Eros
International,
the
leading
integrated
company
within
the
Indian
media
and
entertainment
sector,
announced
the
forthcoming
worldwide
release
of
one
of
the
biggest
anticipated
blockbusters
this
year,
Shahrukh
Khan's
Om
Shanti
Om,
produced
by
Red
Chillies
Entertainment
and
directed
by
Farah
Khan
on
9th
November
2007.
Eros
is
expected
to
release
the
film
across
an
unprecedented
2000
plus
screens
worldwide.
Om
Shanti
Om
stars
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
in
pivotal
roles.
The
magic
combination
of
Shahrukh
Khan
-
Farah
Khan
comes
together
again
after
the
huge
success
of
Main
Hoon
Naa.
The
film's
score
and
soundtrack
has
been
composed
by
the
musical
duo,
Vishal-Shekhar
with
lyrics
by
Javed
Akhtar.
Cinematography
for
the
movie
is
by
V.
Manikandan
whilst
editing
is
handled
by
Shirish
Kunder.
Om
Shanti
Om
is
a
story
of
love,
dreams,
betrayal
and
destiny
revolving
around
a
film
actor
'Om'
(Shahrukh
Khan)
and
his
love
interest
'Shanti'
(Deepika
Padukone).
Om
was
a
junior
artist
and
Shanti
a
superstar
in
the
1970's.
He
was
her
biggest
fan.
She
was
his
biggest
inspiration.
The
film
has
over
30
of
Bollywood's
hottest
stars
including
Salman
Khan,
Rani
Mukherjee,
Kajol,
Sanjay
Dutt,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Preity
Zinta,
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
many
more
putting
in
a
guest
appearance.
Commenting
on
the
deal,
Kishore
Lulla,
Chairman
and
CEO,
Eros
International
said,"Eros
has
always
enjoyed
a
fantastic
relationship
with
Shahrukh
Khan
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
releasing
Om
Shanti
Om
during
the
festive
season
of
Diwali.
It
is
one
of
the
most
awaited
films
of
the
year
and
we
are
excited
to
be
leveraging
Eros' global
distribution
in
promoting
the
film."
Eros
had
distributed
Main
Hoon
Na
as
well
as
Paheli,
which
are
both
Red
Chillies
Productions.
"Red
Chillies
and
Eros
enjoy
a
special
relationship
going
back
many
years.
Eros
undisputedly
has
the
best
global
marketing
and
distribution
infrastructure.
Om
Shanti
Om
is
a
fun
film
and
with
the
wide
distribution
strategy
we
hope
to
reach
out
to
record
number
of
audiences
worldwide".
adds
Shahrukh
Khan.