Abu Dhabi to mark 72nd Indian Independence Day with 3 distinct events

 Mix of Comedy, Bollywood and Classical live-performances from India’s big artists from 22^nd -24^th August

Indian Ambassador to inaugurate the opening ceremony

With the aim to bring together thousands of Indians to celebrate India’s 72^nd Independence Day, Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi is organizing a series of events in partnership with Front Row Events, an end-to-end event management company, specializing in live entertainment events.

Titled “Jai Ho”, the program spans over 3 days from 22^nd -24^th August at National Theater in Abu Dhabi and will cover Comedy, Bollywood, and Soul of India, showcasing the best of the Indian artists in these fields. Indian Ambassador to UAE, Mr Navdeep Singh Suri would be officially inaugurating the special celebrations. The series of shows is in line with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi’s plan to enrich the events calendar of the capital with a number of entertainment events.

DAY 1 – COMEDY, Thursday, 22^nd August 2019: It’s going to be a laugh-a-thon when the leading comedians from India Amit Tandon and Biswa Kalyan Rath would be on stage together, bringing the first event of the Jai Ho series to Abu Dhabi. Famous for his sharp observational comedy, and hilarious, hugely relatable anecdotes, Amit Tandon’s nickname in the stand-up comedy circuit is “the married guy”. Amit’s humor is universal– connecting with all segments of audience, be it middle aged, young-at- heart to young college going crowds. His videos are going viral over social media with over 50 million views.

While he needs absolutely no introduction, for those of you new to the world of stand-up comedy, Biswa is an ex-IITian, ex-engineer and ex-coder. He brings a unique perspective into comedy with mathematics, language and life. Biswa Kalyan Rath is a stand-up best known for the YouTube show 'Pretentious Movie Reviews'. His style of comedy can best be described as angry rants bordering on what's socially acceptable. Biswa is a philosopher, a self-proclaimed stand-up comedian, writer, actor, size-zero enthusiast, blogger.

Tickets start at AED 75 and available at https://abu-dhabi.platinumlist.net/event-tickets/76050/jai-ho-comedy-ka-double-dhamaka-ft-biswa-and-amit-tandon