FOOL'S GOLD

Vir Das talks about his latest stand-up special Fool Volume, an upcoming memoir, and his newfound love of directing

- By Karishma Upadhyay

Being a Gemini might explain why Vir Das is involved in multiple projects at the same time. Since he was last seen on screen in the Ananya Panday-led series, Call Me Bae (2024), the comedian and actor has co-directed a film for Aamir Khan Productions, written a memoir and recorded a new stand-up special for Netflix called Fool Volume. All of this while also performing stand-up around the world. “I have really worked hard for the last two years. They were creation years and the next two years are release years,” says the 46-year-old.

Fool Volume, shot across a sold-out stadium in Mumbai, a church in London and New York’s iconic Comedy Cellar, is an hour-long special and possibly his most experimental yet. “If you compare it to