty top contender in his plaid suit jacket and matching bow tie.
Closer view of the plaid ensemble and the bright red vest! Here Om has managed to get himself accidentally latched onto the end of heroine Shanti's sleeve, and is therefore following her around like a creeper.
Fantasy sequence number two! This is a dance scene, which makes these outfits perfectly reasonable . . .
. . . but then we transition inexplicably into a scene from Down With Love . . .
. . . and then Shahrukh Khan is a pirate?!?
THE MOST FABULOUS PIRATE KING.
Back to reality! I can't really give Om and Pappu personal credit for their amazing moustaches in this scene, given that they're in costume for a shoot, but this dude next to them is wearing bright red florals and a straw hat just to go about his daily life. PERSONAL HERO.
Pappu gets credit for this false moustache however, since this one he is apparently wearing just for fun? Also . . . the guy next to him. Just. THAT GUY.
Meanwhile, Om wears bright red leather and a sombrero. IN REAL LIFE. Because THAT is a way to get a lady's attention.
Shanti is back just to prove that it is possible to be well-dressed even in the seventies. Look! Her yellow dress is one hundred percent seventies, and it's also really cute! I would totally wear that!
Om gets changed into something a little more reasonable for his date with Shanti that night, because pale blue suits and primary-colored stripes are suitable for every occasion.
Pappu meanwhile continues to be the greatest wingman ever; all through their date he is running around carefully arranging fans and blowing snow to create ~romantic moments~.
Actually, if you guys have the time . . . SONG BREAK! I actually think this song is really pretty and the visuals are great, but every time it cuts back to Pappu earnestly positioning some snow for MAXIMUM ROMANCE I crack the hell up.
But as much as Pappu loves Om, I am pretty sure he loves THE SEVENTIES more. Yellow suit jacket! Paisley shirt! Never change, Pappu. NEVER CHANGE.
Shanti continues to look amazing despite her time period, or possibly even because of her time period.
shati and I actually disagree on this outfit; she hates the silhouette and I think she looks awesome. Opinions welcome!
You may have noted the sketchy-looking dude standing with her, who manages to rock the hipster look approximately forty years too early. It gets better; take a look at this LEATHER SUIT JACKET he's wearing a scene later.
I am sorry if you are getting bored with 'Shanti continues to be ridiculously gorgeous,' but this is just a constant of Shanti's life. I'M SORRY.
This is the point at which MAJOR DRAMA GOES DOWN. I'm not going to spoil it, because you all should totally watch this movie, but since all the promotional material mentions this I don't mind telling you that everything picks up thirty years later at a point when our hero Om has been reincarnated . . . as a SUPERSTAR DOUCHEBAG.
Actually, this superhero outfit merits a closer look. For the record, his superhero name is LOVE-MAN and he has a full fleet of backup dancers.
(It was at this point thatshati and I decided that a huge and depressing opportunity was missed when they didn't cast Shahrukh Khan as Tony Stark. I mean, Robert Downey Jr. is good and all, but COME ON.)
Song break #2! In this sequence, Douchebag Superstar Om has just explained to his long-suffering director that the only way his blind, deaf, mute, armless character can truly express his inner pain is with . . . a DREAM SEQUENCE. A dream sequence . . . of SAD DISCO.
Cue the pain of disco and buckets of water getting thrown at Shahrukh Khan's abs.
IT IS THE GREATEST THING EVER.
Anyway, being reincarnated has if anything only made Om's dress sense even more fabulous. Let's also take a close look at what Om chooses to wear for his winning-the-best-actor-award-party.
Yes, that is a shiny silver suit, over a black Bedazzled t-shirt OVER a collared red shirt. Why? BECAUSE.
Then he ditches the suit jacket and gets a fedora which just makes the whole thing EVEN BETTER.
A later scene, featuring an alligator-pattern coat over a red satin ascot . . .
. . . and as if that weren't enough, the whole thing is worn with RIDING BOOTS. *___*
Anyway, while Om has turned into an amazingly dressed rich douchebag, everyone else has just gotten thirty years older. Fortunately, due to a very, very, very sparing hand with old-age makeup, this just turns them into silver foxes. Exhibit A: Pappu, who has not forsaken the seventies even though the seventies may have forsaken him!
Exhibit B: sketchy Mukesh, who has grown out his seventies hipster hair into contemporary hipster hair by the addition of a ponytail.
And then . . . the finale sequence! Which is AMAZING and features like six costume changes on the part of Shahrukh Khan, EACH MORE GLORIOUS THAN THE LAST.
We begin with Om being lowered from the ceiling, all in shiny Disney white and gold . . .
. . . then a quick-change to seventies polka dots . . .
. . . then suddenly he's in a tuxedo as everything goes all Phantom of the Opera. Masqueraaade! Paper faces on parade!
REMEMBER THERE ARE WORSE THINGS THAN A FALLING CHANDELIER!
Long blue coat!
Ridiculous velvet coat!
The floofiest poet shirt known to mankind!
ANOTHER suit jacket, bedazzled t-shirt, and collared shirt combination!
Meanwhile, just in case you missed the Phantom of the Opera references, our heroine is running around in a dress that's basically just like Christine's except it's more awesome because it has actual colors.
Actually the whole sequence is fantastic so I am going to link to it, but it basically spoils the plot of the whole movie, so if you care about that, then don't watch it.
ANYWAY. I was considering doing a costume poll, but . . . how is it even possible to pick a top five! IS TOO MUCH. So instead, I am going to offer you CATEGORIES of awesome, and you can tell me your actual favorite costume in comments. Reasonable?
shati give me a crash course on Bollywood 101. Last night we watched Om Shanti Om, and as soon as it was done I turned to her and demanded, "HAND OVER YOUR DVD, I NEED TO SCREENCAP."Because first of all, Om Shanti Om is like a shot of pure hilarity laced with AMAZING EPIC, but second of all, the costumes are the best thing I have seen since You're Beautiful, and I don't say that lightly!
Om Shanti Om starts off with Shahrukh Khan as a low-level junior actor named Om in the 1970s. All he wants is to be a star!
Fantasy sequence number one: featuring shiny white disco pants and ALL THE SPARKLES.
This is Om and his bff/life partner Pappu, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Topher Grace.
Pappu is my favorite because he is one hundred percent COMMITTED to the SEVENTIES, and he is not afraid to demonstrate this. RAINBOW RUFFLES! Although Om is also a pretty top contender in his plaid suit jacket and matching bow tie.
Closer view of the plaid ensemble and the bright red vest! Here Om has managed to get himself accidentally latched onto the end of heroine Shanti's sleeve, and is therefore following her around like a creeper.
Fantasy sequence number two! This is a dance scene, which makes these outfits perfectly reasonable . . .
. . . but then we transition inexplicably into a scene from Down With Love . . .
. . . and then Shahrukh Khan is a pirate?!?
THE MOST FABULOUS PIRATE KING.
Back to reality! I can't really give Om and Pappu personal credit for their amazing moustaches in this scene, given that they're in costume for a shoot, but this dude next to them is wearing bright red florals and a straw hat just to go about his daily life. PERSONAL HERO.
Pappu gets credit for this false moustache however, since this one he is apparently wearing just for fun? Also . . . the guy next to him. Just. THAT GUY.
Meanwhile, Om wears bright red leather and a sombrero. IN REAL LIFE. Because THAT is a way to get a lady's attention.
Shanti is back just to prove that it is possible to be well-dressed even in the seventies. Look! Her yellow dress is one hundred percent seventies, and it's also really cute! I would totally wear that!
Om gets changed into something a little more reasonable for his date with Shanti that night, because pale blue suits and primary-colored stripes are suitable for every occasion.
Pappu meanwhile continues to be the greatest wingman ever; all through their date he is running around carefully arranging fans and blowing snow to create ~romantic moments~.
Actually, if you guys have the time . . . SONG BREAK! I actually think this song is really pretty and the visuals are great, but every time it cuts back to Pappu earnestly positioning some snow for MAXIMUM ROMANCE I crack the hell up.
But as much as Pappu loves Om, I am pretty sure he loves THE SEVENTIES more. Yellow suit jacket! Paisley shirt! Never change, Pappu. NEVER CHANGE.
Shanti continues to look amazing despite her time period, or possibly even because of her time period.
shati and I actually disagree on this outfit; she hates the silhouette and I think she looks awesome. Opinions welcome!You may have noted the sketchy-looking dude standing with her, who manages to rock the hipster look approximately forty years too early. It gets better; take a look at this LEATHER SUIT JACKET he's wearing a scene later.
I am sorry if you are getting bored with 'Shanti continues to be ridiculously gorgeous,' but this is just a constant of Shanti's life. I'M SORRY.
This is the point at which MAJOR DRAMA GOES DOWN. I'm not going to spoil it, because you all should totally watch this movie, but since all the promotional material mentions this I don't mind telling you that everything picks up thirty years later at a point when our hero Om has been reincarnated . . . as a SUPERSTAR DOUCHEBAG.
Actually, this superhero outfit merits a closer look. For the record, his superhero name is LOVE-MAN and he has a full fleet of backup dancers.
(It was at this point that
shati and I decided that a huge and depressing opportunity was missed when they didn't cast Shahrukh Khan as Tony Stark. I mean, Robert Downey Jr. is good and all, but COME ON.)Song break #2! In this sequence, Douchebag Superstar Om has just explained to his long-suffering director that the only way his blind, deaf, mute, armless character can truly express his inner pain is with . . . a DREAM SEQUENCE. A dream sequence . . . of SAD DISCO.
Cue the pain of disco and buckets of water getting thrown at Shahrukh Khan's abs.
IT IS THE GREATEST THING EVER.
Anyway, being reincarnated has if anything only made Om's dress sense even more fabulous. Let's also take a close look at what Om chooses to wear for his winning-the-best-actor-award-party.
Yes, that is a shiny silver suit, over a black Bedazzled t-shirt OVER a collared red shirt. Why? BECAUSE.
Then he ditches the suit jacket and gets a fedora which just makes the whole thing EVEN BETTER.
A later scene, featuring an alligator-pattern coat over a red satin ascot . . .
. . . and as if that weren't enough, the whole thing is worn with RIDING BOOTS. *___*
Anyway, while Om has turned into an amazingly dressed rich douchebag, everyone else has just gotten thirty years older. Fortunately, due to a very, very, very sparing hand with old-age makeup, this just turns them into silver foxes. Exhibit A: Pappu, who has not forsaken the seventies even though the seventies may have forsaken him!
Exhibit B: sketchy Mukesh, who has grown out his seventies hipster hair into contemporary hipster hair by the addition of a ponytail.
And then . . . the finale sequence! Which is AMAZING and features like six costume changes on the part of Shahrukh Khan, EACH MORE GLORIOUS THAN THE LAST.
We begin with Om being lowered from the ceiling, all in shiny Disney white and gold . . .
. . . then a quick-change to seventies polka dots . . .
. . . then suddenly he's in a tuxedo as everything goes all Phantom of the Opera. Masqueraaade! Paper faces on parade!
REMEMBER THERE ARE WORSE THINGS THAN A FALLING CHANDELIER!
Long blue coat!
Ridiculous velvet coat!
The floofiest poet shirt known to mankind!
ANOTHER suit jacket, bedazzled t-shirt, and collared shirt combination!
Meanwhile, just in case you missed the Phantom of the Opera references, our heroine is running around in a dress that's basically just like Christine's except it's more awesome because it has actual colors.
Actually the whole sequence is fantastic so I am going to link to it, but it basically spoils the plot of the whole movie, so if you care about that, then don't watch it.
ANYWAY. I was considering doing a costume poll, but . . . how is it even possible to pick a top five! IS TOO MUCH. So instead, I am going to offer you CATEGORIES of awesome, and you can tell me your actual favorite costume in comments. Reasonable?
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22
And the MOST FABULOUS CHARACTER from Om Shanti Om is . . .
View Answers
Shanti and her commitment to looking AMAZING
10 (45.5%)
Pappu and his commitment to THE SEVENTIES
4 (18.2%)
Om Version 1.0 and his commitment to PLAID AND MOUSTACHES
2 (9.1%)
Om Version 2.0 and his commitment to BEING A HILARIOUS SUPERSTAR DOUCHEBAG
3 (13.6%)
Om in his fantasy sequences and his commitment to BEING A SPARKLY PIRATE
3 (13.6%)
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Date: 2012-06-17 04:01 am (UTC)shanti is my #1 favorite, though; BEST CLOTHES
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Date: 2012-06-17 04:12 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-06-17 04:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-17 04:29 am (UTC)On the other hand, it's HIS faked photoshoot, and HE CHOSE THAT. HE PICKED IT. NOBODY ELSE. So I think the point still stands!
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Date: 2012-06-17 04:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-17 06:29 am (UTC)I can't even choose among the categories! The most fabulous is the TALE OF OM SHANTI OM, all else is invalid.
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Date: 2012-06-17 02:57 pm (UTC)No arguments here! TURN AROUND THERE'S ANOTHER MASK BEHIND YOOOOU
(I just realized that the second half of this movie really could very easily be titled LOVE NEVER DIES.)
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Date: 2012-06-17 02:40 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-06-20 01:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-20 02:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-18 01:17 am (UTC)Oh my ACTUAL FRAK. o.O
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Date: 2012-06-18 01:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-18 01:42 am (UTC)maybe
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Date: 2012-06-18 01:49 am (UTC)(the other best part about watching this movie: because Pappu bears a freakish resemblance to Topher Grace, I spent half the time imagining Will Stanton swanning about being Shahrukh Khan's wingman. The Light is a cold white mirrored discoball!)
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Date: 2012-06-18 01:58 am (UTC)oh god I hate you