Brief Reflection of the movie \"Om Shanti Om\"
Describe your experience watching the film and your initialthoughts about and feelings towards the film. Did it remind you ofother films or experiences watching films (produced in Bollywood orHollywood), and did you like the film? In this reflection, sharehow much previous exposure you have had to Bollywood films andmention if you had previous conceptions of Bollywood or Indiancinema before watching the film. Share how or if your conceptionsabout Bollywood were challenged or confirmed after watching OmShanti Om. If you have previous experience watching Bollywoodor Indian cinema, share how or if your experience watching OmShanti Om may have differed from your experience watchingother Bollywood cinema. What do you think Om ShantiOm is suggesting about the nature of Bollywood cinema as anational cinema of India? How does it use what these authors call“self-reference” to make this argument about Bollywood?
