---
title: 'The President Is Coming (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kunaal Roy Kapur'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-president-is-coming-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1218038/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The President Is Coming (2009)

2009 · 90 min · History · India


## Synopsis

The President Is Coming is a 2009 Indian English-language 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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kunaal Roy Kapur](https://cinepixo.com/people/kunaal-roy-kapur)
- **Screenplay:** [Anuvab Pal](https://cinepixo.com/people/anuvab-pal)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Siddhartha Khosla](https://cinepixo.com/people/siddhartha-khosla)
- **Producer:** [Rohan Sippy](https://cinepixo.com/people/rohan-sippy)

## Cast

- [Konkona Sen Sharma](https://cinepixo.com/people/konkona-sen-sharma)
- [Shernaz Patel](https://cinepixo.com/people/shernaz-patel)
- [Ira Dubey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-dubey)

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