Delhi events in June

Up on the second floor at DAG, this exhibition brings colour to the deliciously monochrome mood that we know from Satyajit Ray’s films. Captured by celebrated photographer Nemai Ghosh, these vivid coloured photographs offer a rare glimpse into the life of one of India’s greatest artists, directors and music composers. Expect handwritten letters, annotated scripts, markings on old-school Kodak film reels, and striking behind-the-scenes imagery straight from Ray’s sets.

When: On until July 4. Open Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm.
Where: DAG, 22A Windsor Place, Janpath, New Delhi
Entry: Free

The IIT nerd-turned-comic is paying a visit to the city with his latest set. Rath was pushed into the limelight after his YouTube series ‘Pretentious Movie Reviews’ with fellow comic Kanan Gill. After that, his past science-y, logic-first sets pretty much did the job for him. He’s now widely loved for a deliciously snarky tone in his comedy. 

When: June 6, 4pm
Where: Kedarnath Sahni Auditorium, Ajmeri gate
Tickets: ₹1,000

A comedy show at a bar on a summer night is already perfect in theory, and the fact that it’s queer-themed feels like one of Pride month’s more sincere gifts to Delhi. Brought to you by the Queer Rated Comedy Club, the evening show has five comics on the lineup: Prateek, Ladyfinger, Teya, Shruti and Rahul Pal. Their queer-themed comedy can swing anywhere between outrageous, hilarious, and rolling-on-the-floor funny. Community and fun are exactly what the bar was founded for by sound engineer Girjashanker Vohra and restaurateur Vikas Narula.

When: June 4, 8pm onwards
Where: Depot48, M Block, Greater Kailash 2
Tickets: ₹350 for one, ₹550 for two.

We all know him from AIB fame. But the timeline went a little blurry after that. So this hilarious set traces Khamb’s entire life – from his daring times in college to marriage. Expect a shamelessly honest, razor-sharp, full-hour comedy special. He’s also duly informed his beloved audience that this show won’t be put up on the internet.

When: June 6, 9.30pm
Where: The Laugh Store, DLF, Cyberhub, Gurgaon
Tickets: ₹600

After multiple houseful shows and a queue of audience still snaking outside, Mahna is back on stage with one of his most popular sets. Expect anything but dull takes on everyday life, because Mahna is as politically aware as he is laugh-out-loud funny. The comic may be shy about the whole ‘live performance’ business, but think of him as the underdog quietly championed by comedy A-listers. His calling card? A dry, almost offensively blunt but undeniably hilarious style of comedy that’s exactly why he’s so widely loved.

When: June 7, 4pm
Where: The Laugh Casa, Mcube Monad Mall, Noida
Tickets: ₹800

Written by Abhishek Majumdar (the mind behind some of the most politically charged plays of our time), the play has a spine of its own. Translating to ‘moonlight’, Kaumudi unfolds in 1960s Allahabad, following a father-son duo sharing the same roof. One of them just so happens to be a ghost. The cast is stacked with heavyweight performers too: Kumud Mishra, Gopal Dutt, Sandeep Shikhar and Shubrajyoti Barat, all in formidable form.

When: June 5, 7pm
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House, Delhi
Tickets: ₹650 

Being billed as the biggest Japanese pop culture expo in India, Anime India Carnival comes packed with chaos: marathon anime quizzes, cosplay showcases, singing battles, art contests, and live performances by artists flown in straight from Japan. The highlight of the one-day event is a fireside-style conversation with an acclaimed anime director from a household-name series. Expect fandom zones dedicated to Fate/stay night, Uma Musume: Pretty Derby and visual novels like Demon Slayer. And yes – there’s a special corner for shoujo and josei fans.

When: June 6-7, 10am
Where: Yashobhoomi
Tickets: ₹500

It’s a comical-cum-clinical dissection of Bollywood to death: its trends, legacies, sequels, sequels after sequels, and, naturally, nepo babies. Told through an impeccable mix of sketches, stand-up, music and meta mayhem, the two-hour show promises to rip apart the industry’s biggest clichés. Leading the charge are comedy heavyweights Varun Thakur, Adar Malik and Kautuk Srivastava.

When: June 14, 6pm
Where: The Laugh Store, DLF Cyberhub, Gurugram
Tickets: ₹800

 A musician-activist and a satirist walk into a symphonic comedy set, and the result is equal parts rage and laughter. Indian Ocean frontman Rahul Ram joins forces with actor-comic Sanjay Rajoura to riff on… everything. This will be done with sharp political satire, music and plenty of no-holds-barred commentary. Think of it as the sequel to their cult hit ‘Aisi Taisi Democracy’. Thin-skinned audiences – consider yourselves warned.

When: June 14, 8pm
Where: The Quorum, Gurugram
Tickets: ₹1,000

Adapted from Mirza Hadi Ruswa’s classic Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, this stage adaptation revisits the tragic arc of Amiran, kidnapped as a child and sold into a Lucknow brothel. Set in a world stitched together with poetry, patronage, and heartbreak, the story tracks her transformation into Umrao Jaan, a courtesan-poet icon, alongside her doomed romance with Nawab Sultan. Directed by Varun R Sharma, this full-bodied production leans into the emotional and social realities of courtesans.

When: June 7, 4pm
Where: Little Theatre Group, Delhi
Tickets: ₹400

It’s a comical-cum-clinical dissection of Bollywood to death: its trends, legacies, sequels, sequels after sequels, and, naturally, nepo babies. Told through an impeccable mix of sketches, stand-up, music and meta mayhem, the two-hour show promises to rip apart the industry’s biggest clichés. Leading the charge are comedy heavyweights Varun Thakur, Adar Malik and Kautuk Srivastava.

When: June 14, 6pm
Where: The Laugh Store, DLF Cyberhub, Gurugram
Tickets: ₹800

With more than four decades of experience under his belt, sitar player Niladri Kumar brings his EKKA tour to Delhi this June. The sitar maestro will showcase his signature innovation: the zitar, an electric sitar. The invention has shaken up Indian music in equal measure, winning admirers and ruffling purists along the way. 

When: June 21, 7pm
Where: TBD
Tickets: ₹800

Abhishek’s observational comedy is among India’s most widely loved, thanks in part to a delivery so disarmingly simple it almost reads as bland… until, of course, the punch lands. He has a take on just about everything: technology, animals, families, money and love. What’s remarkable is how he keeps returning to these familiar territories, each time with a fresh, unexpected angle. 

When: June 20, 6pm
Where: Pt Deen dayal upadhyay Auditorium, Ghaziabad
Tickets: ₹2,000

Known for his minimalist approach, Rahgir blends traditional melodies with sharp contemporary commentary. A champion of songwriting in its most unvarnished form, he moves through themes of social inequality, human contradictions, love and loss (often in the same breath). It’s precisely this mix that draws in large crowds to his concerts. Chances are, you’ve already stumbled across his work: Aadmi Chutiya Hai, Kachha Ghada and Mere Gaon Aaoge.

When: June 20, 8pm
Where: Aiwan E Ghalib Auditorium, ITO
Tickets: ₹400

‘There's a monster inside all of us,’ Gurleen Pannu implies, in the friendliest possible way. The Chandigarh-based comic brings her 2026 tour to Delhi with a fresh hour drawn from family pressure, gendered social expectations, dating, and the general chaos of becoming an adult. Hot-off-the-press material, delivered with the warmth of someone who has clearly lived all of it.

When: June 19, 7pm
Where: The Laugh Store, DLF, Cyberhub, Gurgaon
Tickets: ₹600 

Fit for families of all sizes, the award-winning Rambo Circus returns on popular demand. It's a welcome throwback in a city where circus culture has all but disappeared into memory. The 90-minute spectacle packs in sky walking, a laser show, duo acts, and playful routines featuring slinkies, ball juggling and gravity-defying balance work. The real scene-stealers, though, are the giraffe cycle and unicycling.

When: June 20-28
Where: NCUI Auditorium
Tickets: ₹400 onwards

Vaibhav Sethia returns with his experimental stand-up format: a split-screen of sorts between Vaibhav, the easy-going observer, and Boibhob, his short-tempered Kolkatan alter ego. Expect laid-back storytelling laced with his trademark observational humour in a faux pas Socratic-style dialogue.

When: June 20, 9.30pm
Where: The Laugh Store, DLF Cyberhub, Gurugram
Tickets: ₹600

This one’s a bold, funny and deeply personal stand-up special from Shreya Priyam Roy. Staying true to her signature observational style, Roy digs into growing up, navigating relationships and the ongoing project of finding her identity. She brings a mix of dark comedy, disarming honesty and intelligent storytelling to the stage. Expect, too, the occasional detour into gloriously awkward family dynamics, just when you think you’ve recovered.

When: June 27, 5pm
Where:The Laugh Store, DLF, Cyberhub, Gurgaon
Tickets: ₹500

Delhi’s premium hotel chain, Taj, is back with a big-ticket musical flex: Padma Shri Hariharan in concert. Part of its ‘Live Concerts Series’ (this one’s episode 4), this follows earlier nights headlined by Rekha Bhardwaj, Shilpa Rao and Kailash Kher. Expect curated food and beverage pairings to match the mood. And then there’s Hariharan: playback, bhajan and ghazal legend with a catalogue nudging 15,000 songs across Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and beyond. At this point, ‘versatile’ feels like an understatement.

When: June 27, 8pm
Where: Taj Palace Hotel, Delhi
Tickets: ₹5,000

Abhangwari is Rahul Deshpande in his full cultural main character era. The National Award-winning classical singer and actor is best known for Me Vasantrao and now a towering name in Marathi arts and cinema. This concert brings together Abhangas, Bhajans and devotional compositions dedicated to Lord Vitthala (Vithoba) in a set that’s equal parts concert and spiritual reset.

When: June 28, 7pm
Where: Bharat Mandapam, Delhi
Tickets: ₹750

Don’t scroll by! Put together by master comic craftsman Paritosh Painter, this play is a classic (Shakespearean) farce reimagined for a very modern audience. It’s got a powerhouse ensemble of comic talent: Ali Asgar, Aasif Sheikh and Shilpa Shinde. Set in a stylish Mumbai home, the story follows Aditya, a charmingly clueless bachelor whose small lie to his London-based, ultra-traditional elder brother, Tom Bhaiyya, spirals spectacularly out of control when Tom decides to drop by in person. 

When: June 20-21, multiple slots
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House
Tickets: ₹600

The mega theatre spectacle is making a pit stop across 10+ cities, including Delhi, and it’s already clocked over 200 performances nationwide. The real draw? A powerhouse cast featuring Ashutosh Rana as Ravan, Rahull R Bhuchar as Ram, and Tarun Khanna as Shiva. Plus, the original soundtrack ropes in heavyweights Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam and Kailash Kher… and Rana himself, of course.

When: June 12, 2pm
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House
Tickets: ₹1,800

The capital-based indie-pop (or rock) startup runs on the shoulders of four engineers: Sagar, Manav, Sahil and Mohit. The band went viral after millions of views on songs like Sufiyana Shaam and Travel Medley, following its inception in the mid-2010s. This show is part of their next chapter: Kaarwan, and will feel close to riding a shotgun bike on a road trip. Each track represents a stop along the way, inspired by travel and self-discovery.

When: June 6, 8pm onwards
Where: The Piano Man, Eldeco Centre
Tickets: ₹2,400

Tables and chairs at this fine-dining Delhi venue are being uprooted to make way for a full-blown dancefloor takeover. DJ Sushil Ghunawati, aka TrapperX, will be leading the music decks at Baardos with his platinum-rated records. He’s also one of the biggest names in India’s mashup scene right now. With his tracks easily crossing the million mark, we’ll have to hand it to him for giving Bollywood a techno makeover.

When: June 6, 9.30pm
Where: Baardos, Rajindar Place, Delhi
Tickets: ₹1200