Eros
International,
the
London
AIM
listed
leading
integrated
company
within
the
Indian
media&entertainment
sector,
announced
today
the
selection
of
Om
Shanti
Om
for
Berlinale
Special
at
the
Berlin
Film
Festival
2008.
The
Berlinale
Special
shows,
as
part
of
the
official
programme,
works
of
contemporary
filmmakers
that
the
festival
honours.
The
festival
shows
extraordinary
new
productions
to
honour
great
cinema
personalities
by
showing
their
films
and
to
immerse
audiences
in
cinematic
history
by
screening
film
classics.
Films
which
deserve
special
attention
due
to
current
events
can
also
be
shown
as
part
of
the
Berlinale
Special.
Furthermore
the
programme
presents
films
in
honour
of
those
who
receive
a
Berlinale
Camera,
films
by
or
about
outstanding
persons
of
film
whom
the
festival
feels
especially
attached
to.
Om
Shanti
Om
is
among
11
films
selected
this
year.
Directed
by
Farha
Khan
and
produced
by
Gauri
Khan,
Om
Shanti
Om
stars
superstar
ShahRukh
Khan,
glamorous
Deepika
Padukone,
debonair
Arjun
Rampal
and
talented
Shreyas
Talpade.
The
film
will
have
a
German
Premiere
at
the
festival
on
8th
February,
8:00pm
at
Kino
Internazionale
attended
by
ShahRukh
Khan.
Eros
International
will
be
releasing
Om
Shanti
Om
theatrically
in
Germany
soon
after
the
Berlin
Film
Festival.
Story first published: Monday, January 21, 2008, 13:56 [IST]