Vir Das – an Indian Stand Up Comedian and Actor – won the Emmy Award for Comedy at the International Emmy Awards 2023 for his Netflix special Vir Das: Landing.
According to the media reports, apart from Vir Das winning the Emmy Award, Jim Sarbh and Shefali Shah were also nominated for the International Emmy Awards 2023. However, they both could not win the awards. Right after the names were announced, Jim Sarbh reacted after he lost to Martin Freeman.
Meanwhile, Vir Das appreciated both Jim and Shefali in a statement on his Instagram story. He wrote, “Shefali Shah is a once-in-a-generation talent. Jim Sarbh is well on the same path. I could not have more respect for them, and it’s been a privilege to witness their craft and artistry these last few days.”
The Indian Stand Up Comedian took to his Instagram to share pictures of himself with the Emmy Award. He wrote, “For India 🇮🇳 For Indian comedy. Every breath, every word. Thank you to the @iemmys for this incredible honor.”
Several celebrities took to the comment section to congratulate Vir Das on the win. Hrithik Roshan wrote, “Congrats ! Well deserved”, while Taapsee Pannu penned, “So heartening Mr. Das ! Take a bow!”. “Amazing (red heart emoji) proud moment (fire emoji) congratulations Vir”, wrote Richa Chadha. Ayushmann Khurrana wrote, Well deserved (red heart emoji).” Other celebs like Bipasha Basu, Zoya Akhtar, Radhika Apte, Malaika Arora, and Bhumi Pednekar among others also congratulated Vir.
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