Written and directed by Saunak Mitra, “Exchange Offer” is a Hindi short film that portrays generation gap and loneliness in old age beautifully. It’s synopsis reads “Shiv Kumar Pant – a retired school principal of St. Stephan’s, Delhi, lives with his caretaker, Bisveswar as his son, Rishabh, lives in California with his wife and a one-year-old son. Leading a mundane life, Mr. Pant has found solace in poetry writing, typing on his old computer. One day, the computer suddenly goes off. He asks Rishabh to make a complaint to the manufacturing company to send a service engineer to repair the computer. The rendezvous with the service engineer at his door brings to him an incredible Exchange Offer and a bouquet of nostalgia and surprises.”

This movie is a great, layered story on the complexities of relationships with the passage of time, the haunting aspect of getting old alone, the technological gap and the desire and the necessity of change. The story builds up slowly and takes you in an emotional roller coaster but at the end will leave you feeling satisfied from within. This movie features M. K. Raina, Taher Shabbir and Surendra Rajan in the lead roles.

Without any spoilers, this is what we can say! Go ahead and give this a watch! And do let us know how you feel afterwards with your reviews in the comments section!

If anything has grown rapidly in last 3 years then that is Indian stand-up comedy scene. As Kunal Kamra says, “India is full of contents,” maybe why, or maybe new generation has learned a safest way to express out their frustration and take a jibe against things around them in less provocative way.

Whatever, they are gold and doing awesome, influencing many other South Asians to take the route.

Here, we have curated some of the best performance.

Aishwarya Mohanraj

Aishwarya Mohanraj, a most-loved female stand-up comedian and writer from Mumbai, started her journey towards business of making people laugh in 2017 by quitting her job.  Her jokes are mostly related to relationship, sex and stuffs that are considered taboo for women to speak openly in India. She just does not give a damn.

Anubhav Singh Bassi

The chances of you having heard of Anubhav Singh Bassi are rare, unless you are one of the regulars at the live stand-up circuit. Lawyer by academy, stand-up comedian by career, this internet-sensation guy from UP is popular for his brutal jibe over his community and deshi culture.

Shaurya Tyagi

Shaurya Tyagi is a stage actor and a freelance writer. Like the majority of the unambitious Indian population he too has an MBA degree, which may not promise him a job but would definitely get him a good marriage proposal. That’s what his bio says in bookmyshow.

Abhishek Upmanyu

The delhi boy, engineer by degree, comedian by career, Abhishek Upmanyu is a popular stand-up comedian from India, with million followers in YouTube. Known for killing it on stage, he hurls one cracker of a joke after another. Abhishek now lives in Mumbai, hoping to scale new heights of success within the comedy and live performance arena.

Gaurav Kapoor

Known for his funny take on everyday life situations, this delhi-based comedian is another favorite stand-up comedians from India . He has won almost every open-mic night – the likes of the Big Mic, Canvas Laugh Club, Chalta Hai and Buzz Off. Hailing from Delhi. Did you know he is actually journalist by profession?

Aakash Gupta

Aakash is a stand-up comedian from Delhi. He is the winner of Comicstaan 2, Indian stand-up comedy competition television series.  His comedy talks about his experiences and observations ranging from his naani maa’s (grandmother) taunts to life in a corporate office, from his dad ki Maruti (his father’s car) to his behen ki shaadi (his sister’s marriage). 

Zakir Khan

If you are big fan of Indian stand-up comedy scene, you don’t need to be said who is this King Khan in Stand-UP scene. In 2012, he rose to popularity by winning Comedy Central’s India’s 3rd Best Stand Up Comedian competition. Born and raised in Indoor, Madhya Pradesh, is all over India now for his subtle and innocent style of cracking jokes.

Karunesh Talwar

This happy-go-cynical, wide-eyed comedian is best known for his unusual jokes, jokes that only he could think (and appreciate). Hence, he is out to form a cult with those who resonate with his sense of humor. He once mentioned, “…My belief is that I want to get laughs on the basis of the written word. When I am on stage, I like to stand at one place and talk. The idea is to make it look less like a performance, if possible. The audience should feel the host is talking to them.” One of the most out-there comics out there, Karunesh Talwar is a young comedian and writer who made his way into the local comedy scene by winning several open-mic competitions, including the Comedy Store’s RAW

Vaibhav Arora

Vaibhav Arora, a Punjabi guy, been in comedy scene for quite sometime now. Tired of writing everyone’s bio, that you don’t care much about anyway, as you are here to watch video…may you google for this.

Amit Tandon

While running a successful and a leading recruitment consulting firm in Delhi, this married man with children thought of challenging his midlife crisis by making people laugh in as raw as he could. By the way, he obtained his degree (Mechanical Engineering & MBA) from IIT Delhi.  Must be high in IQ to have that sense of humor.

Atul Khatri

The uncle in Indian Stand-up scene is probably the jackass dad in Mumbai, who tells the secrets about his kid in most brutal way. He was rated among the top Indian comedians by CNN-IBN. 

Nishant Suri

If Mr. Bean was from India, he would look like this guy. Not sure if Mr. Bean’s dad had ever visited India or if the guy grew up watching Mr. Bean alone. The winner of Amazon Prime Video’s comedy hunt, Comicstaan, in 2018 – Nishant Suri is one of the brightest young comics in the country today! An engineer -turned- banker -turned- wedding photographer -turned- stand up comedian, Nishant knows how to make his audience laugh.

Kunal Kamra

And this guy! Guy with steel balls. Only few can dare to roast politician in India, that too Modi, that too on Internet — filled with Bhaktas, but Kunal Kamra, the marathi from Mumbai, just does not care. If you love jokes on Indian politics, this is the guy to follow.

Did you miss any that deserves to be in the list? Let us us know my commenting.

We had asked KMAG community to share their TikTok videos as we are looking for someone good at acting for a paid project, which we will reveal later, but as we were working on screening the applications, we shortlisted some of the applicants with their best performance.

Then thought why not to publish them through here as it would be fun to watch for our followers.

Check them out and let us know your favorite ones.

@theprabhatkhatri

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♬ original sound – sumoonraut6

@kalpaniroula

there is alwz sm1 in our life who at least tries to make us smile no matter what😊♥️ ##duet_plz ##pooracting

♬ Mayaluuuu – rakshya.b

@alwaysroshan

##chirchir ##justfrfun ##saturdaturdayvibes ##nepalitiktok

♬ original sound – brijeshshrestha

@ashmitaupreti1

chalagaayega tu mujhe tang karke 😏😏😏😏 ##stayhome ##staysafe ##foryoupage ##nepalimuser 🤗🤗🤗

♬ Original Sound – Unknown

@smriti_pradhanang

Mera wala ding dang kata hai 🤦‍♀️ ##tiktoknepal ##nepalitiktok ##nepalimuser ##dingdangkartahai

♬ original sound – meow_mafia907

@aashikapoudel4

##Fyp

♬ original sound – muskansaxenamerealfaaz

@irim.khima

i don’t want to 😉…💫 ##asian ##drama 🇳🇵😁 ##concept

♬ Take Your Man – Mahogany LOX

@barsha__aryal

##merimarzi 😈

♬ original sound – kripapateljoshi

@sarisur15

♥️♥️♥️##tiktokindia ##sarisur15 ##love ♥️

♬ original sound – Banasmita Shubhadars

@sirjanapoudel2

when you are flirting with ur bf and mom suddenly enters😂ever faced this?? ##hellokaun ##hindi ##comedy

♬ original sound – Anand Pandey🔥

@susmachand

not so perfect 😁##lovetoacting ##foryoupage

♬ original sound – Eva

@anish_bartaula

Mention your friend 😂😆 kati lagxa maya ##anishfan ##👑royal_family👑 ##chillnepal🇳🇵🇳🇵 ##fyp ##foru ##foryoupage ##nepalimuser ##nepali

♬ original sound – eleena_chauhan55

@rekhu_dulal

Timi kina boldainau?? ##nepalidialouge ##swostima_khadka ##melamchimuser ##rekhus ##showsomelove

♬ original sound – basnetbarun

@deepalama4

🥱🥱 ##hithisissophie ##anxiety ##reality

♬ original sound – sofie.hagen

@sandhyabista4

♬ original sound – innocentheart050619

@prabiiiiisabi

@shailynofficial 😍

♬ original sound – shailynofficial

@amar.amrit

Huge Respect to Everyone who are working hard for their Family & their Dreams.🤗 Just an ##act❤️ Instagram:amrit_dahal ##foryou ##dahaltwins ##fyp ##nepal

♬ original sound – dahal_twins

@kinararegmi3

Respect culture ❤❤❤##culture ##love

♬ manikadon – manikad0n

@sapnashrestha39

Bhai shab ##loan ##comedy ##akhsay ##foryou ##🤪 ##kathmandunepal ##luvyourself

♬ original sound – _jon_snow

@giri_raj_joshi_grj

Science students😂 father vs son😂😂##fyp ##foryoupage ##tiktoknepal ##sciencestudents ##fathers ##vs ##son

♬ original sound – giri_raj_joshi_grj

@nisha.agrahari

Exactly 💯 ##fyp ##foryou ##tiktok ##dialogue ##respect ##nepal

♬ original sound – hafsu

@elenadon_

I am back hai ta

♬ original sound – elenadon_

@samyyxa

##friends ##fyp ##foryoupage ##foryourpage ##phoebebuffay ##friendstvofficial

♬ original sound – friendstvofficial

@yubinbudhathoki25

Allu Arjun🙏❤🔥 ##yubinsquad ##nepalitiktokofficial ##acting ##nepalimuser

♬ original sound – showmanrakshit

@neelesha.poudel

Arrange marriage🙄🙄##fyp ##nepalimuser

♬ original sound – sonu user35565

@dileshworii

merai khappar phutya raichha kyarani aba😂##nepalidrama ##nepalidialogue

♬ original sound – anantghimire

@bidseeb

Bejjti. ##mujhebhuladiya ##beijjat ##fyp ##foryou ##foryoupage

♬ original sound – poojarampal29

@parina_stha

South film mo ki dailogue mat mar ##showmeyourtalentguys ##duetthiswithme ##parina_stha ##feauterme ##foryoupage

♬ original sound – sultanaashif

@aasma.tiwari

AYOOOOOO 😂🔥##teamaca3 ##aasmafam1 ##tiktoknepal ##foryoupage

♬ Plain Jane (Remix) – A$AP Ferg (feat. Nicki Minaj)

@anushreeyakarki

💯😂 ##comedy ##foryou ##foryoupage

♬ original sound – madozilla

@suprimaskt

Again with another relatable dialogue ##in_mostof_girls life ..

♬ original sound – sarakhan

@dahalsanzu

concept wala video mani like aaudaina kunai. abha video halerani k garnu. 6300 followers and not more than 10-20likes. ##repost ##dahalsanzu

♬ original sound – dahalsanzu

@prakritiprakrit

##fyp##tiktoknepal 😁

♬ original sound – saroshma.fanclub

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