Varied
subjects
are
being
attempted.
And
this
trend
is
truly
gaining
impetus
with
many
recent
films
defying
the
stereotype.
The
President
is
Coming
is
one
more
film
that
betrays
conventional
thinking.
The
President
is
Coming,
helmed
by
debutante
director
Kunaal
Roy
Kapur,
is
a
rib-tickling
story
about
the
President's
visit
to
India
and
the
Indian
youth.
In
fact,
it's
the
first-ever
'mockumentary'
that
lampoons
Bush
and
also
the
desi
youth.
The
humor
here
is
very
tongue-in-cheek
and
even
though
the
making
is
amateurish,
you
can't
help
but
break
into
guffaws
at
several
points.
Set
against
President
Bush's
visit
to
India,
the
film
looks
at
the
behind-the-scenes
drama
that
occurs
in
the
U.S.
Consulate,
which
has
been
entrusted
the
responsibility
of
choosing
an
ideal
Indian
youth
to
shake
hands
with
the
President.
The
film
promises
plenty
of
laughs
from
the
word
go.
Right
from
the
introduction
of
each
character
to
their
interaction
inside
the
Consulate,
the
sequences
are
simply
howlarious.
Director
Kunaal
Roy
Kapur
knows
what
he's
talking
and
for
a
first-timer,
makes
a
remarkable
debut.
As
far
as
performances
are
concerned,
every
actor
in
this
enterprise
stands
out.
Of
course,
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
dominates
the
show.
Shernaz
Patel
is
excellent.
On
the
whole,
The
President
is
Coming
offers
laughter
aplenty
and
that
is
its
biggest
USP.
Recommended
for
the
multiplex
junta.
Story first published: Monday, January 12, 2009, 10:05 [IST]