"Most of the things I talk about are not funny or polite conversation off stage. I make them funny. That’s the art. That’s the message that I am trying to achieve with this movie."
“My genre of comedy is anecdotal. I do this by telling my own story since I don’t have any other stories to tell. The media tries to find a sensational or activist angle to this, but I’m really just telling my own story and making it funny. “
"On his “Untouchable” tour, he delivers an insightful account of his life and urges the audience to acknowledge their privilege. If a joke is too popular, Sarkar says, he would change it."
“Sarkar’s show, Untouchable is for everyone — people who have lived through casteism and those who haven’t. While the former feels pain, the latter feels empathy for the ‘other-ed.’ One can only hope that the latter understands what it means to live like the former.”
"Sarkar uses humour to hold up a mirror to our caste-ridden society, nudging the Indian scene’s predominantly savarna, upper-class patrons to interrogate their own biases, both social and comedic."
