There may be a political battle of sorts brewing between South India and North India over allocation of resources. But this motley crew of stand-up comics from the southern part of the country has a different bone of contention: the way “South Indians” are caricatured by the North.
Specifically, by Bollywood. Brut India has compiled a video (above) of comedians who decided to hit back with their sharpest weapon. Featuring stand-up comics like Aravind SA, Karthik Kumar and Pooja Vijay, among others, it shows up a number of uninformed assumptions.
And if that’s whetted your appetite, here are the entire performances:
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