No Global Emmy For Vir Das However That is OK. “It is All the time For India,” He Wrote
Vir Das posted this symbol. (courtesy virdas)
Highlights
- The Netflix particular Vir Das: For India was once nominated
- The display misplaced to ‘Name My Agent!’
- Vir shared an image of the medal
New Delhi:
Vir Das didn’t win the Global Emmy for Very best Comedy however it is all excellent as a result of he misplaced to Name My Agent! – “a big, stunning display” he loves – and in addition were given a medal out of it to not point out an ideal salad. Vir, within the headlines lately for his “Two Indias” monologue in Washington – was once one in all 3 Indian nominees on the Global Emmys this 12 months. Whilst his Netflix particular Vir Das: For India did not take the prize, “it was once an honour to constitute my nation,” the comic wrote in an Instagram put up, “It is at all times for India.”
Vir shared an image of the medal and quotation he won in addition to one of the most Salas that looks to have inspired him such a lot. His put up reads, “I used to be nominated for perfect comedy on the Global Emmy Awards, for jokes. Name My Agent, a big stunning display I really like received. However I were given this medal, and ate this implausible salad with an overly fascinating crispy cheese topping. It was once an honour to constitute my nation. Thank you such a lot to the Global Emmys For India. It is at all times for India. #VirDasForIndia.”
See Vir Das’ put up at the Global Emmy Awards right here:
Vir Das is weathering huge backlash after describing two contrasting facets of India in a monologue on the Kennedy Heart in Washington. In it, he referred to the Delhi gang-rape and farmers’ protests in addition to different topics.
Talking to TTN NEWS in New York forward of the Global Emmys, Vir Das mentioned that it’s his process to position out satire and he’s going to proceed to put in writing “love letters to my nation” so long as he is in a position to do comedy.
“I believe laughter is a party and when laughter and applause refill a room… that is a second of satisfaction. I believe that any Indian who has a way of humour, or understands satire, or watches my complete video, is aware of that that is what came about in that room,” he instructed TTN NEWS in an unique interview.
There was once additionally unhappiness for Vir Das’ fellow nominees from India at this 12 months’s Global Emmys – Nawazuddin Siddiqui misplaced Very best Actor to David Tennant and the Sushmita Sen-led Aarya misplaced Very best Drama to Tehran from Israel.
