"You guys have this tremendous opportunity. You guys can be legends. Who knows... you might be [India's] Letterman." ​—Bill Burr

About the Film

AMERICAN HASI (Hindi for "American laughter") is a feature documentary following LA-based stand-up comedian Tushar Singh and his number one fan—his mom—on a 35-day comedy tour across India as he clings to hopes of fast tracking his way to a full-time comedy career in an emerging scene where audiences will “get him” better than Americans. Along the way he gets life-changing advice from veteran comics Bill Burr, Russell Peters, and Vir Das, and attempts to reconcile his career goals and creative identity with his family’s sacrifices and conservative upbringing. AMERICAN HASI is a funny and delightfully awkward story that captures the struggles of the brave few who try to make a living out of their creative passion.

WATCH THE FILM

AMERICAN HASI will be available to rent and own on March 23, 2021 via iTunes/Amazon/Vudu/YouTube Movies, cable and satellite, and DVD. ​

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FESTIVAL Screenings

• 6th Annual Dallas Ft Worth South Asian Film Festival
  Worldwide Online Premiere | June 13, 2020 
   
• New York Comedy Festival
  New York, NY | November 10, 2019
  
  
• 17th Annual International South Asian Film Festival
  San Francisco, CA | November 8, 2019
  
  
• South Asian Film Festival
  Orlando, FL | October 12, 2019
  
  
• 10th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival
  Chicago, IL | September 19, 2019
  
  
• 42nd Asian American International Film Festival
  New York City, NY | August 1, 2019
  
  
• 11th Annual Austin Asian American Film Festival
  Austin, TX | June 15, 2019
  
  
• 10th Annual Laughing Skull Comedy Festival
  Atlanta, GA | May 12, 2019
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• Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
  Calcutta, India | April 27, 2019

REVIEWS & PRESS

• Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American VOD and DVD rights to American Hasi for March release
  - Press Release | February 26, 2021
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• "Escapist Cinema of South Asia American Hasi Documentary Film Review"
  - One Film Fan | June 15, 2020
  
  
• "American Hasi Takes Comedy from L.A. to India and Back Again"
  - The Austin Chronicle | June 15, 2019
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• "American Hasi Explores Comedian Tushar Singh’s Journey Through India"
  - WABE, NPR Atlanta | May 10, 2019
  
  
• “Off the Beaten Path: The Journey of a Standup Comedian”
  - Khabar Magazine | March 1, 2019