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

IMDb 9.0 1994 β€’ 19 min β€’ Documentary

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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?

Top Cast

Parminder Chadha
Parminder Chadha Self
Shobna Gulati
Shobna Gulati Self
Syreeta Kumar
Syreeta Kumar Self
Nina Wadia
Nina Wadia Self