Phas Gaye Re Obama

is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language satirical black comedy film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor.

The film stars Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi and Amole Gupte in the lead roles.

In the US, Om Shastri, a businessman has faced huge losses due to recession and is all set to lose his house if he can't pay his $100,000 loan in the next thirty days.

Om on hearing their conversation suggests Bhai Sahab and him share the money, in return he would not tell Ali about their cheating.

Om again saves his and others' livesfrom Munni asking her to play the same trick with local Minister and politician Dhanajay Singh.

Subhash Kapoor had developed an idea of making a movie on recession after his first film Salaam India had a relatively low-key release.

"[7]Before turning director, Subhash Kapoor, as a journalist toured North India extensively, and it is reflected in the dialect that the characters speak.

"Kidnapping has become an industry in the region and often the characters involved in action have a humorous take on life", noted Kapoor.

Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN praised the film as a "deliciously smart comedy" and gave it a rating of 3.5 out of a scale of 5.

He appreciated Manu Rishi for bringing "perfect degree of naïvete to his role of a gangster's moderately-educated sidekick yearning for a better life.

"[3] Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India praised the film for its "ticklish humor and trick-and-treat plot line".

[4] Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times rated it at 3 out of a scale of 5 and described the film as a "black comedy" and credited the director for his "superbly written" script.

[10] Sukanya Verma of Rediff too gave a positive review about the film and said that there is "absolutely no dearth of LOL inducing moments".

[11] Anupama Chopra of NDTV appreciated the director but felt that he couldn't "sustain his energy in the second half.

[12] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu lauded the director Subhash Kapoor for coming up with a "well-textured satire on recession that almost turns out to be a winner".

He also felt that "it would have been better if Kapoor had not cast Neha Dhupia as the male-hating ganglord as she looks the odd one out in the midst of a proficient set of actors like Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi and Amol Gupte, who have got the pulse of the screenplay".

[13] The film was well appreciated by the critics for its quirky interpretation of Barack Obama's Yes We Can slogan to suit the setting.