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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Title: The Problem with Apu (2017)
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| Hari Kondabolu | ... | Self | |
| W. Kamau Bell | ... | Self | |
| Kal Penn | ... | Self | |
| Aziz Ansari | ... | Self | |
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Vivek Murthy | ... | Self (as Vivek H. Murthy) |
| Maulik Pancholy | ... | Self | |
| Utkarsh Ambudkar | ... | Self | |
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John Ortved | ... | Self - author of 'The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History' |
| Hank Azaria | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Uma Kondabolu | ... | Self |
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Ravi Kondabolu | ... | Self |
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John Powers | ... | Self |
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Mallika Rao | ... | Self |
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Shilpa Dave | ... | Self |
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Rohitash Rao | ... | Self |
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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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After the YouTube user Max Gilardi (better known as "HotDiggedyDemon") made a scathing review of the film and its creator, entitled "The Apu That I Know", it became the most viewed video in his "Brain Dump" series, with over 2.3 million views. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Has it been much more focused on media ignoring minorities, instead of bashing a cartoon character which, in the end, seems just like PR a thing quite a lot (at least to me), this movie would have much more impact and obviously, much less views. Blaming Azaria for trying to talk on his own matters is a bit out of line. But besides, it does bring a lot questions and views and,fortunately so, even some answers but for me, this was definitely not the way to focus on the problem, even though yes, in the better version of the document, Apu would have every right to be mentioned.