Vir Das shared this picture. (courtesy: virdas)

New Delhi:

Vir Das, on Tuesday, made historical past by winning his first-ever International Emmy Award. The comedian-turned-actor gained an award for his Netflix special Vir Das: Landing  within the comedy class on the 51st International Emmy Awards. After his win, Vir Das shared a glimpse of his “grounding” second, which additionally turned out to be his “favourite photo of the night.” No, it is not an image of him receiving the gleaming trophy however Vir Das posing subsequent to a dishwasher along with his award. Yes, you learn that proper. It seems that Vir Das was “once a dishwasher.” Sharing particulars, Vir Das wrote in a textual content bubble on the picture, “So. Big moments need grounding. We win an Emmy. We’re walking through the kitchen to the press room. We walked by the dishwasher stand. My manager Reg says, ‘You remember you were once a dishwasher, right? This is where you take a photo.’ My fav photo of the night. Eyes completely closed. It ain’t glam…Still my favourite photo of the night. Also who leaves a random glass out like that?” Vir Das added within the caption.

Needless to say, his many business associates acknowledged his publish and flooded the feedback part with congratulatory messages.  Priyanka Chopra commented, “Congratulations my friend.” Dia Mirza wrote, “Best,” and added a tiger emoticon. Zoya Akhtar commented, “So so happy for you.” Film director Reema Sengupta wrote, “I’m not crying, you’re crying.” Actor Abhishek Bhalerao wrote, “Bhai Bhai Vir Das respect.” Environmentalist and social activist Ripudaman Bevli added, “Absolutely! Grounding is the best thing anyone can do for themselves. Shine on.”

For the unversed, Vir Das shared his first-ever International Emmy win with Michael Lennox’s Derry Girls – Season 3. This is Vir Das’ second nomination on the International Emmy Awards. Before this, in 2021, his particular Vir Das: For India was additionally nominated. After receiving the award, Vir Das also shared a clip of his acceptance speech on Instagram. The video begins with Vir Das standing on the stage along with his trophy and saying, “More than anything else I am here for India. I would like to thank you for your laughter. It is a symphony of love, it is an orchestra of freedom, it is a universal lyric that reminds us we are not alone and it is the soundtrack to this idiot’s life. May it play louder until the entire world dances with us. Thank you. Namaste. Jai Hind. Assalamualaikum. Sat Sri Akaal. Love and peace. Thank you.” The clip was shared with the caption that learn, “Thank you for your laughter.”

Vir Das also dropped a bunch of images of him posing with the award. Sharing the images, he wrote, “For India. For Indian comedy. Every breath, every word. Thank you to the International Emmys for this incredible honour.”

Apart from Vir Das, Shefali Shah and Jim Sarbh were also nominated within the Best Performance by an Actress and Actor classes, respectively. However, the Best Actress award went to Mexican actress Karla Souza for her function in Dive and Martin Freeman gained the Best Actor award for his function in The Responder.