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Gentlemen prefer Shazia Mirza

Published @ DNA India
Shazia goes where few have gone before She was all over the Mumbai papers in the last few days speaking about what she does best — comedy. So naturally, Mumbai was waiting for her. Had she been a he, a chubby-looking white British actor with a Yorkshire accent, it would not be news. But Shazia Mirza is brown, young, Muslim, and a woman and the British Council has taken adequate care to inform us that she makes fun of all…
By Sayandeb Chowdhury | | Tags: Performance, Review | Read More