Jan 10 2009
‘The President is Coming’ – An wholesome entertainer
The new release from the Bollywood this week is ‘The President is Coming’. Directed by Kunaal Roy Kapur, the cast includes Konkana Sen Sharma, Shernaz Patel, Ira Dubey and Anand Tiwari. Going by the title, I assumed that the movie is all about murkier politics and red tapism, but I was in for a surprise.
The president referred here is not, the President of India, but George W. Bush. And if you think, the story is going to be like a bond movie or a desi hero, who thwarts assassination bid against the Bush, you are wrong again.
It is a simple story which has reference to US President’s visit to India in 2006. The the US embassy wants to select one young Indian, to handshake with the president and they want this one person, to be symbolize the youth in India. For this, they select 6 individuals from different background and all of them are put to vigorous training and selection procedure, including an photo identification test, which is sure to tickle your bones
I am not going to give any more hint on the screenplay or the climax, for you will lose the delight of enjoying an entertainer.
