Stand-up comic Vir Das releases video after Bengaluru show cancelled. Watch

Vir Das released a video on social media after his show - which was scheduled to take place in Bengaluru on Thursday - was cancelled. Watch it here.

Published on: Nov 11, 2022, 11:56:03 IST

By Yamini C S | Edited by Swati Bhasin

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Stand-up comic Vir Das on Thursday shared a video on social media after his show in the Karnataka capital of Bengaluru was deferred. While Das said his show was being postponed due to "unavoidable circumstances", a right-wing group - the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti - earlier this week demanded to cancel the show and claimed that it hurts religious sentiments of Hindus".

"I made this video after one of my shows, Just in Case," Das captioned the video. (Twitter/@thevirdas)

READ | Vir Das's Bengaluru show deferred after receiving heat from right-wing group

Das's show in Bengaluru was set to take place on Thursday at the Chowdiah Memorial hall in Malleshwaram. After Das made an announcement - “We are pushing the Bengaluru show. New details and dates soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.” - on Instagram, he later posted that "many assumptions" are made about his content. “I made this video after one of my shows, Just in Case. I have no interest in media spectacles or being used for headlines. I’m an artist. I shouldn’t be on the news. Many assumptions are made about my content. I trust my art and my audience to speak for me. #TrustTheAudience,” he tweeted, along with the video.

He is seen asking the audience to answer his questions in unison with "yes" or "no'. “I have not paid anyone to do this. None of these people are terrorists or Pakistani agents,” he says.

“Did we target any specific religion here tonight? Did we target any specific government or leader here tonight? Did this show defame India or make you feel ashamed to be Indian?” are some of the questions he asks to all of which the audience answers in the negative.

“Did this show make you feel proud to be Indian?” he asks, to which the audience screams 'yes'. He finishes the video with a 'Just trust the audience." Watch:

“C'mon Bengaluru.. The city that gave India its stand up comedy scene is now cancelling shows?? You know who's responsible... Hope you can respond befittingly in 2023 and in 2024,” a Twitter user responded. Many others disagreed and said time is changing for the good as his show was cancelled.

This is not the first time a stand-up comic's show has been cancelled in the city. Munawar Faruqui's shows has been called off twice in the Karnataka capital.

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Yamini C S
Yamini CS is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with nearly six years of experience in digital journalism. She is part of the India News desk, where she works on a wide range of stories cutting across civic issues, city-based developments, politics, governance, public policy, breaking news, trending topics, and international affairs that have an impact on India. Her role involves tracking fast-moving developments, verifying information from official and on-ground sources, and presenting news in a clear, accessible format for a digital-first audience. A significant part of her work includes handling live blogs during major news events, such as elections, court verdicts, political developments, civic disruptions, protests, weather-related alerts, and unfolding national or international incidents. Through live coverage, she focuses on timely updates to help readers follow complex stories as they evolve. Before moving to the broader India News desk, Yamini was associated with the Bengaluru desk at Hindustan Times, where she extensively covered urban governance, infrastructure, traffic and transport issues, weather events, public grievances, and civic administration in the city. This experience strengthened her grounding in city reporting and sharpened her focus on citizen-centric journalism. She began her career as a correspondent with Reuters after completing a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media. Her early training instilled a strong emphasis on accuracy, sourcing, and news ethics, which continue to shape her reporting style. Outside of work, Yamini enjoys reading across genres, listening to music, and spending time with her family, which help her maintain balance in a fast-paced newsroom environment.Read More

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