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First Look : Phas Gaye Re Obama
The film is directed by Subhash Kapoor and stars Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Manu Rishi, Amole Gupte and Sanjay Mishra. It is distributed by Warner Brothers.
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Spoof On Recession
Subhash Kapoor, director of Phas Gaye Re Obama, a small budget comedy starring Neha Dhupia and Rajat Kapoor, says the film shows the repercussions of the global recession on the world of crime.
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Om Shastri, Om
The film traces the journey of Om Shashtri, an American citizen of Indian origin, who loses all his wealth overnight to the global recession & has been asked to vacate his home by the bank unless he pays up $100,000 (mortgaged amount) within 30 days.
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Kidnapped
Seeing no other option Om comes to India to sell a small piece of an ancestral property. But within days of landing in India he is kidnapped by a 'recession-hit' underworld gang those who think that he is still a millionaire.
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Gangsters to Obama
What happens to Om, is he able to save his home, how did the 'poor' gangster cope with their 'poor' catch & what do small town Indian gangsters have to say to President Obama... that's what the film is all about.
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What's funny about recession?
'People see the global recession as a phenomena triggering unemployment and fall in market income. But it had a deep impact on everyone and we have taken an initiative to portray this anxiety in a humourous way,' said director Subhash Kapoor.
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First recession film
The director claimed said that the December 3 release is the first film to be made on the economic crisis' effects on the crime world.
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Will it get a thumbs up?
PGRO is made on an economical budget of Rs 3 crore. The director believes that if a film has a great storyline with excellent execution then it is destined to receive a thumbs up from the audience.
