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

Film Screenings

July 24 - August 3, 2019: 42nd Asian American International Film Festival - New York City, NY
June 13-16, 2019: Austin Asian American Film Festival - Austin, TX
May 12, 2019: Laughing Skull Festival at Dad's Garage Theatre - Atlanta, GA
April 27, 2019: Calcutta International Cult Film Festival - Calcutta, India

Official Trailer

A part-time Indian-American comedian in the US sees an opportunity to fast track his career in India or else accept that comedy may just be a hobby.
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About the Film

American Hasi (Hindi for "American laughter") follows stand-up comedian Tushar Singh and his number one fan—his mom—on a 35-day comedy tour across six cities in India as he hits stages with dark, self-deprecating, often risqué stand-up material.

Born and raised “the chubby brown kid” in Alabama with deeply traditional Hindu parents set Tushar up for a life of never quite fitting in. After losing his job for making disparaging remarks about his company’s HR manager on the company-wide Skype chatroom, Tushar decides he’s had enough of his double life—working a mundane daytime job and doing comedy at night—and decides to embark on the tour, clinging to hopes that he can fast track his way to a full-time comedy career in an emerging scene where audiences will “get him” better than Americans.

In India, Tushar interacts with foreign audiences for the first time; gets life-changing advice from Russell Peters, Bill Burr, 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.