The Improv

Centerstage, Saad Khan's media company, launched The Improv in Bangalore in May 2012 with a founding cast including Sal Yusuf, Darius Sunawala, Abel Mathews, and Tim Schultz. The show quickly expanded to other Indian cities and by April 2014 had performed its first overseas show in the UAE. In 2016 The Improv was selected for the International Improv Festival in Uppsala, Sweden, marking the production's first European appearance. Over successive years the performer roster broadened to include many of India's most prominent stand-up and improv comedians on a show-by-show basis, making The Improv a recurring platform rather than a fixed ensemble.

The Improv centres on short-form improv games and audience-driven scene structures, incorporating rounds the company calls Freeze, Switch, and Rotate alongside open suggestion formats. The show combines acting, spontaneity, audience banter, and live improvised comedy into a format designed for large venue audiences rather than intimate theatre settings. Khan's background as a film director shapes the show's emphasis on narrative momentum and character commitment within each scene.