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Kunal, Kalki and Nandita Das grace Vir Das show at Comedy Store
KWAN, India's premier entertainment and marketing company and actor Kunal Kapoor yesterday hosted The KWAN ‘Fun’draiser – Comedy for a Cause - a fun nightof Bollywood flavoured stand up humor featuring comedians with hearts of gold. The 'Fun'draiser featured Vir Das as the main headlining act along with acts bya few of the most promising comics like Tanmay Bhat, Aditi Mittal, Anuvab Pal and Varun Thakur.
In addition to the host actor Kunal Kapoor and performer Vir Das, the event was attended by film maker Anurag Kashyap, actor Kalki Koechlin, actor Nandita Das along with models Gurpreet Bedi and Vani Kapoor to name a few.
This fundraiser held in aid of Akshara Centre was put together by KWAN, Kunal Kapoor and The Comedy Store to support their Empowering Dreams Programme. KWAN has partnered with Akshara who specialize in education and empowerment of women. Supporting a social cause and having fun while doing it were the two key aspects of this fundraising event with a twist.
Speaking about the CSR initiative and this fundraiser, Anirban Blah, MD KWAN says, “Charity doesn’t always have to be serious and boring. It can be done in a way where people get a chance to have fun and make a difference. We wanted to find the most interesting means to get people involved with charity, and a comedy night seemed like the perfect opportunity for a fun night out for a cause. We’re so happy that our talent Kunal Kapoor co-hosted this evening with us and thus lent his name to the cause along with the performers - Vir Das, Tanmay Bhat, Anuvab Pal, Varun Thakur and Aditi Mittal and our partner for the event – Comedy Store. We hope that people had a great time with loads of laughter and left feeling like they’ve contributed to a worthy cause”
As co host, Kunal Kapoor says, “I’m very happy that so many people have come together for an event where not only have we had a good time, but we’ve also been able to raise enough money that will support the education of at least 10girls for the next year, thanks to this association with wonderful organizations like Akshara and KWAN. There should be more such opportunities where people can have fun while making a difference to someone’s life.”
Charlotte WARD Agent assistant, Marketing andOperations Manager The Comedy Store, a key partner in making this event a successful one, adds, “I’m very excited fortonight’s event. Charity gigs at The Comedy Store in London happens on a weekly basis. I’m very delighted to produce a comedy show for a good cause, this is the 1st comedy charity event in Mumbai and in India.The Comedy Store brings you the best laughs in the finest establishment. I am more than happy to have worked with Kwan”.
