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

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)

Trailer

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