Actor-comedian Vir Das was nominated for the International Emmys Awards 2021 for his Netflix comedy special, Vir Das: For India. Das who attended the prestigious ceremony shared his nomination medal and a picture of a salad from the awards venue in New York City.
Even though Vir’s show lost the award to France’s Call My Agent he was proud to represent India at the global platform. Sharing a picture of a nomination medal and a bowl of salad from the ceremony Vir tweeted, “I was nominated for best comedy at the International Emmy Awards, for jokes. Call My Agent, a beautiful show I love won. But I got this medal, and ate this fantastic salad. It was an honour to represent my country. Thanks so much to the @iemmys”
Also part of the Netflix troupe at the awards ceremony was Nawazuddin Siddiqui who was nominated for his role in Sudhir Mishra’s Serious Men.