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Leaders represent India, I represent laughter: Vir Das
Updated On: 27 December, 2022 08:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
With comedians being increasingly scrutinised, Landing star Vir Das says stand-up comics should be viewed as ambassadors for laughs, not country
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What is home? The place where you grew up, or the one where you belong? Is it a familiar pin code, or the sense of safety that comes from familiarity? That’s what Vir Das attempts to decode with his latest special, Landing. The subject stemmed from a natural curiosity that arose after travelling extensively this year. “I travelled to 25 countries this year. [It made me] question the notion of home, and I began to realise that home is not a place. It’s a feeling [derived from] largely other people. That’s the central idea of this special — what it means to feel at home,” begins the actor-comedian.
The Netflix special marks the comedian’s return to the stage after almost three years. He had taken a break to focus on his acting projects. But soon, the comedian in him was missing the reverberating sound of laughter in an auditorium. “I haven’t toured in the past three years. I mainly acted. But I have built a 10-year touring career. So, when it came to [Landing], I cancelled all my projects, and took eight months to rebuild my touring career,” he says fondly.
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