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

Overview

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?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Nina Wadia,Parminder Chadha,Shobna Gulati,Syreeta Kumar

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Producer

Gurinder Chadha

Music

Craig Pruess

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0121869