The clip begins with the girl asking, "Daddy, is santa clause really coming tonight?", she has a british accent and refers to him as daddy, this shows that she is heavily influenced by british culture. She also mentions santa clause which is a non asian belief, this strengthens the idea of her british influence.
Her father can speak fluent english but with a native accent. He begins telling her the story of santa clause but claims that he comes from India, his daughter opposes this and he exclaims, "India!" reinforcing indian influence on her. He gives evidence to back his theory(big beard, huge belly, bad suit) he even renames the reindeers with Indian names, this causes the girl to cry which shows her dissmissiveness towards the indian beliefs her dad is trying to feed her.
Her reaction shows the new generation and British indians approach to cultural beliefs and the rebellion towards it. Likewise her fathers angered reaction represents the many Indian parents trying hard to keep their culture alive.
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