Vir Das is a Indian-comedian, actor and musician. After beginning a career in standup comedy, Das moved to Hindi cinema starring in films like Badmaash Company (2010), Delhi Belly (2011), and Go Goa Gone (2013) in supporting roles. In 2017, he acted in the Netflix special Abroad Understanding.
Das has performed in approximately 35 plays, over 100 stand-up comedy shows, 18 films, eight TV shows and six comedy specials. He has written comedic columns for Femina, Maxim, Exotica, DNA and Tehelka. In 2019, he made his debut in American television with the television series, Whiskey Cavalier. Vir Das was born to Ranu Das and Madhur Das in Dehradun on 31 May 1979.
He was raised in Nigeria and India. In Nigeria, he attended the Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria. In India, he attended The Lawrence School, Sanawar and Delhi Public School, Noida. After 18 months at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi he went to the United States.There he obtained a bachelor’s degree from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois in Economics and Theatre with a concentration in performance.After graduating from Knox, Das was accepted into the Harvard University’s and Moscow Arts Theatre for their joint Stanislavsky Program. He has a sister Trisha, who is four years elder to him and is a published author and a documentary filmmaker.
He has claimed in one of his shows that his grandfather was a Padma Shri awardee from Bengal.[8]He married his girlfriend of five years, Shivani Mathur, in October 2014. Vir Das was born to Ranu Das and Madhur Das in Dehradun on 31 May 1979.He was raised in Nigeria and India. In Nigeria, he attended the Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria. In India, he attended The Lawrence School, Sanawar and Delhi Public School, Noida.After 18 months at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi he went to the United States.There he obtained a bachelor’s degree from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois in Economics and Theatre with a concentration in performance.After graduating from Knox, Das was accepted into the Harvard University’s and Moscow Arts Theatre for their joint Stanislavsky Program.
He has a sister Trisha, who is four years elder to him and is a published author and a documentary filmmaker.He has claimed in one of his shows that his grandfather was a Padma Shri awardee from Bengal.He married his girlfriend of five years, Shivani Mathur, in October 2014.
Vir Das All Movie List :
Film | Role | Year |
Namastey London Mumbai Salsa | Prospective Groom No. 1 Rajeev | 2007 |
Love Aaj Kal | Shonty | 2009 |
Badmaash Company | Chandu | 2010 |
Delhi Belly | Arup | 2011 |
Go Goa Gone Sooper Se Ooper | Luv Ranvir | 2013 |
Shaadi Ke Side Effects Revolver Rani Amit Sahni Ki List | Manav Rohan Kapoor Amit Sahni | 2014 |
Mastizaade Santa Banta 31st October Raakh Shivaay | Aditya Chotia Banta Devender Singh Protagonist Wahab | 2016 |
Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi | Monty Tondon | 2017 |
Sabaash Naidu | Indian Embassy receptionist | 2022 |
The Bubble | Ronjon | 2022 |
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