Good Desi Girl
Good Desi Girl
Television (Half-hour)
· Comedy · 35 pages
To cope with her impending arranged marriage, Kahani sleeps with half of Manhattan, writing smut that idealizes the unfulfilling sex. It’s a secret until her BFF publishes it online. Instantaneously, it goes viral, exposing her to colleagues, friends, and worse, the Indian community of NY.
Written by
Shruthi Nattanmai
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2 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
Austin Film Festival 2023
Quarterfinalist,
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2023
1 Writer
Los Angeles, CA
Shruthi Nattanmai is a first-generation Indian American aunty-in-training from Upstate NY who traded dosas for Doritos to fit in. But when she attended fashion school in NYC, she learned how devastating conformity could be, especially when it came to a horrendous trend. Now, Shruthi writes comedies about the cost of assimilation and the people will...
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