In a soundtrack review , Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave it four stars out of five and opines , " '' Om Shanti Om '' is easily one of the most complete scores by Vishal-Shekhar and Javed Akhtar . " Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com also gave it four stars out of five , applauding the tracks but criticized the " Dark Side " mix . She concludes her review by writing , " '' Om Shanti Om '' is an out and out musical that captivates with its roaring polyphony and unabashed drama . " Aakash Gandhi of Planet Bollywood gave a rating of 8.5 stars out of 10 and writes , " not only have Vishal-Shekhar proven themselves in terms of musical ingenuity and quality , they have shown us the confidence , the poise , and the ability to step up to the plate and hit a grand-slam when they ’re called upon to do so . " He further gave them a " standing ovation " . Writing for AllMusic , Bhaskar Gupta gave the album four and a half stars out of five and praises the composers , writing , " Vishal-Shekhar finally delivered a soundtrack that could be deemed their signature offering . " Vishal-Shekhar was nominated for Best Music at the 53rd Filmfare Awards , Producers Guild Awards 2008 and Zee Cine Awards 2008 , winning for Best Composer at the 2nd Asian Film Awards . Vishal Dadlani was alone nominated for Best Lyrics at the Filmfare and Producers Film Guild award ceremonies . Akhtar was nominated for Best Lyrics at the Filmfare and Zee Cine awards , winning at the 9th IIFA Awards . It was the highest-selling music album of the year in India , with sales of around 2 million units
9th IIFA Awards
9th IIFA Awards
Om Shanti Om