Parents, Bollywood & Mostly Adult Stuff | Stand Up Comedy | Sonali Thakker

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Sonali Thakker delivers a seventeen-minute set exploring the intersecting absurdities of parental expectations, Bollywood culture, and adult life. Drawing on her self-deprecating comedic sensibility, Thakker mines humor from the gap between what her parents want and who she actually is, while taking aim at the film industry's outsized influence on Indian society. Recorded at Mumbai's Sophia's Auditorium, the performance showcases material she's honed across years of live performance, distilled into a collection of jokes that have proven their staying power in front of diverse audiences.