Charlotte Ward of The Comedy Store with Vir Das and Kunal Kapoor
Charlotte Ward of The Comedy Store with Vir Das and Kunal Kapoor

KWAN, India’s premier entertainment and marketing company and actor Kunal Kapoor hosted The KWAN ‘Fun’draiser – Comedy for a Cause – a fun night of Bollywood flavoured stand-up humor featuring comedians with hearts of gold. The ‘Fun’draiser featured Vir Das as the main headlining act along with acts by a few of the most promising comics like Tanmay Bhat, Aditi Mittal, Anuvab Pal and Varun Thakur.

Kalki Koechlin with Anurag Kashyap & Charlotte Ward of The Comedy Store
Kalki Koechlin with Anurag Kashyap & Charlotte Ward of The Comedy Store

In addition to the host actor Kunal Kapoor and performer Vir Das, the event was attended by film maker Anurag Kashyap, actor Kalki Koechlin and actor Nandita Das to name a few.

This fundraiser held in aid of Akshara Centre was put together by KWAN, Kunal Kapoor and The Comedy Store to support their Empowering Dreams Programme. KWAN has partnered with Akshara who specialize in education and empowerment of women. Supporting a social cause and having fun while doing it were the two key aspects of this fundraising event with a twist.

Nandita Das with a friend
Nandita Das with a friend
Kunal Kapoor with Kalki Koechlin
Kunal Kapoor with Kalki Koechlin

Kunal Kapoor, “I’m very happy that so many people have come together for an event where not only have we had a good time, but we’ve also been able to raise enough money that will support the education of at least 10 girls for the next year, thanks to this association with wonderful organizations like Akshara and KWAN. There should be more such opportunities where people can have fun while making a difference to someone’s life.”