Actor comedian Vir Das' wittiness is something people have loved over the years. Be it his work in Bollywood or his stand up specials, Vir is gifted with the special skill. After entertaining the audience twice before with his specials, his third Netflix special, Vir Das’ For India will stream on the platform this Republic Day, January 26, 2020
The actor has had two other successful outings with the streaming platform, one in 2017 titled Abroad Understanding and another in 2018 titled Losing It. Now a little over a year later, his third show is aptly titled keeping in mind Vir’s celebratory journey for the country, its people, it’s traditions to modern culture to modern day films.
Sharing his thought, Vir said, “Usually a special is about a comedian. This time it's about his country. It's about what it means to be Indian. The Indian condition. Celebrating the best and the craziest in us. It's got little things and some pretty big things too. So i just had to really research and talk to people. What are they watching, what are they talking about , what's keeping them up at night. And then to make it ready and relatable for a worldwide audience. How do you explain 1.3 billion people to 6 billion? Thats the aim of the show”.
For India is essentially a broad summary of all varied experiences Vir has had as an Indian, the culture, the values and work it as a homage to the people of India.
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