The dancing drag artist and Bollywood star Raj, known from the performing arts group Ful’s beloved production *Baba Karam*—through Jamileh and Khordadian— is back!!! Welcome to Raj’s anti-fascist dance show, talk show, and variety show —an interactive, fabulous, queerilicious, and humorous performance featuring Baba Karam legend Raj and their friends.
Raj’s Antifascist Dance Show Talk Show Show is a work created by popular demand from fans and a standalone spin-off of Fuls’s immensely popular and constantly in-demand production *Baba Karam*—by Jamileh and Khordadian, which has taken Sweden and Europe by storm since 2021.
In Raj’s anti-fascist dance show/talk show/show, you’ll be warmly guided by entertainer Raj and his sidekicks Nasim Aghili and Baba Jam from Ful. Plus, Raj invites extra-fabulous, mega-famous guest artists to every show: stand-up comedians, actors, poets, dancers, and performance artists. The evening wraps up with a dance floor curated by DJ Chamsex. You won’t want to miss this party!
Ful’s new show comes at just the right time as a declaration of love for freedom of speech, democracy, and solidarity during a polarizing and hate-fueled election season. Since 2014, Ful has been creating election-themed performances that celebrate community and freedom in an increasingly fascist era. With Raj’s show, Ful aims to celebrate and highlight queerness through a sense of community rooted in playfulness and equality, rather than nationalist, heteronormative, and transphobic ideologies.
Artistic team: Rani Nair, Nasim Aghili, Malin Holgersson, Björn Karlsson
Raj’s anti-fascist dance show/talk show/show is produced with support from the Swedish Arts Council and the City of Gothenburg, in collaboration with Embassy of Movement.
About Raj
Raj, one of the most popular characters from the original work, now gets his own show. Raj, portrayed by performer Rani Nair in *Ful*, is a master of ceremonies, TV host, legendary Bollywood dancer, entertainer, talk show host, and storyteller. He is inspired by his idols, Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh. The character was created through the processes Ful has employed in its most recent performing arts projects, in which we have observed, explored, and drawn inspiration from freedom movements, dance as protest, and the dance of the diaspora.
Guests on Raj's show on October 17
Amanda Lindgren is a musician, composer, and producer from Umeå. She has
toured with many bands and artists over the years, and appeared, among other things, in
“När Zinat kom till bygden” by the artist duo aghili/karlsson for Västerbottensteatern
in 2025. Amanda primarily plays drums, wind instruments, sings, and works with electronics,
but you can never be entirely sure what will pop up.
Parwin Hoseinia is a performing artist with a burning passion for singing, dancing, and theater. Parwin appeared in the art collective Ful’s popular production *Baba Karam—Through Jamileh and Khordadian*, which has been touring Sweden and Europe since 2021. Parwin’s voice was heard throughout Sweden when she read Michael Horvath’s poem “When the Words Ran Out” at the memorial ceremony held at Stortorget in Örebro to honor the victims and those affected by the school massacre in Örebro on February 11, 2025.
Baba Jaan is the charming and immensely popular father figure in the drag trio and the Al Jizz Queera family, which has been breathing new life into Sweden’s drag scene since 2021. Over the years, Baba Jaan has also read and told many fairy tales to both children and adults. Ruhani Islam, also known as Baba Jaan (born in 1994), is not only a drag king but also an illustrator, educator, and children’s and youth librarian.
Chamsex, also known as George Chamoun, is a prominent Lebanese-Swedish club organizer, DJ, and event producer in the nightlife and arts scene who divides his time and work between Stockholm and Berlin. He has launched and co-founded several platforms focused on progressive and queer culture, and he is the founder of the drag festival Stockwig as well as the dance party BLOW. As Rasuul, George Chamoun also participated in the art collective Ful’s acclaimed performance *Baba Karam – through Jamileh and Khordadian*.
His DJ sets combine nostalgic sounds with contemporary tracks, blending high-energy dance music ranging from the most well-known to the more obscure.
