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The Problem with Apu is a 2017 American documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu and produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. It focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom The Simpsons who, for a period, was the only figure of Indian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television.
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a recurring character in the American animated ... The Simpsons reacted to the controversy surrounding Apu in the episode "No Good Read Goes ...
“The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening addressed the criticism around character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon for the first time in a recent interview.
The reintroduction of Jamshed as Jay as Apu's adult nephew was an attempt by the producers to address the controversy surrounding the Apu character. [1] [2] Jamshed was first seen as a child in the fourth season episode "Homer the Heretic." [3] Utkarsh Ambudkar was cast as Jay. [3]
The Simpsons has responded to the Apu stereotyping controversy, and not everyone is down with how it was handled. In the fifteenth episode of Season 29, "No Good Read Goes Unpunished," Marge reads ...
The animated sitcom had been criticised for years for white actor Hank Azaria’s portrayal of Indian-American convenience store owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a controversy explored in the ...
The stereotypical nature of the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has been the subject of controversy. Indian-American comedian Hari Kondabolu stated in his 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu that as a child he was a fan of The Simpsons and liked Apu, but he now finds the character's stereotypical nature troublesome. Defenders of the ...
Apu may not be gone just yet. In response to film producer Adi Shankar’s claim that “The Simpsons” was going to quietly drop the character, showrunner Al Jean said that Shankar has nothing ...