Om Shanti Om

It's the 1970s in Bombay. Om Prakash Makhija and his friend Pappu aspire to become actors, but they currently only perform as extras in crowd scenes. Om's mother, a former supporting actress, encourages him to one day become the lead character in a major project. He dreams of this every moment, as he is deeply in love with the young film star Shanti. When a fire breaks out during a shoot, Om saves Shanti's life and becomes her friend.