Vir Das is an Indian comedian,actor and comedy musician. He is quite famous for his stand-up comedy. In2017, he acted in the Netflix special Abroad Understanding. Dashas performed in approximately 35 plays, over 100 stand-up comedy shows, 18films, eight TV shows and six comedy specials. He has written comedic columnsfor Femina, Maxim, Exotica, DNA and Tehelka. In2019, he made his debut in American television with the televisionseries, Whiskey Cavalier.
Vir did his schooling from Indian LanguageSchool. Vir Das is a graduate in economics. He married his girlfriend of 5years, Shivani Mathur, in October 2014.
Vir Das landed in controversy after avideo edited from his recent performance in the US went viral on socialmedia. After the video went viral, he is being called anti-national. Duringhis performance, Vir talked about some of the pressing issues in the country,such as the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, rape cases, a crackdownagainst comedians and farmers’ protests.
Vir Das said in this poem, “I come from anIndia where women are worshiped during the day and raped in the night. I comefrom India where you are AQ1 9000 yet we lie on our roofs and count the starsat night. I come from India where we take pride in being vegetarians but givetrouble to the same farmers.”
Check out the entire video of his poem here:
After being shared, the video went viralonline, triggering a debate on social media. While some of the people slammedthe comedian for his remarks, some lauded his brave stance.
Check out the mixed reactions of Netizens ontwitter:
In clarification to his video, VirDas gave a statement on this case by saying,
"The video is a satire about the dualityof two very separate Indias that do different things. Like any nation has lightand dark, good and evil within it. None of this is a secret. The video appealsfor us to never forget that we are great. To never stop focusing on what makesus great. It ends in a gigantic patriotic round of applause for a country weall love, believe in, and are proud of. That there is more to our country thanthe headlines, a deep beauty. That's the point of the video and the reason forthe applause," Vir Das said in his statement.
He requested people to "cheer for the country with hope, not hate"and asked his followers to not be misled by edited clips.
"Please do not be fooled by edited snippets. People cheer for India withhope, not hate. People clap for India with respect, not malice. I take pride inmy country, and I carry that pride across the world," he said.
Apart from this, Citing the video as“venomous and inflammatory”, the lawyer, Ashutosh Dubey, wrote an email to theMumbai Police Commissioner seeking registration of an FIR against Das.