Watch Zakir Khan at the Spoken 2017 by Kommune, A festival of words, voices and stories Long before he became the household 'Sakht Launda' of the country, Zakir Khan, started writing poetry. The Winner of Comedy Central’s hunt for Best Stand Up Comic, magic with words extends beyond hilarious one-liners. His pieces reflect his early life, relationship and career struggles. Zakir still writes poetry and storytelling pieces which are rarely displayed due to his over shadowing comedy career.

Spoken word was first-of-its-kind festival, SPOKEN celebrates the magic of words, giving stage to some of the most vibrant voices in live storytelling, poetry, spoken word and song from across India and around the globe.

“His pieces reflect his early life, relationship and career struggles.”