In Bengal, Hindus are known to crack jokes at the expense of their gods and goddesses and that's what I did.
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The gods too are fond of a joke.
That is the problem with comedy in India. Spoofing sells. Come up with original comedy about the hilarious nation we are, with funny accents and odd rituals, and we get into trouble.
The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.
My parents are deeply pious Hindus.
What is most amusing and can happen only in India is that the most posh and big households that I've seen in Mumbai, the 'big city', will have their balconies and windows festooned with rows of baniyans and tauliyas hanging on them.
When I started doing standup when I was 17, I was talking about being Indian and specifically ethnic jokes. Straightforward stuff that was fairly ignorant that I knew would get the laugh. It wasn't flipping stereotypes; it was using them.
I am a Hindu, brought up mostly in India.
My mum told me once I was a Hindu.
India has a long tradition of reinterpreting religious myths.
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