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How women are portrayed in AIB videos?

Feb 232018

The common perception is that AIB has been at the forefront of upholding feminist ideals in this country through their humorous sketches

Aayushi Jagad

The common perception is that AIB has been at the forefront of upholding feminist ideals in this country through their humorous sketches. But now, two former actors in their videos have taken the comedy collective to the cleaners over the lack of female representation in their videos, outside of ones that are obviously women-centric. In fact, Aayushi Jagad and Sumedh Natu — in their damning video – have even gone to the extent of pointing out that female actors in general AIB sketches are so non-functional that they can even be replaced with a table lamp.

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This comes as quite a slap in the face of the comedy group that projects a progressive image amid the sanskari overtones rapidly spreading in Indian society. But to be fair to them, AIB hasn’t taken the criticism with a pinch of salt, and has instead released a statement saying that they acknowledge where they went wrong, and promise to work on making their videos more representational. Now, all we have to do is wait for them to turn their words into action.

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Mallika Dua Is Back As The Raunchy 'Tinder' In AIB's Latest Video

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Oct 102017

Mallika Dua needs no introduction. The woman has taken the internet by storm for all the right (and comic) reasons. From a regular copywriter to an internet “sensashiyun”, she rose to fame after her video ‘Shit People Say: Sarojini Nagar Edition’ went viral. Even if you don’t like her insanely hilarious videos (How can you not though?), chances are that you must have come across at least one of her videos with crazy Snapchat video filters where she enjoys playing the role of her very original characters.

And when we talk about funny videos, how can we not mention All India Bakchod (AIB)? Fortunately for Mallika’s fans, the comedian has been collaborating with the equally popular AIB for quite a few projects and the results are obviously hysterical.

Earlier this year, AIB came up with a highly imaginative video ‘If Apps Were People’, featuring stand-up comedians including Mallika Dua as ‘sleazy’ Tinder, Kaneez Surka as ‘artist’ Instagram, Sumukhi Suresh as Facebook, Tanmay Bhatt as Battery Saver and others as Whatsapp, Snapchat, Alarm Maa, Message (SMS) Bapu. The unique concept was bound to garner attention worldwide and it did just that.

The video received so much love and appreciation that they decided to come up with a second part. And trust us when we say this, it couldn’t have been better.

The storyline is a little different this time. While the first part talked about the obsession we all have with mobile apps, the latest version shows the apps struggling to keep up with Supriya’s (Sainee Raj) mother and her mobile usage habits. Or should we say every other parent’s mobile habits?

Broadcasting ‘Good Morning’ messages to everyone in the contact list along with forwarding every piece of “news” that goes viral- sounds familiar doesn’t it? This extremely common habit of parents makes Whatsapp (Kumar Varun) go crazy with overload of information. He returns as ‘SMS bapu’ in the later part of the video and without a doubt his performance is exceptional.

But on the other hand, Tinder and Instagram have had to take a back seat.

Chances are that most parents don’t even know what ‘Tinder’ is and those who do, would probably discourage its use. This leaves the very sleazy Tinder aka Mallika Dua desperate for some action. Her gaudy accent combined with the endless sexual references will make you laugh your ass off and will definitely stay with you for years to come.

If her Instagram role isn’t enough for you then here’s some good news. She plays a double role as she comes back in the video as ‘Matrimonial’ so you get to see a little more of her!

There’s also the character of ‘Amazon’ who is tired of the unhealthy habit of Supriya’s mother as she keeps adding items to her cart but never goes ahead with the purchase.

Kaneez Surka is at her best too as she retains her semi- Italian accent for her Instagram impression from the first part.

The mother played by Sheeba Chadda is the cherry on top of the cake as we see a different side to this otherwise adorable mother.

Prepare yourself for a treat and watch the video here:

Kangana Ranaut and AIB take hilarious dig at how Bollywood objectifies sexuality

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Sep 122017

Watch: Kangana Ranaut and AIB take hilarious dig at how Bollywood objectifies sexuality Kangana Ranaut in a still from AIB video. Pic/YouTube

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has collaborated with Mumbai-based stand-up comedy group All India Bakchod (AIB), which is known for taking up on the social issues in a hilarious way, for a new video.

When an actress of Kangana’s calibre allies with AIB, one can expect a hilarious, uncut and unadulterated ride on the topic chosen.

Their association is for a promotional video song for Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film ‘Simran‘, helmed by director Hansal Mehta, which releases on September 15.

The parody video has finally been released, and we bet you’ll start rolling over the floors while watching the video, directed by AIB‘s Tanmay Bhat.

In the song, Kangana Ranaut takes a jibe on Bollywood’s obsession with sexual objectification of its actresses.

The unabashed video is also a takedown on nepotism and the actress’ involvement only being limited to titillating the audience and banking on its integral prurience.

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After Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut to take on sexism in Bollywood

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Sep 052017

Kangana Ranaut in the video

Kangana Ranaut and Tanmay Bhat are possibly two of the most politically incorrect people around. When the duo gets together to battle sexism, one can be assured that it will be an unfiltered and unadulterated account. The two recently teamed up for a promotional video for Ranaut’s upcoming film, Simran.

Sources from the set reveal that it’s an uproarious original song, based on a hit ditty, which sees the actor take on sexism in Bollywood. Directed by Bhat, the video stars comedian Varun Thakur.

One to champion gender equality, Kangana Ranaut was glad to collaborate with AIB on the subject.

Bhat said, “Kangana is a natural at comedy. The best comic actors are always those who are able to take a script and elevate it.”

When asked whether their act will ruffle feathers, he asserted, “Offense is taken, never given. So who gets offended how and when shouldn’t concern the artistes.”

Ranaut remained unavailable for comment.

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Ranbir Kapoor reveals that he did not want to be a part of 'Koffee With Karan'

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Jul 252017

Actor Ranbir Kapoor

Actor Ranbir Kapoor recently did a podcast with the team members of ‘AIB’ (All India Bakchod’). In the podcast Ranbir Kapoor revealed that he did not want to be a part of Karan Johar’s talk show ‘Koffee With Karan’.

According to a story on ndtv.com, Ranbir claimed that he and actress Anushka Sharma, his co-star from Karan Johar’s film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, had planned to get the rest of Bollywood to band together against Koffee With Karan.

“You know Karan so well and he makes you so comfortable and you are chatting with him and you don’t realise there are a billion people taking every word of yours seriously,” Ranbir said while being interviewed by AIB. “I was forced this season. I told Karan I don’t want to come in. Anushka and I were actually going to protest and get the film industry together to stop this because it’s not fair because he’s making money out of us. We come and we get scr****d through the year. It’s not right,” the actor added.

Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Jagga Jasoos’ tanked badly at the box-office. He will be next seen in Ayan Mukerji’s superhero film ‘Dragon’.

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AIBs Podcast With Ranbir Kapoor Is For Every Fan Who Looks Forward To Another Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani

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Jul 172017

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s latest release ‘Jagga Jasoos’ has got decent reviews, and the actors have been doing a lot of interviews. AIB just released a podcast with Ranbir and it’s one of the very few times you see Ranbir being so candid. But that doesn’t stop the AIB guys from roasting him every now and then in the interview.

From talking about nepotism in the film industry,

To confessing how gossip affects actors.

About mansplaining Katrina in an interview for ‘Jagga Jasoos’,

But AIB’s Rohan Joshi was quick to call out Ranbir

In another good news, even Ranbir is done with coming-of-age movies now

When Robert De Niro met Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and others at Anupam Kher’s school,

When Rohan Joshi continued to roast Ranbir:

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AIBs New Sketch On How Youre Judged Because Of Poor English Nails Our Cultural Hypocrisy

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Jun 212017

How often have you discriminated against someone who couldn’t speak fluent English? Or how often have you been at the receiving end of the discrimination? As classist as it sounds, majority of educated Indians are guilty of this prejudice. We complain of racism abroad, but here in India we have practised it without batting an eyelid.

From how someone is dressed to their fluency in the English language, we judge people at the drop of a hat. This prejudice has been institutionalized to the extent that it affects how easily you get a job and even how well you get paid. It’s there in corporate boardrooms, in branded showrooms, in parties and malls.

There are thousands of students from small towns and humble family backgrounds who strive with limited means to get into engineering colleges. And they do. In fact, they excel. Hundreds of IITians and aspiring doctors are from humble families living on bare minimum incomes.

AIB’s latest sketch on the discrimination faced by young engineering candidates hailing from humble backgrounds nails the cultural hypocrisy we practice. As honest as it gets, the guy loses his cool when the interviewer focuses on his English rather than his engineering skills.

Let’s face it – the person who lacks fluency in English is at a disadvantage, especially professionally. Of course, English is a link language and we have to be proficient in it to expose ourselves to global learning. One can’t afford to stay ignorant of what’s happening in the world. But the problem arises when discrimination happens because of diction and spoken English. One might be a scholar who could write impeccable English but still face a problem with today’s stylized slang-heavy English.

While it’s understandable if social circles are different on the basis of mutual tastes and preferences, it is not acceptable when people are put down because of that, especially in workspace.