"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
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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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