 The title of the film, Omkara was decided by a contest that was open  to the public. Three names were shortlisted for the title and the  general public voted in by SMS to choose their favorite title. The  selected names included Omkara, O Saathi Re and Issak (the western  UP pronunciation of the word Ishq). The public voted in favour of  Omkara overwhelmingly. However, all three of the possible titles are  songs on the soundtrack of Omkara (Issak being another name for the  song Namak).