They have met only a couple of times before. But when comedian Sapan Verma and YouTube star Prajakta Koli greet each other for this edition of Lunchbox, you'd be fooled into thinking that they are lifelong friends. The duo shares a genuine sense of warmth. There is instant camaraderie. And they immediately kick up a conversation as easily as a footballer scores a goal when there is an open net.

Verma, 30, is one of the biggest names in the thriving Indian stand-up circuit. He's also the co-founder of East India Comedy, one of the industry's first collectives of funnymen. He's working on a show for an online streaming platform right now, for which, as you'll find out later, he manages to get a new recruit while having lunch. Koli, meanwhile, is one of the country's biggest YouTube celebrities, with over four million subscribers to her channel, Mostly Sane.