In one of her recent interviews, Farah opened up about why she chose Deepika Padukone for the role of Shanti Priya opposite to Shah Rukh Khan. Om Shanti Om was the debut film of Deepika Padukone.

In the world of 1970s Bollywood, aspiring actor Om is in love with actress Shanti. However, Shanti has secretly married producer Mukesh Mehra, and is pregnant with his child. Mukesh begins to see ...