Vir Das revisits Namastey London’s terrace scene with Rishi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif: ‘It kickstarted my film career’
In a conversation with indianexpress.com, Vir shared that ever since the lockdown struck, he has found himself putting out comedy from the confines of his home instead of theatres where he would see thousands of people at once. Vir is hoping that he will “find myself a different comedian when I get back to the big stages.Talking about The Most Epic Max Show, Vir explained, “The general soul of the show is that you don’t need to do epic things to achieve epic feelings. I think we put that pressure on ourselves that we have to climb Kilimanjaro to feel epic when, in fact, making the perfect bowl of Maggi can make you feel epic.Looking back at the epic moments in Vir’s life, one can’t forget his appearance in Namastey London. Vir was a stand-up comic in those days and the movie-going audience wasn’t well-versed with his work but that scene with Rishi Kapoor and Katrina Kaif where he played a prospective groom was applauded and years later, it’s still noteworthy. Talking about that opportunity, Vir shared that director Vipul Shah had attended one of his stand-up shows and asked him if he wanted to be in a movie and Vir just said yes and “suddenly, I was on a terrace in Hyderabad.From unknowingly stumbling into Hindi movies to working with Hollywood director Judd Apatow, Vir’s film career has certainly come a long way. Apatow, known for projects like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Freaks and Geeks, Knocked Up, is a comedy legend in Hollywood and his next directorial features Vir Das along with Karen Gillan, Keegan-Michael Key, Pedro Pascal, Fred Armisen among others.When asked about the film, Vir did not reveal much about the film or his role but shared that this was a great experience. “For me, it was like going back to university. I got to go to comedy college again which is just a wonderful learning experience more than anything else he said.