Vir Das finally opens up on the controversy created by his stand-up act ‘Two Indias’

Bollywood actor and standup comedian Vir Das who recently made headlines with his stand up act ‘Two Indias’ has finally opened up on the controversy.

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Following the release of his stand-up titled 'Two Indias,' comedian and actor Vir Das found himself in the eye of a storm. The star, who touched on a variety of topics in the video, including farm protests, the fight against COVID-19, and women safety in particular, has received a lot of political backlash for his strongly-worded piece. 

However, when asked if he would do the set differently in a recent interview with NDTV, the comedian defended his piece by saying that laughter is a celebration and audience applause is a moment of pride.' He went on to say that anyone with a sense of humour or who understood standup  could tell you exactly what happened in the room, but he admitted that he has no control over how people react to his words. 

"I can't expect what happens when I put out a piece of content... It's a joke. It's not in my hands," he said.

When asked about the FIRs filed against him and the bans imposed on his performances in various states. Das, who has been nominated for an International Emmy, promised to return with more. 

“I have made my country laugh for 10 years now. I have devoted my life to writing about my country. We are here at the Emmys because I wrote a love letter to my country. As long as I am able to do my comedy I want to keep writing love letters to my country," Vir Das said.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Thursday that the comedian would not be allowed to perform in the state, prompting opposition parties and artists to criticise the BJP leader and question why he remained silent about actor Kangana Ranaut's recent controversial remarks. 

"We won't allow such jesters to perform. If he tenders an apology, we are going to think over it," Mishra, who is also the MP government's spokesman, told reporters when asked about the monologue.

In response to his remarks, the Congress leaders, and some artists questioned why Mishra had not issued a statement on Ranaut's recent remarks in which she claimed that India attained "real freedom" in 2014, when the Modi-led government took power, and referred to the country's independence in 1947 as "bheek" or alms. 

Das, who issued a statement saying his remarks were not meant to be insulting to the country, has received support from members of the opposition parties, including Mahua Moitra and Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor.

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