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* TheCynic: G.K. Jayaram.Jayaram is just oozing with cynical remarks toward people.
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Vivek]].
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Vivek]].Vivek kills Suresh and arranges for Amal to not be found and then... inherits everything from his deceased father]].
* OldBeggarTest: But unlike typical example, G.K. Jayaram does live as a beggar, purposefully so. There is still a lot of money and property tied to his name, but he's not using it for anything while searching for the right man to pass inheritance.
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* UnexpectedInheritance: [[spoiler:Averted]].[[spoiler:Averted - ultimately Amal is left with nothing, as he left the attorney's office, unable to read the crucial letter that would kept him around]].
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Vivek inherits everything. Nobody learns he was the one who killed Suresh]]. Since Amal never even met him or learned about his existence, he's also the case of OutsideContextVillain.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Vivek inherits everything. Nobody learns he was the one who killed Suresh]]. Since Amal never even met him or learned about his existence, he's also the case of OutsideContextVillain.OutsideContextProblem.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Amal is barely earning enough to sustain himself, since he charges exactly as much as the taximeter says and never takes tips. Later, he [[spoiler: sells his autorickshaw]] to pay for medical care for a thief, ending up unemployed, hired as a floor sweeper at postal office.
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* TheDanza: Dr. Shiva, music composer, as Dr. Shiva, M.D.
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* [[spoiler: NeverLearnedToRead]]: Done realistically with Amal, in a form of TwistEnding. Exactly what did you expect from poor autorickshaw driver in India?
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* [[spoiler: NeverLearnedToRead]]: NeverLearnedToRead: Done realistically with Amal, in a form of TwistEnding. Exactly what did you expect from poor autorickshaw driver in India?
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Famous mostly for it's GenreDeconstruction of {{Bollywood}} films, while still being charming and heartwarming.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: G.K. Jayaram is being as rude and offensive as possible to everyone he meets, just to check their reaction and find out if they are worthy to be his heir.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: G.K. Jayaram is being as rude and offensive as possible to everyone he meets, just to check their reaction and find out if they are worthy to be his heir.
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* GrumpyOldMan: G.K. Jayaram, and how! Though it could be just a pose.
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* GrumpyOldMan: G.K. Jayaram, and how! Though it could be [[SecretTestOfCharacter just a pose.pose]].
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* HonoraryUncle: Vivek adress Suresh as uncle, even if there in no family relation between them. Suresh was simply a life-ling associate of G.K. Jayaram and old friend of his.
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* HonoraryUncle: Vivek adress Suresh as uncle, even if there in no family relation between them. Suresh was simply a life-ling life-long associate of G.K. Jayaram and old friend of his.
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* StupidGood: Amal is so good, that he can't even exept a 3 rupee (which is about 5 cents) tip and later [[spoiler: sells his autorickshaw]] to help a thief. Said thief nicked from his customer.
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* StupidGood: Amal is so good, that he can't even exept accept a 3 rupee (which is about 5 cents) tip and later [[spoiler: sells his autorickshaw]] to help a thief. Said thief nicked from his customer.
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* [[spoiler: NeverLearnedToRead]]: Done realistically with Amal, in a form of TwistEnding. Exactly what did you expect from poor autorickshaw in India?
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* [[spoiler: NeverLearnedToRead]]: Done realistically with Amal, in a form of TwistEnding. Exactly what did you expect from poor autorickshaw driver in India?
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* PosthumousNarration: G.K. Jayaram provides closing narration. Also when someone is reading his letters, the voice-over is in his voice.
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* ValuesDissonance: Amal's mother wants him to get married... so she can use new-gained daughter-in-law as personal servant. It's portrayed as something obvious and natural.
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* ValuesDissonance: Amal's mother want him to get married... so she can use new-gained daughter-in-law as personal servant. It's portrayed as something obvious and natural.
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* ValuesDissonance: Amal's mother want wants him to get married... so she can use new-gained daughter-in-law as personal servant. It's portrayed as something obvious and natural.
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* TheAtoner: G.K. Jayaram. It's heavily implied that he was some sort of CorruptCorporateExecutive with more than complicated family life. Now he's searching for worthy person to become his heir.
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* BilingualBonus: Since the whole film constantly swaps between English and Hindi, almost ''all'' dialogues have some.
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Canadian drama film. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar.
Famous mostly for it's GenreDeconstruction of {{Bollywood}} films, while still being charming and heartwarming.
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!!Tropes featured include:
* AsHimself: Dr. Shiva and "Tabla Guy".
* BittersweetEnding: Sure, Amal and Pooja are together and he got a new autorickshaw. [[spoiler:But he missed opportunity to gain ''huge'' inheritance and in near future his job will be useless, as the metro is about to be finished.]] But for Amal and Pooja it's more like HappilyEverAfter.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]
* BeingGoodSucks
* CrapSaccharineWorld: As long as you are rich, India is a perfect place to live. Just don't mind that everyone around is struggeling to survive.
* TheCynic: G.K. Jayaram.
* TheDanza: Dr. Shiva, music composer, as Dr. Shiva, M.D.
* TheDon: The crime lord who Vivek owns money. He is even called Godfather.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: No-one of his family nor friends really understands G.K. Jayaram last will.
* TheGamblingAddict: Vivek, to the point he owns mafia lots of money and it's lampshaded he will gamble away his inheritance in no time.
* GenreDeconstruction: of Bollywood films - Amal gets the girl, but [[spoiler:the inheritance is lost and he will soon loose his job when the metro is finished]]. Not to mention they don't sing and dance and everything is treated dead serious.
* GoldDigger: Simran, Vivek's brother wife. If Harish won't get the inheritance, she will simply leave him.
* GrumpyOldMan: G.K. Jayaram, and how! Though it could be just a pose.
* {{Greed}}: 300 million rupee is quite huge pile of money and everyone wants to get his slice.
* HappilyEverAfter: Amal and Pooja.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Vivek]].
* KickTheDog: Zubin asks if he should call a rickshaw for Amal [[spoiler: after Amal just sold his own]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: For Priya it took literally seconds for punishment. The unpleasant bar owner from opening also counts.
* OnOneCondition: There is just a month to find Amal, only knowing his name and trade.
* PoorCommunicationKills: and don't let you [[spoiler: get the money]].
* StupidGood: Amal is so good, that he can't even exept a 3 rupee (which is about 5 cents) tip and later [[spoiler: sells his autorickshaw]] to help a thief. Said thief nicked from his customer.
* UnexpectedInheritance: [[spoiler:Averted]].
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Famous mostly for it's GenreDeconstruction of {{Bollywood}} films, while still being charming and heartwarming.
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!!Tropes featured include:
* AsHimself: Dr. Shiva and "Tabla Guy".
* BittersweetEnding: Sure, Amal and Pooja are together and he got a new autorickshaw. [[spoiler:But he missed opportunity to gain ''huge'' inheritance and in near future his job will be useless, as the metro is about to be finished.]] But for Amal and Pooja it's more like HappilyEverAfter.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins]]
* BeingGoodSucks
* CrapSaccharineWorld: As long as you are rich, India is a perfect place to live. Just don't mind that everyone around is struggeling to survive.
* TheCynic: G.K. Jayaram.
* TheDanza: Dr. Shiva, music composer, as Dr. Shiva, M.D.
* TheDon: The crime lord who Vivek owns money. He is even called Godfather.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: No-one of his family nor friends really understands G.K. Jayaram last will.
* TheGamblingAddict: Vivek, to the point he owns mafia lots of money and it's lampshaded he will gamble away his inheritance in no time.
* GenreDeconstruction: of Bollywood films - Amal gets the girl, but [[spoiler:the inheritance is lost and he will soon loose his job when the metro is finished]]. Not to mention they don't sing and dance and everything is treated dead serious.
* GoldDigger: Simran, Vivek's brother wife. If Harish won't get the inheritance, she will simply leave him.
* GrumpyOldMan: G.K. Jayaram, and how! Though it could be just a pose.
* {{Greed}}: 300 million rupee is quite huge pile of money and everyone wants to get his slice.
* HappilyEverAfter: Amal and Pooja.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Vivek]].
* KickTheDog: Zubin asks if he should call a rickshaw for Amal [[spoiler: after Amal just sold his own]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: For Priya it took literally seconds for punishment. The unpleasant bar owner from opening also counts.
* OnOneCondition: There is just a month to find Amal, only knowing his name and trade.
* PoorCommunicationKills: and don't let you [[spoiler: get the money]].
* StupidGood: Amal is so good, that he can't even exept a 3 rupee (which is about 5 cents) tip and later [[spoiler: sells his autorickshaw]] to help a thief. Said thief nicked from his customer.
* UnexpectedInheritance: [[spoiler:Averted]].
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