Vir Das To NDTV On "Two Indias" Backlash, Emmy Nomination

Vir Das, who has been nominated for an international Emmy for his Netflix show, also stresses that he believes any Indian who has a sense of humour knows that it was satire and that he would not have done anything different.

Stand-up comic Vir Das, facing a backlash over his viral "Two Indias" monologue at the Kennedy Centre in Washington recently, says it is his job to put out satire and he will continue to write "love letters to my country" as long as he is able to do comedy.

In his first interview after the massive controversy, Vir Das, who has been nominated for an international Emmy for his Netflix show, also stresses that he believes any Indian who has a sense of humour knows that it was satire and that he would not have done anything different.

Would he have done anything different? The stand-up comic is very clear about what he wanted to convey through his piece.

"I think laughter is a celebration and when laughter and applause fill up a room... that's a moment of pride. I think that any Indian who has a sense of humour, or understands satire, or watches my entire video, knows that that's what happened in that room," he told NDTV in an exclusive interview in New York.