Vir Das on Bollywood, Two Indias and his journey as a Comic Artist | Karishma Mehta | Ep 16 | HOB

“I belong nowhere but the stage. It’s the only place where I feel fearless and I feel at home.”

These are the words of an artist who represents the face of Indian Comedy at a global stage. An unconventional face and learned mind, who broke into Bollywood with a shot in the dark, now travels universally with comedy as his first love and protector.

His jokes have struck chords through New York and Chicago to Kashmir and 'Andheria Mod ki Chudail' in Delhi. Spending his early childhood in Africa, then in India and an avid Shakespeare lover, Vir is a gem of a storyteller. His stories are personal and yet blend with the global standard.

The first Indian comedian to land up a Netflix Special, and how he'll never be an insider in Bollywood to what is his stand on his responsibility towards his country, Vir has spoken his heart out.

Get ready with some tissues, because you are going to cry out of sheer laughter.

Here's, presenting you a comic, an actor, a writer and big time controversial with 'Two Indias' - The artist who has mastered the craft of humor and represents the billions - Vir Das!

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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Vir Das in the building
1:20 - Versatile Vir
2:55 - VJ Vir Das and Filmfare Writer
3:25 - Who becomes a Comic?
3:41 - Dyslexia
4:25 - Childhood in Africa and back to India
5:22 - Chalo America!
5:57 - I belong nowhere but..
6:31 - Vir Das and Shaikspeare
7:48 - Mata ne bulaya hai
8:25 - I blacked out in Jammu
9:49 - One teacher can change your life
10:26 - She yelled at my Mom
10:55 - Wrote a letter to IIT
12:00 - Man with green balls in Chicago
13:59 - Political Science in DU
16:50 - Bollywood stars fear Comics
17:58 - Vir Das and Comedy
19:38 - Vir Das and Bollywood
20:55 - You can smell bullshit one mile away
21:45 - Can you be real?
23:40 - VJ Vir
25:04 - CNBC hired me as a Comic
25:58 - Rang De Basanti changed my life
26:42 - Aaram Nagar
27:00 - Shot in the Dark
27:46 - Delhi Belly
28:42 - Laugh Factory, LA
29:19 - I represent the Billions
30:10 - Shivani and I
30:37 - Love Aaj Kal
32:00 - My love language
33:00 - Two Indias
34:50 - I'm an Indian Artist
37:14 - Sabka time aata hai
38:00 - I announced my tour with no venues booked
40:37 - Mera aur Akshay Kumar ka dabba
41:21 - 3 Brown Boys
42:17 - Authenticity
42:55 - What's your Superpower?
44:06 - Hollywood Rom Com
44:55 - Bombay meri Jaan
46:33 - When does Vir write?
47:11 - Fan Moment with SRK
50:27 - Me, Imran and Kunal
51:42 - Vir fears what?
52:21 - Shobha De
53:45 - Vir goes into Nostalgia
54:45 - Keep Going!
56:00 - When is the next show?
57:40 - Parting Words

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