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{{Infobox film
| name = The President Is Coming
| image = The President is coming.jpg
| caption = Movie poster
| director = [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]]
| producer = [[Rohan Sippy]]
| writer = [[Anuvab Pal (comedian)|Anuvab Pal]]
| starring = [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] [[Shernaz Patel]] Shivani Tanksale Namit Das Vivek Gomber Satchit Puranik [[Ira Dubey]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Keshav Prakash]]
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2009|01|09|df=y}}
| country = India
| runtime = 86 minutes
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''The President Is Coming''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Satire|satirical]] [[mockumentary]] film directed by [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]] based on his play by the same title which premiered at the Royal Court/Rage Theatre Festival in Mumbai in January 2006. The film, written by Anuvab Pal, marks Kapur's debut as a director and features an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] as a Bengali writer and a social activist.<ref name="Post-production1">{{cite news|title=Time of India|work=Konkona Calls the President|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Konkona_calls_the_President/rssarticleshow/2868665.cms|accessdate=2008-03-16|date=March 16, 2008}}</ref> The film explores a day in the life of six contestants who will stop at nothing as the US President is coming to town. Konkona plays Maya Roy, one of the six contestants who will represent New India in front of the President.<ref name="Post-production">{{cite web|title=Rediff.com|work=Konkona fights for George Bush!|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/18look1.htm|accessdate=September 18, 2008}}</ref>

==Plot==
In 2006, [[George W. Bush]], President of the [[United States]], visits India. In addition to the many diplomatic and political things on the agenda is a rather unusual event — a meeting with the young faces responsible for shaping "The New India". The six contestants are Maya Roy, India's best young writer; Ajay Karlekar, India's best young social activist; Archana Kapoor, India's best young entrepreneur; Rohit Seth, call center accent trainer; Kapil Dev Dholakia, India's best young stock investor, and Ramesh S, software engineer.

They have to undergo bizarre tests and activities to top the list. In the end only two are left Kapil and Maya. Kapil is caught cheating in the final round and Maya is selected. However, with a bizarre turn of events she is not the one who shakes the hand.

==Cast==
*[[Konkona Sen Sharma]] as Maya Roy
*[[Shernaz Patel]] as Samantha Patel
*Shivani Tanksale as Ritu Johnson
*[[Anand Tiwari]] as Kapil Dev
*[[Namit Das]] as Ramesh S.
*[[Vivek Gomber]] as Rohit Seth
*[[Satchit Puranik]] as Ajay Karlekar
*[[Ira Dubey]] as Archana Kapoor
*[[Imran Rasheed]] as Mohammed Aslam (Security guard)
*[[Manish Acharya]]
*[[Faezeh Jalali]] as Nun

==Soundtrack==
[[Goldspot]] did the soundtrack, featuring the songs "Paper Boats", "Under the House", and "Haath Mein Le Lenge". The film's music was written by Siddhartha Khosla.

==Reception==
Critic [[Taran Adarsh]] from indiaFM gave the film a 3 out of 5 rating and concluded that it "...offers laughter aplenty and that is its biggest USP. Recommended for the multiplex junta."<ref name="The President Is Coming: Review (Hungama)">{{cite web | title=''The President Is Coming: Review (Bollywood Hungama)''| work=Bollywood Hungama|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14016/index.html| accessdate=January 9, 2009}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, concluding, "The film has a raw look and lacks finesse when it comes to production values. But there is a delightful tongue-in-cheek tenor running through it, which makes you overlook the unpolished feel and the loose editing."<ref name="The President Is Coming: Review (Time of India)">{{cite news | title=''The President Is Coming: Review''| work=Time of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/english/The-President-Is-Coming/movie-review/3953342.cms| accessdate=January 8, 2009| first1=Nikhat| last1=Kazmi|authorlink=Nikhat Kazmi| date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] from [[CNN-IBN]] described it as "... an enjoyable film that pushes the boundaries of conventional storytelling. Don't miss this film or you'll regret it."<ref name="The President Is Coming: Review (CNN-IBN)">{{cite web | title=Masand's Verdict: The President Is Coming | work=CNN-IBN|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-the-president-is-coming/82374-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116192401/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-the-president-is-coming/82374-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2009| accessdate=January 10, 2009}}</ref>

Adarsh stated, "Director Kunaal Roy Kapur knows what he's talking and for a first-timer, makes a remarkable debut."<ref name="The President Is Coming: Review">{{cite web | title=''The President Is Coming: Review''| work=Bollywood Hungama|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14016/index.html| accessdate=January 9, 2009}}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] from ''The Times of India'' wrote, "Performance-wise, it's the uptight and complex-ridden Ms. Konkona who walks away with laurels and laughs even as the film takes a healthy snigger at the desi self."<ref name="The President Is Coming: Review (Time of India)"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=1218038|title=The President Is Coming}}

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[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:English-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about George W. Bush]]
[[Category:2000s mockumentary films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:2009 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2009 comedy films]]

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