Comedian Vir Das took to social media to name out movie personalities who expressed displeasure over influencers walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. In a observe he posted on X and Instagram, he shared that he understood the attraction and eyeballs walking on a red carpet can carry to largely “unknown designers” and went on to understand them for their hustle. He added, “It’s not for me, but I can respect the underdog energy.”
The comic additionally took a jab at ‘film people’ by asking them to cease happening podcasts hosted by influencers and keep away from collaborating with them to advertise their initiatives if their presence at the competition evoked such adverse reactions in them.
“Consider the possibility that they may not be as well dressed as you, or as good looking as you, but are more interesting. Cannot believe I’m defending influencers but the elitism is off the hook,” he mentioned.
In the previous couple of years influencers like Kusha Kapila, Nancy Tyagi, Ranveer Allahbadia, Ankush Bahuguna, and Dolly Singh walked the red carpet and this 12 months noticed individuals like Anushka Sen, Sarah Sarosh, and Nitibha Kaul make an look at the competition.
Just final month, the Comedian introduced the title of his memoir, The Outsider, which is ready to be revealed 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 as a result of visa points.
Published – May 23, 2025 12:00 pm IST
