 This song heavily interpolates Sixteen Going on Seventeen song from 1965 Hollywood hit The Sound Of Music starring Julie Andrews.Some of the film's music was alleged to be heavily "inspired" in later years by other work.For instance the dramatic "Ek Hasina Thi" resembled George Benson's "We As Love", while "Om Shanti Om" itself is likened to Trinidad Calypso artist Lord Shorty's version

The story of this movie about reincarnation and revenge became the ninth highest grosser of the year, and was declared a "Semi Hit" nationwide.