The Problem with Apu (2017)

Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989) and the larger issue of how Western culture depicts Southeast-Asian communities.

Director:

Michael Melamedoff

Stars:

Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aziz Ansari, W. Kamau Bell

Cast

Credited cast:
Utkarsh Ambudkar	...	Himself
Aziz Ansari	...	Himself
W. Kamau Bell	...	Himself
Samrat Chakrabarti	...	Himself
Shilpa Dave	...	Herself - -Professor
Noureen DeWulf	...	Herself
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
Dana Gould	...	Himself
Sakina Jaffrey	...	Herself
Hari Kondabolu	...	Himself
Aasif Mandvi	...	Himself
Hasan Minhaj	...	Himself
Ajay Naidu	...	Himself
Aparna Nancherla	...	Herself
Maulik Pancholy	...	Himself

Storyline

Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989) and the larger issue of how Western culture depicts Southeast-Asian communities.

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Plot Keywords:

prejudice | stereotype | south asian american | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Проблема с Апу

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avalon Television,Marobru Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was given special screenings featuring live appearances and talk back with Hari Kondabolu in the fall of 2017.

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Connections

Referenced in South Park: The Problem with a Poo (2018)

User Reviews

The problem with hari

Get a life hari,plenty of problems in the world and you wanna take a swing at apu?lifes too short do be that big of a sook.