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A 1970s film actor’s son, Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan), is a junior film worker who falls for aspiring actress Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone). After a tragic murder, Om is reborn and returns decades later as a successful star to avenge the wrongs and reunite with his love, blending Hollywood-style spectacle with Bollywood melodrama and satire of the film industry.

The narrative is split into two distinct eras, spanning 30 years: