"Om Shanti Om" was conceived as a tribute to the Bollywood film industry, with a storyline that revolves around the life of a struggling actor, Om Prakash Makhija (played by Shah Rukh Khan), who dies in 1999 but returns to life eight years later to reclaim his place in the film industry. The movie features a talented ensemble cast, including Deepika Padukone as the lead actress, and Shankar Mahadevan as a music composer.