One-man show on Bollywood obsession promises fun

Singaporean social media personality and performer Hafidz Rahman is best known for skits in which he plays characters such as Bonda Bedah, the middle-aged Malay woman with an acid tongue.

- Eddino Abdul Hadi

For his next live performance, a monologue titled My Name Is (Not) Khan, he will debut a new character – Harith, a Malay man obsessed with all things Bollywood.

Despite his reputation for comedy, Hafidz says the audiences should not go into the performance, which is staged in English, and expect a stand-up show.

"It's a very fun show, but it is not a stand-up comedy set," he tells The Straits Times, adding that the performances explore themes of Bollywood, race, microaggressions, meritocracy and racism.

"At the end of it, audiences should walk out feeling entertained by the spectacle of it all, but at the same time, there will also be a sense of relief that someone else is voicing out the uncomfortable things that we talk about in the show."