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Vir Das is still avoiding Madhya Pradesh after row following his ‘Two Indias’ speech

Vir Das faced 14 police complaints and moved to Goa, but insists he has zero regrets about his controversial 'Two Indias' speech.

Every joint family has an idiot, I am that in Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos: Vir Das

Vir Das says he’s giving an ‘absurd’ spin to the spy genre in the upcoming Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos. ‘It’s like Johnny English beats Tees Maar Khan.’

Imran Khan’s comeback is official with Happy Patel trailer. ‘It’s giving Delhi Belly vibes’

Apart from Vir Das and Imran Khan, Aamir Khan, Mithila Palkar, Mona Singh, Sharib Hashmi, and Hustle fame Srushti Tawade are also part of the cast.

Aamir Khan just beat up Vir Das in new video

Aamir Khan-backed Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos is set to release on 16 January. The film is going to be directed by Vir Das, and Imran Khan is part of the cast.

India’s ‘steely’ resistance in face of climate goals, and a fashion-forward country

NYT's profile of Vir Das delves into how he has the 'unique distinction' of having his comedy result in an Emmy on one hand & an official rebuke from Indian govt on the other.

Shah Rukh Khan said to Vir Das: ‘Show me what you’ve got’

I made my big movie debut wearing a curly black wig and glasses, which you really should google if you haven’t already. So there...

‘Lovechild of theatre, comedy’—improv is where India’s young adults come out to play

Indians discovered improv during Covid, after foreign troupes started experimenting on Zoom. Today, improv has become a means to achieve wellness.

Indian media ecosystem has problems. Vir Das’ ‘Two Indias’ exposed them

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Vir Das’ ‘Two Indias’ is based on pre-2014 nostalgia & forced funeral enacted by every liberal

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Vir Das or ‘Vir Abdullah Das’? Edited name on comedian’s Wikipedia page is fake 

After Das's 'two Indias' monologue sparked outrage, the Wikipedia page was also edited to claim that he has Pakistani ancestry. The page has now been restored.

On Camera

Pakistan’s paradox under Asim Munir: A broker for the world, a bruised state for citizens

Pakistan is busy monetising on geopolitical disorder even as disorder consumes its own peripheries.

AP’s turning a highway stop into India’s 1st govt-led co-working hub, to keep skilled youth close to home

The lakeside hub in Sri Sathya Sai district aims to serve a fast-growing industrial corridor while helping startups, local entrepreneurs and skilled youth find jobs.

Gen VN Sharma, who led Army in the turbulent late eighties, dies at 97

Hailing from an illustrious military family, he was son of Maj Gen Amar Nath Sharma. His eldest brother Maj Som Nath Sharma is the first recipient of the posthumous Param Vir Chakra.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.