Farah Khan's laughing about the rumour currently making the rounds that she is remaking Subhash Ghai’s Karz, with Shah Rukh Khan in Rishi Kapoor's role.

Laughing, Farah retorts, "Me remaking Karz? That's the biggest joke I've heard. On what basis did the writer decide that? I haven't said I'm doing Karz.

Where did he get this hilarious information? Just because my film is titled Om Shanti Om? Okay, I know that's a hit song from Karz, but does that mean that if my film was called Mehbooba Mehbooba it would be a remake of Sholay?"

On a more sober note, Farah continues, "My film has nothing to do with Subhash Ghai's Karz or any other old film. Why should I do a remake? Om Shanti Om is an absolute original. I've spent months fine-tuning my script. Now when both Shah Rukh and I like what's down on paper, we cannot have fertile imaginations inventing parallel plots for us."

"It's a complete new script," confirms a trustworthy industry insider. The only similarity between the two films is both are based on the theme of reincarnation, the resemblance ends there.

"Om Shanti Om starts showing Shah Rukh Khan as a junior artist of the late 70's. His name is Om. Years later he is reborn and is named Om again," adds the source.

Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster hit Karan Arjun also dealt with the theme of reincarnation.

Additionally, to set the record straight, Om Shanti Om is a fresh project, not a re-titling of Farah's other film that she was supposed to make with Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, Happy New Year.

"That didn't work out. Every day there was some speculation as to why it fell through. The fact is, the script didn't seem right. Now we’re all set with Om Shanti Om."

Upset with the rumours and out right false stories surrounding her film, Farah says, "I can't start my day getting so depressed. Come on, when I've everything in place I can't afford to have incorrect information spoiling things for me."