Vir Das takes a dig at ‘film people’ for expressing displeasure over influencers walking the Cannes red carpet

Comic Vir Das took to social media to name out movie personalities who expressed displeasure over influencers strolling the purple carpet on the Cannes Movie Pageant. In a be aware he posted on X and Instagram, he shared that he understood the attraction and eyeballs strolling on a purple carpet can deliver to largely “unknown designers” and went on to understand them for his or her hustle. He added, “It’s not for me, however I can respect the underdog vitality.” 

The comic additionally took a jab at ‘movie individuals’ by asking them to cease occurring podcasts hosted by influencers and keep away from collaborating with them to advertise their initiatives if their presence on the pageant evoked such unfavorable reactions in them. 

“Contemplate the chance that they is probably not as nicely dressed as you, or nearly as good wanting as you, however are extra attention-grabbing. Can not imagine I’m defending influencers however the elitism is off the hook,” he stated.

In the previous few years influencers like Kusha Kapila, Nancy Tyagi, Ranveer Allahbadia, Ankush Bahuguna, and Dolly Singh walked the purple carpet and this yr noticed individuals like Anushka Sen, Sarah Sarosh, and Nitibha Kaul make an look on the pageant.

Simply final month, the Comic introduced the title of his memoir, The Outsider, which is ready to be printed by Simon & Schuster. The memoir recounts a number of key incidents from Das’s life, together with a second when he was stranded on a pier in Cozumel, Mexico, after his cruise ship left with out him because of visa points.