Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

grew up on a staple diet of Hollywood flicks and have been through the likes of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Wedding Crashers, both of which projected funerals as perfect places to score with women. But desi funerals are generally segregated and do not provide much room for romance to blossom (though some smart people do beat the odds and bond over the sad demise of a mutual acquaintance). For the most part, our funerals remain a fascinating place to see every social stereotype unfold right before our eyes, be it the loud uncle, the religious nut job, the customary fundo khala, the "modern" visionary, the compulsive hugger, the prolific mourner, the head-shaker and, finally, the somber sage who will dish out advice on everything from the quality of the kaffan material to post-burial rituals to reading out the deceased's will and phone number of the lawyer in case you want to contest the will. In all these ways, desi funerals provide an interesting peek into what our society has become and where it is going.

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi