Film

The Laughing Club of India

2001 · 35m · Documentary

IMDb

6.6

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.

• Mira NairDirector
• Adam BartosDirector of Photography · Producer
• Barry Alexander BrownEditor

Release date

October 6, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

35m

Genres

Documentary

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