Vir Das has been involved in a number of controversies throughout his career. This is not the first time Vir Das has faced backlash on social media.

Vir Das, a popular Indian comedian, was in hot water after uploading a video to YouTube titled “I come from two Indias.” The video was shown during his recent performance at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The six-minute video focuses on India’s dual nature as well as the country’s current issues. Following the release of this video, many people took to social media to voice their concerns. Some politicians and social media users accused the actor-comedian of “insulting” India.

Even though Vir Das later clarified that his comments in his monologue were not meant to insult India or hurt anyone’s feelings, the damage had already been done. Users on social media chastised the actor for “generalising and labelling India.”

This is a list of five public squabbles in which Vir Das was involved:

A video has been circulated of an elderly man sneezing at VIR DAS

During the Covid-19 lockdown last year, a 73-year-old man can be seen yelling at Vir Das, threatening to slap him, and even attempting to sneeze at him. When Vir allegedly did not wear a mask while standing on his doorstep and did not follow Covid protocols, the elderly man became enraged. The actor went into great detail about the incident on Twitter. The incident polarised social media users.

VIR DAS’s jokes about the transgender community

In one of his TenOnTen episodes, Vir Das has been accused of making fun of gender pronouns and making insensitive remarks about transgender people. Despite the fact that no legal action had been taken, social media quickly expressed its displeasure with Das.

Finally, he apologised and accepted full responsibility for his remarks.

A CRIME REPORT WAS AlSO FILED AGAINST SUNNY LEONE AND VIR DAS.

Sunny Leone and Vir Das were the subject of a FIR following the release of Mastizaade in 2016. What is the reason for this? It is claimed that the actors in this film promoted condoms openly inside a temple.

HASMUKH CONTROVERSY

Last year, a lawyer filed a lawsuit to prevent Netflix’s web series Hasmukh from premiering. According to an online petition, the web series harmed the reputations of the advocates featured. The Delhi High Court refused to grant an interim stay on Hasmukh’s streaming.