Phas Gaye Re Obama - 2010

Phase Gaye Re Obama is a comedy set against the backdrop of global recession/meltdown that originated in USA. 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. 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. 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...is largely forms the rest of the story. The film, showcases how global recession/ meltdown impacted lives from an America based businessman to underworld dons in the dusty plains of small town India.

108min
2010
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.5/10

Cast

Neha Dhupia profile pictureNeha DhupiaMunni Gangster
Rajat Kapoor profile pictureRajat KapoorOm Shastri
Sanjay Mishra profile pictureSanjay MishraBhai Sahab
Manu Rishi Chadha profile pictureManu Rishi ChadhaAnandprakash Rameshprakash 'Anni' Rastogi
Brijendra Kala profile pictureBrijendra KalaMukhtar Ali

About Phas Gaye Re Obama

Phas Gaye Re Obama Overview

Phase Gaye Re Obama is a comedy set against the backdrop of global recession/meltdown that originated in USA. 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. 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. 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...is largely forms the rest of the story. The film, showcases how global recession/ meltdown impacted lives from an America based businessman to underworld dons in the dusty plains of small town India.

Runtime: 108min

Extra details

Original Title: Phas Gaye Re Obama
Original Language: Hindi
Directed By: Subhash Kapoor