Editor’s Note: Changing faces of humour

A joke could make even the most unacceptable idea seem acceptable. Read more in this week’s cover story with Kal Penn

As a young journalist at a newspaper office in Mumbai, I often ran into Vir Das, hanging out on the landing with a smoke. He was an Indian-origin but foreign-bred stand-up comedian trying to make a career in a field that did not exist.

It’s been 20 years since actor and comedian Kal Penn added a shade of brown to Hollywood’s output and a lot has changed

Also in this issue: Hormazd Sorabjee pushes the Porsche 911 GT3 RS to the limit

Jamal Shaikh National Editor – Brunch and New Media Initiatives, Hindustan Times