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

What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? (1994)

9.0 19 min Movie
Documentary

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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