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American Hasi

A Stand-Up Comedy Documentary

Featuring Bill Burr & Russell Peters

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

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About the Film

AMERICAN HASI (Hindi for "American laughter") is a feature documentary following part-time Indian-American 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 always feeling out of place. After losing his job in LA, 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. 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.
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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

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

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