What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

1994 en 19 minutes

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Plot

What do you call an Indian woman who's funny in 20th Century Britain? A British performer? A Black comedienne? An enigma? This humorous and comedic documentary, brings the laughs and dreams of four Indian women cabaret performers while posing the questions: What is comedy and who defines it? Is it culturally specific, or can anyone enjoy the joke? Who makes it into the mainstream and why? Does comedy always have to come from a white perspective in Britain to be taken seriously? What -- ultimately, do you call a funny Indian woman?

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Cast

Parminder Chadha

Parminder Chadha

Self

Shobna Gulati

Shobna Gulati

Self

Syreeta Kumar

Syreeta Kumar

Self

Nina Wadia

Nina Wadia

Self

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