Have you heard? Vir Das: I was not expecting to win

Updated On: 22 November, 2023 02:27 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team

On Tuesday, India woke up to the good news that Vir had bagged the Emmy, with his show emerging the joint winner with the UK show, Derry Girls season 3. Unfortunately, Shefali and Jim lost to Karla Souza and Martin Freeman respectively

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Vir Das: I was not expecting to win

Over the past few days, all eyes were on Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh and Vir Das. Shefali earned a nomination at the International Emmy Awards 2023 for her performance in Delhi Crime 2, and Jim for his portrayal of Homi Bhabha in Rocket Boys, while Vir made the cut for his comedy show, Vir Das: Landing. On Tuesday, India woke up to the good news that Vir had bagged the Emmy, with his show emerging the joint winner with the UK show, Derry Girls season 3. Unfortunately, Shefali and Jim lost to Karla Souza and Martin Freeman respectively. Hours after the Emmy win, when mid-day connected with Vir, he said, “I was not expecting to win. I had two things in my mind, my job was to be Shefali’s cheerleader. I think she is one of the finest actors of her generation and deserves the awards. The comedy category is a wonderful category, it allows underdogs to punch above their weight in a certain sense. Laughter is laughter, so a small standup show can be nominated along with Derry Girls, which is a massive global show.” The stand-up comedian said that his first reaction on hearing his name as the winner was that of shock. He added, “I went up and said a lot of things that I remember nothing about. I panicked when I came down. It was surreal. When I came down from the stage, I checked with the Netflix team if I had thanked my wife, the platform, and the academy.”

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