How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina
We found this gripping satire on modern India hilarious.
The Guardian describes it as as “a cinematic caper – HBO already holds film rights – and though Raina is highlighting expired dreams and inequality, he is always perceptive and playful”.
“No one is beyond scrutiny, from the Americans to the Chinese. Social commentary meets standup comedy”
“Take this – “Ramesh’s fury – which “could have made India the world’s leader in renewable energy” – is fuelled by circumstance and the desire to circumvent a system designed to keep him in his place.”
“In this savage cinematic caper about an academic fraudster, social commentary meets standup comedy”
Check it out.