Vir Das Becomes First Indian To Host Emmy Awards (Instagram image@ virdas)
Actor-comedian Vir Das has been announced as the host for the upcoming International Emmy Awards. Taking it to his Instagram account, Das shared a picture of himself with a news article. The comedian said he is “tremendously honoured” to be an Indian host for the prestigious award.
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The event will take place in New York on November 25th. Das’ post garnered love from industry friends. Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan wrote in the comment section, “Wow. That’s amazing. Very well done.” Kriti Sanon said, “That’s so amazing.” Shweta Tripathi’s comment said, “Whoaaaaaaa this is absolutely amazing!! Shall be watching.” Dia Mirza said, “This is absolutely amazing.” Fashion designer Anaita Shroff commented, “Unstoppable you!”
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This is not Das’ first encounter with Emmys. The actor-comedian was previously nominated for an Emmy in 2021 for his special Vir Das: For India. However, it was only in 2023, Das came back with an award, when he won for his Netflix special Landing. In addition to performing stand-up comedy shows, Das has also developed, produced, and featured in multiple television shows, including Jestination Unknown on Amazon, Hasmukh on Netflix and Whiskey Cavalier on ABC.
Das also starred in Judd Apatow’s The Bubble and is currently working with Andy Samberg and CBS Studios on a single-camera sitcom. The star is also the lead singer of the comedy-rock group Alien Chutney.
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Vir Das started his career as a comedian and performed across India and abroad. A combination of stand-up specials, live performances, and roles in Bollywood movies like Delhi Belly, Go Goa Gone and Badmaash Company contributed to his popularity. He was last seen in Ananya Panday-starrer Call Me Bae. He received great appreciation for his performance in the film.
