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Mumbai, 17 July: HumaraMovie & Akvarious Productions bring to you HumaraComedy - a comedy destination to tickle your mind and your funny bone. Watch out for crazy, eccentric, outlandish and downright hysterical characters come to life at www.youtube.com/HumaraComedy. The channel that will go online on 16th July 2013 will be curated by Akarsh Khurana - prolific theatre producer and director, film writer, reluctant actor and a sometimes funny man.
My Romantic History a play directed by AdhaarKhurana, featuring Hussain Dalal, PriyanshuPainyuli, ShriyaPilgaonkar and ShikhaTalsania which is a part of the content showcased on HumaraComedy was performed by the Akvarious Team in association with HumaraMovie to mark the launch of HumaraComedy at the Canvas Laugh Factory, Lower Parel.
HumaraComedy will showcase the funny talent we find everywhere. A fun place to spend some time, where the attempt is not to be funny. So expect stand up, format based comedy, sitcoms and generally mature humor.
Four time META nominee for Best Director (Afsaneh: Bai se Bioscope tak, Blackbird, The Interview and Baghdad Wedding) and one time META winner for Best Stage Design, Akarsh Khurana is the proprietor of Akvarious Productions, a Mumbai based theatre group that has produced over 40 plays in 13 years, of which Akarsh has directed 17. He is also a screenwriter, and his work includes Rakesh Roshan?s Krrish, Ajay Devgan?sU Me aur Hum, AnuragBasu?sKites, the upcoming Krrish sequel, Sajid Khan?s next comedy and BejoyNambiar?s next thriller. He also acts part time, and his work includes several stage productions, including notable comic turns in Bade MiyanDeewane and RaftaRafta, and a significant part in BejoyNambiar?sDavid.
Akvarious Productions was founded by noted actor (film and theatre), screenwriter and director Akash Khurana in the early 90s. Its purpose was to groom and promote new talent in the fields of screenwriting and theatre. Since 1997, the founder?s son, AkarshKhurana, has spearheaded Akvarious.In the last 13 years, Akvarious Productions has staged over 40 plays covering a wide range of genres and languages, of which 5 have been nominated for the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) and 2 have won the prestigious award for Best Play. Akvarious has also produced 7 plays for children. Contemporary comedies have been the company?s forte, with successful plays like All About Women, The Interview, RaftaRafta, Some Times and Super 8 to mention a few.
Talking about the launch of the new channel an excited PallaviRohatgi, Co-Founder,HumaraMoviesays, "HumaraMovie has always aimed at providing quality content to its viewers. HumaraComedy is our effort in the same direction, the originality of the script and innovative characters is sure to fascinate its viewers. After a year of Humara Movie, we felt comfortable launching a destination for comedy. And, with Akarsh curating the channel, we are confident of robust audience engagement!
Speaking further about the content created for the channel, AkarshKhurana of Akvarious Production says, "That too much trying to be funny, is not really fun! HumaraComedy is going to showcase humour where you & I can feel like participating. An environment, a situation we would like to get into & make funny!"
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