The upcoming film Comedy Couple is a ‘Com-Rom’ about a couple trying to make it as stand-up comedians. The film stars Saqib Saleem and Shweta Basu Prasad in leading roles. Set in the thriving comedy scene of Gurgaon, this film will entertain audiences and offer them an inside look of their lives.
Watch the trailer of Comedy Couple here.
Shweta Basu Prasad has made her mark in intense films like The Tashkent Files. Here are some of the comedic roles you can see her in on ZEE5.
Shukranu
Shukranu is a social comedy film about forced sterilizations during the emergency of 1975. Shweta Basu Prasad plays the role of Reena, the wife of a man who has undergone a forced sterilization. The film takes an awkward turn when Reena gets pregnant and her husband thinks she is cheating on him and so, he cheats on her too. This comedy of errors will entertain you while highlighting the facts about a dark period in the history of our country.
Gudiya Ki Shaadi
Gudiya Ki Shaadi is a tele-play with Shweta Basu Prasad playing the lead role. Gudiya is a dusky girl who is happy with her looks, no matter what people think of her. However, before her wedding, she puts on hair removal cream mistaking it for fairness cream and her eyebrows fall off. This mix-up creates an awkward situation for her family and her fiance’s family as well. This light-hearted play also raises important questions about society’s unreal beauty standards.
Watch one of Shweta Basu Prasad’s early roles as a child actor in the film Iqbal streaming on ZEE5.