India Synopsis
“Join the Gang”
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.
Comedy + Crime in India
38 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Phas Gaye Re Obama itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 69 other India films in 2010.
The 798th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
50 audience reviews — more than 80% of India films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #365 of 1,983 India films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #94 of 648 (top 15%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | November 1, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1773015 |