Comic Aakash Mehta, who lately made his OTT debut with the fact present Social Foreign money, is ready to discover one other avenue- movies. “I’m doing a small position in a movie, which shall be launched subsequent yr.I can not speak loads about it however that’s my effort to discover new areas and present the non-funny facet of me to the viewers. It’s very troublesome to seek out individuals who take me critically,” says Mehta including that his persona is kind of the alternative of how individuals assume.
“I’m a really delicate and emotional particular person. And I need individuals to see me that manner. Agar mujhe comedy karna hoga toh fundamental stage par chala jaaunga. That’s why, when I’m not doing comedy, I’m primarily into severe stuff like analysis, studying about issues that I have no idea. I’m a nerd that manner,” says Mehta, whose standup comedy particular Nasty was launched earlier this week.
Speaking in regards to the present, he says, “Nasty is my oldest present and I’ve been performing this since 2019. It’s about one thing I genuinely care about – intercourse training. It talks about consent, well being, unhealthy behaviour, unhealthy language, Indian society and extra. This present was my manner of spreading the data about this crucial topic throughout the nation. And as we speak, after I go to small cities and schools, I realise how these jokes made an enormous distinction within the life of kids. Jokes are a good way to speak about issues that you just typically can not and that’s what I’ve finished with this particular”.
Whereas his jokes have a excessive relatability issue, Mehta says making it relatable was by no means his intention. “Jo bhi ho raha hai bahut galti se horha hai. I really like comedy and wish to attain to a degree the place I can deliver one thing to the comedy, which it doesn’t have already got. Agar joke accha hai, toh accha hello rhega. Relatable hai ya nahi, wo mera concern nahi hota,” he tells us.
Comedy for him is a “nice solution to course of his life”. He provides, “I can discuss something and there’s no restriction as such. It’s not about what’s allowed and what’s not allowed. It’s about whether or not or not you will get away with it or not. It’s about having the ability to discuss issues that you just in any other case can not, with out offending anybody.”
Whereas joke on delicate points is perhaps a solution to educate individuals, it not touchdown nicely could generally backfire, ensuing it criticism. However Mehta says he very nicely understands that generally “there are individuals who get offended as a result of they only wish to”. So he tried to not do something which may set off anybody. “Isme padhna hello nahi hai mujhe,” he wraps up.
