Vir Das Opens Up On The ‘Two Indias’ Controversy: “It’s Jokes, It’s Not In My Hands”
A few days in the past, actor-comedian Vir Das made the headlines when his ‘I come from two Indias’ video went viral. The video now solely earned the actor a number of backlashes on social media, it additionally led to a few FIRs being filed towards him.
Now, throughout a current interplay, Das was requested about his preliminary response to the video in addition to the waves it created on Twitter and amongst political circles. He was additionally quizzed on whether or not he would change the content material or method of his video. Right here’s what he mentioned.
Whereas not too long ago speaking to NDTV, the comic was requested if he would change the best way he mentioned issues within the video – given the response it has obtained. Answering the query, Vir Das mentioned, “I feel laughter is a celebration and when laughter and applause refill a room… that’s a second of satisfaction. I feel that any Indian who has a way of humour, or understands satire, or watches my whole video, is aware of that that’s what occurred in that room.”
Persevering with additional, Vir Das added that individuals’s reactions to his joke will not be in his fingers. The comic mentioned, “A comic places out satire and if it’s the great of the nation and the unhealthy of the nation ending within the good of the nation… I feel that’s one thing that you need to wish to come collectively in – I can’t anticipate what occurs once I put out a chunk of content material… It’s jokes. It’s not in my fingers.”
So has this backlash affected him? Effectively, Vir Das, who has been picked for an Worldwide Emmy nomination, is unfazed. He mentioned, “I’ve made my nation chuckle for 10 years now. I’ve devoted my life to writing about my nation. We’re right here on the Emmys as a result of I wrote a love letter to my nation. So long as I’m able to do my comedy I wish to maintain writing love letters to my nation.”
On being requested if this episode has modified him and whether or not he’ll tread cautiously in future, Vir Das replied, “I simply don’t know. Write jokes and hope to hell that individuals watch all of them, the complete factor in its precise context.”
Speaking in regards to the a lot viral Vir Das video, ‘I come from two Indias’, it has Vir discuss and compares the 2 distinct sides of India. It additionally has his speaking about controversial nationwide points such because the farmer protests, air pollution and extra. Not solely have FIRs been registered towards the comic, he’s additionally being banned to carry out in states like Madhya Pradesh.
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