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3 | Canadian drama film. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar. |
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5 | Famous mostly for it's GenreDeconstruction of UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} films, while still being charming and heartwarming. |
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8 | !!Tropes featured include: |
9 | * AsHimself: Dr. Shiva and "Tabla Guy". |
10 | * 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. |
11 | * BilingualBonus: Since the whole film constantly swaps between English and Hindi, almost ''all'' dialogues have some. |
12 | * 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. |
13 | * 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 OutsideContextProblem. |
14 | * 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. |
15 | * 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. |
16 | * TheCynic: G.K. Jayaram is just oozing with cynical remarks toward people. |
17 | * TheDon: The crime lord who Vivek owns money. He is even called Godfather. |
18 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: No-one of his family nor friends really understands G.K. Jayaram last will. |
19 | * TheGamblingAddict: Vivek, to the point he owns mafia lots of money and it's lampshaded he will gamble away his inheritance in no time. |
20 | * 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. |
21 | * GoldDigger: Simran, Vivek's brother wife. If Harish won't get the inheritance, she will simply leave him. |
22 | * GrumpyOldMan: G.K. Jayaram, and how! Though it could be [[SecretTestOfCharacter just a pose]]. |
23 | * {{Greed}}: 300 million rupee is quite huge pile of money and everyone wants to get his slice. |
24 | * HappilyEverAfter: Amal and Pooja. |
25 | * HonoraryUncle: Vivek adress Suresh as uncle, even if there in no family relation between them. Suresh was simply a life-long associate of G.K. Jayaram and old friend of his. |
26 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Vivek kills Suresh and arranges for Amal to not be found and then... inherits everything from his deceased father]]. |
27 | * KickTheDog: Zubin asks if he should call a rickshaw for Amal [[spoiler: after Amal just sold his own]]. |
28 | * LaserGuidedKarma: For Priya it took literally seconds for punishment. The unpleasant bar owner from opening also counts. |
29 | * NeverLearnedToRead: Done realistically with Amal, in a form of TwistEnding. Exactly what did you expect from poor autorickshaw driver in India? |
30 | * OffscreenTeleportation: Suresh left Amal's autorickshaw this way, making Amal puzzled where is his customer. |
31 | * 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. |
32 | * OnOneCondition: There is just a month to find Amal, only knowing his name and trade. |
33 | * PoorCommunicationKills: and don't let you [[spoiler: get the money]]. |
34 | * PosthumousNarration: G.K. Jayaram provides closing narration. Also when someone is reading his letters, the voice-over is in his voice. |
35 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Suresh]] is killed before even finishing explaining why [[spoiler: he]] now wants to fulfil last will of G.K. Jayaram. |
36 | * SecretTestOfCharacter: G.K. Jayaram is 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. |
37 | * StupidGood: Amal is so good, that he can't even 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. |
38 | * UnexpectedInheritance: [[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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