Overview

• The August 18 performance marked the first full-Hindi stand-up show at Madison Square Garden, attracting roughly 6,000 fans.
• Promotional posters lit up Times Square and Khan appeared on U.S. media, including a cooking segment with chef Vikas Khanna.
• Bollywood and Hollywood personalities such as Kal Penn, Arjun Kapoor and Tabu joined the sold-out crowd to celebrate the milestone.
• His North American tour proceeds with upcoming dates in Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Lauderhill, Phoenix, Montreal and Toronto.
• Online critics have resurfaced archival “sakht launda” clips, prompting renewed debate over casual misogyny in his earlier jokes.