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Zakir Khan: Tathastu
All the grudges you hold against your elders? One day they stop mattering. Tell them you love them today. 🎻
Who it's for
Tathastu is built around Khan's grandfather, the sarangi player Ustad Moinuddin Khan, and the joint-family life around him, told with enough affectionate comedy that viewers are laughing about their own families before the loss arrives.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Tathastu is a Hindi-language stand-up special by Zakir Khan released on Amazon Prime Video in December 2022, running roughly 90 minutes. It centres on his formative years and his relationship with his grandfather Moinuddin Khan, a renowned sarangi player from the Jaipur gharana, and life in a middle-class joint family.
Where to find it
Amazon Prime Video original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Death of a grandparent and grief.
Age: Not verified (suggested 13+)
Silence will carry your voice like the nest that holds the sleeping birds.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 155
