Courtesy:
Mid-Day
Saturday,
September
01,
2007
Farah
Khan
feels
the
heat
The
promos
of
Om
Shanti
Om
came
out
last
week
and
Farah
Khan"s
excited
with
the
response.
Apart
from
fine-tuning
the
film"s
release
(November
9),
she"s
also
busy
making
constant
trips
to
the
gynaecologist
to
check
up
on
her
triplets,
due
in
early
February.
She
tells
us
how
she"s
been
coping!
What"s
the
response
to
the
promos?
Great!
There
have
been
mixed
reactions,
but
nobody
is
indifferent.
Our
tagline
is
catchy
–
'For
some
dreams,
one
lifetime
is
not
enough." It"s
a
very
edgy,
retro,
new
age
promo
done
by
two
youngsters,
Amit
and
Mukul,
from
Trigger
Happy.
It
shows
glimpses
of
Shah
Rukh
(Khan)
as
a
junior
artiste
and
Deepika
(Padukone)
as
a
big
star.
SRK
called
up
from
London
to
say
that
the
Eros
website
(distributing
OSO),
which
features
the
promo,
has
got
a
record
number
of
hits.
What
made
you
sign
a
newcomer
opposite
SRK?
We
didn"t
want
a
big
star.
We
wanted
to
present
the
actress
as
a
big
star
of
the
"70s,
so
any
contemporary
actress
would
not
go
down
well.
Deepika
plays
a
top
South
Indian
star
a
la
Hema
Malini,
called
Shantipriya.Deepika
has
the
looks,
carriage,
poise
and
smile
—
just
like
Hema
Malini
—
and
doesn"t
look
vulgar
in
the
cabaret
songs.
What
do
you
like
most
about
Deepika?
Apart
from
the
first
look,
which
I
loved,
Deepika"s
a
superb
dancer,
has
the
looks,
body
and
a
mobile
face.
She
will
become
a
great
commercial
heroine
and
we
need
actresses
like
her.
In
spite
of
being
a
teenager,
Deepika
has
a
lot
of
maturity.
She"s
dignified
beyond
her
age.
There
are
tremendous
expectations
about
OSO.
Are
you
nervous?
I
wasn"t
nervous
earlier,
but
I"m
beginning
to
feel
the
heat
now.
We
didn"t
expect
the
film
to
get
so
hyped.
It"s
scary,
yet
exciting
as
it"s
gone
beyond
our
control
now.
The
kind
of
money
offered
to
distribute
the
film
and
the
reactions
to
the
promos
are
overwhelming.
From
today,
we
launch
our
website
too
(omshantifilm.com),
which
will
have
everything
from
the
film"s
pictures
to
information,
downloads
and
blogs.
Saawariya
is
also
releasing
on
November
9.
How
do
you
feel
about
that?
I
wish
ours
had
been
a
solo
release.
I"m
sure
even
Sanjay
(Leela
Bhansali)
would
have
wanted
it
that
way.
Both
films
are
of
different
genres.
Saawariya
should
do
well,
but
Om
Shanti
Om
should
do
better!
Are
you
preparing
for
your
new
arrivals
too?
Yes.
I"m
thrilled,
pukey,
tired
and
excited!
I
am
not
reading
up
on
books
on
motherhood,
as
they
don"t
help.
I
have
done
some
really
difficult
things,
but
I
didn"t
know
being
a
mother
would
be
so
tiring.
Most
times
I"m
flat
out
on
my
back
resting!