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'Laughter is a celebration; that's what happened in that room'
Updated On: 24 November, 2021 10:15 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vir Das`s latest comedy set Two Indias created quite a stir in the country. In his first press intercation ever since then, the comedian tells us what happened in that room was a celebration in the form of laughter
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In his six-minute long video from his recent performance at the John F Kennedy Centre in Washington DC, Vir Das talked about the duality of the country and mentioned some of the most topical issues India is facing. The comedian faced massive outrage on social media ever since he shared the clip last week on his YouTube channel.
A section of audience posted clips and pictures from his monologue on Twitter, specifically the part where the comedian said, “I come from an India where we worship women during the day and gang-rape them during the night." Responding to the outrage, the 42-year-old took to Twitter and posted a note, stating that his intention was to sever as a reminder that the country, despite its issues, was "great." "The video is a satire about the duality of two very separate India`s that do different things. Like any nation has light and dark, good and evil within it. None of this is a secret. The video appeals for us to never forget that we are great. To never stop focusing on what makes us great. It ends in a gigantic patriotic round of applause for a country we all love, believe in, and are proud of. That there is more to our country than the headlines, a deep beauty. That`s the point of the video and the reason for the applause," read his statement.
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