New Delhi, March 25 -- Kunal Kamra has stirred another controversy with his apparent dig at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. However, in the same comedy special called "Naya Bharat", he cracked jokes on many other topics like Anant Ambani's wedding, Ola Electric, and men's rights activism.

One of his jokes is a classic example of misdirection mixed with exaggeration and a touch of satirical nostalgia.

Kamra starts by painting a romanticised picture of 1970s India, the kind of nostalgic fantasy many people have about a "simpler" past. This builds an innocent, almost poetic expectation. People are led to believe he genuinely wishes for a peaceful, laid-back era.

"I want to travel in 1970s India because India was great tho...