Vir Das was recently booked for ‘insulting’ India with his controversial ‘Two Indias’ monologue.
Standup comedian Vir Das recently landed in trouble after his performance titled ‘Two India’s in Washington DC.
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Stand-up comic Vir Das, who recently faced severe criticism over his viral “Two India’s” monologue at the Kennedy Center in Washington, says it is his job to satire and that he will continue to write “Pyaar”. . Letter to my country” as long as he is able to do comedy.
In the controversial six-minute video, Veer talks about the country’s duality and highlights some of the most current issues India From his fight against COVID-19 to gang rape, action against comedians to farmers’ protests. The video created a huge uproar on social media, with a section of the internet demanding strict action against the stand-up comedian. A complaint was also filed against him for making “derogatory statements against India”. The complaint was filed with the Mumbai Police by High Court lawyer Ashutosh Dubey, who serves as legal advisor to the BJP-Maharashtra Palghar district.
Vir Das booked for ‘insulting India’, clarification issued after Kennedy Center monologue
Now, Veer has finally opened up about the controversy in an interview with NDTV. “A comedian satirizes and if it’s the good of the country and the bad of the country ends in the good of the country… I think this is something you should come together on – I can’t anticipate what will happen.” When I put out a piece of material… it’s fun. It’s not in my hands,” he said.
Veer suggests that he will not let anything change the controversy about the jokes he has written. “I have made my country laugh for 10 years now. I have dedicated my life to writing about my country. We’re here at the Emmys because I wrote a love letter to my country. As long as I am able to do my comedy, I want to continue writing love letters to my country.”
Vir Das has been nominated for an International Emmy for his Netflix Mess “Vir Das: For India”.
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