Now, drop this pressure cooker into an international setting—say, a Swiss Alps resort or a Miami beachfront villa—and introduce an Americanized family member. The comedic potential is nuclear.
Despite Maya’s best efforts to enforce "international" standards, Monisha finds a way to introduce her bargain-hunting lifestyle into the celebration. Whether it is serving leftover food disguised as gourmet cuisine or complaining about the wastefulness of expensive decorations, Monisha’s unapologetic middle-class identity thoroughly derails Maya's aristocratic ambitions. The Breaking Point
(The family stands around a small hole dug in the garden. ROSHESH enters holding a large, glittery file.)