Bollywood News : Barely two weeks before George W. Bush leaves the White House, Bollywood is ready with a farewell present — a film that takes pot shots at the outgoing U.S. president.

“The President is Coming,” set in Mumbai during Bush’s trip to India in 2006, tells the fictional tale of six Indians vying for a chance to shake hands with the visiting head of state.

Bush is a running theme in the film and so are ‘Bushisms’ — verbal slip-ups in his speeches — that have gained notoriety during his eight-year presidency.

“Bush is more of a sort of metaphor for the things that America represents — good or bad — but he’s also used as a bit of a punching bag because he’s an easy target,” said Kunaal Roy Kapur, the film’s 29-year-old director.

Shot in a mock documentary style, the English-language film depicts a series of farcical tests conducted in a room at the U.S. consulate to single out a young Indian worthy enough to meet Bush.

“The President is Coming,” adapted from a play of the same name, opens in Indian cinemas Friday, just days before Barack Obama takes office on January 20 as the first black U.S. president.

“It’s definitely a nice little goodbye present for Bush,” said Kapur.

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- Reuters

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