#9YearsOfOmShantiOm : Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ to be made into a musical in Japan

The Farah Khan directorial ‘Om Shanti Om’ starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone has clocked 9 years of its release. So on the occasion of #9YearsOfOmShantiOm, here’s a great news for the fans of the movie.

The movie that marked the debut of one of the highest paid actresses today, Deepika Padukone, is being made into a musical in Japan.

Choreographer-director Farah Khan took to her social media page to announce this good news:

Maybe a good day to announce on #9YearsOfOmShantiOm that it’s being made into a huge musical in japan!@iamsrk @deepikapadukone @rampalarjun pic.twitter.com/8hyoS9VBz2

— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) November 9, 2016

The poster depicts two Japanese actors recreating a still from the original movie. The movie saw SRK and Deepika in double roles and Arjun Rampal in a negative role. The movie also got a big release in Japan in the year 2013.

Farah also tweeted a thank you message to all the fans of the movie:

Thank u all 4 wishing us #9YearsOfOmShantiOm 2day!!Its beautiful to know this film is celebrated every day kahin na kahin.. @iamsrk thnk u? pic.twitter.com/mr9mxaUCE0

— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) November 9, 2016

‘Om Shanti Om’ had clashed with another biggie Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’ that marked the debut of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, but the movie did not fare well at the box office. ‘Om Shanti Om’ was SRK-Farah’s second collaboration after ‘Main Hoon Na’.

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