293133
293133

The Laughing Club of India

2001-10-06
7
en 35m
Documentary
Portrait of the first laughing club in India, its founding by a doctor who believes that laughter is the best medicine, his outreach to schools, interviews with club members, scenes of outdoor sessions, and shots of billboards and street scenes in contemporary Mumbai. Club members gather, stretch, and start to laugh. Founder Dr. Madan Kararia talks of the club's history and the growth of laughing clubs across the country. Among those interviewed, there's a stockbroker, three bawdy women, a musician, a widow laughing to cope with grief, and two old men - friends since school days who meet daily to laugh. No form, no fuss: happiness equals health.

Director

Mira Nair

Director of Photography

Adam Bartos

Line Producer

Nasreen Munni Kabir

Editor

Barry Alexander Brown

Producer

Adam Bartos

woman director

Status

Released

Countries

  • India
  • United States of America

Companies

  • Laforest Inc.
  • Mirabai Films