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How to Go From Finance to Funny
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How to Go From Finance to Funny

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Devansh Kotak has a banking job in Mumbai, a talent for making people laugh, and a family that expects him to keep the safe path. This episode of DW's 'Choices: Dare to Dream' series follows him as he tests whether comedy could be more than a hobby, guided by Prashasti Singh, a comic who left corporate life herself and has since landed a Netflix special. Singh puts Devansh through a series of exercises designed to simulate the realities of stand-up: writing material, performing for a room that may or may not laugh, and facing the possibility of bombing on stage. The film intercuts his sets with conversations about what his parents and community expect from him, and what happens if he disappoints them. Shot in Mumbai with real footage of his attempts at open mics, the episode treats the career switch as a genuine risk rather than an inspirational foregone conclusion, ending with Devansh still weighing the decision rather than a tidy resolution.