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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 19M

Director : Gurinder Chadha

Synopsis

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?

Actors

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

Crews

Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha
Producer
Craig Pruess
Craig Pruess
Original Music Composer
Guy Savin
Guy Savin
Editor
Carol Rodger
Carol Rodger
Production Manager

Posters and backgrounds

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