Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010)
- Directed by
- Subhash Kapoor
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 62 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A middle-class Indian man gets caught in a series of absurd situations during the 2008 global recession. The film follows his chaotic attempts to navigate a world turned upside down by economic meltdown.
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What happens
Phas Gaye Re Obama (transl. Obama, we are trapped!) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language satirical black comedy film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor. The film stars Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi and Amole Gupte in the lead roles. The music and background score was composed by Manish. J. Tipu and the lyrics were penned by Shellee and Gopal Tiwari. The film was released on 3 December 2010. It was produced by Revel Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Phas Gaye Re Obama is a comedy set against the backdrop of a global recession/meltdown that originated in the US. It was released to positive reviews. The film was remade in Telugu as Sankarabharanam (2015). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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