Fresh from a Diwali pooja with her extended family, comedian Sonali Thakker answers our call. Any other weekend, you’d probably find her up early, catching a morning walk through the city. And by the way, she’s just moved into her own new place in Bandra. But don’t start picturing Thakker as some kind of role model. In fact, that’s exactly the image she’s aiming to knock down in her latest one-hour stand-up special, fittingly titled Perfect Role Model.

“No one tells you this, but in an Indian family, there’s an unspoken expectation to be the one child that everyone admires, the one who sets an example for the others,” Thakker shares. Her background as a former CA aspirant and dedicated dance student before standing up for herself, quite literally, proves her point. “Over the years, I have realised that you can’t please everyone. The most you can do is embrace your flaws and be the perfect version of yourself,” shares Thakker, revealing that her new special is all about coming to terms with this new definition of ‘perfect’.