Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das received countywide backlash and landed?in a legal soup for his viral 'Two Indias' monologue, which he recited at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC.?
In an interview with NDTV, Das said he would never stop writing 'love letters to his country as long as he could do comedy.In his defence, Vir said,?
"I think laughter is a celebration, and when applause and laughter fill up a room, it's a moment of pride. I feel that any Indian who has a sense of humour and understands satire knows what happened in that room".?
Divulging deeper into his art and how there would always be two kinds of feedback for his work, he said he was overwhelmed with the love that millions showered on the show.?
"A comedian puts out satire, and if it's the good of the country and the bad of the country ending in its good, I think that's something that you should want to come together in. I can't expect what happens when I put out a piece of content... It's jokes. It's not in my hands."
Reacting to the backlash, he said he would not change how he writes or performs what he writes. He added,?
"I have made my country laugh for ten years tend have devoted my life to writing about my country. We are here at the Emmys because I wrote a love letter to my country. As long as I am able to do comedy I want, to keep writing love letters to my country."?
From COVID, price of petrol to Delhi gangrape and farmers' protests, Das touched upon several issues that have remained concerning for India for a long time now.
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