Cosmo: Your Netflix special, Vir Das: For India, was been nominated for the Emmys...how did that feel?
Vir Das: “Surreal! This Netflix special featured a blue door and a guy with a mic...it was a one-man show. But to be nominated alongside shows that probably had a budget of a couple of crores—whereas our blue door cost just ₹10,000—was really a blessing!” [Laughs]
C: What made you pursue comedy, full-time?
VD: “While studying at Knox College, Illinois, I had performed in over 40 plays. But I craved for something more organic, more rebellious... So I wrote a script for a stand-up comedy show in my final year—everyone loved it, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, too. After you get a taste of that, it is very hard to do anything else.”
C: Did you ever think that you’d make it as a mainstream comedian?
VD: “I am often asked if I thought it through, but the truth is, I didn’t. I do not think that much. I showed up in Mumbai with a suitcase, just like many other people do. I am from Noida [Uttar Pradesh], and the fact that I get to be a part of something as big as this is amazing in itself.”
C: What is that one joke that never fails to make people laugh?
This story is from the January - February 2022 edition of Cosmopolitan India.
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