Global star Priyanka Chopra penned a citation for comedian Vir Das, who was nominated for his Comedy Special at the 2021 International Emmy Awards. Vir Das presented India at the 2021 International Emmy Awards held at Casa Cipriani in New York on Monday night. represented.

Congratulating him, Priyanka re-shared her post on her IG story and wrote, “Congratulations @virdas you make us so proud! “Veer Ka Stand-up” was nominated in the Best Comedy category for “Veer Das: India” along with “Call My Agent Season 4”, “Motherland Christmas Special” and “Promesa de Campana”. Call My Agent Season 4 ‘, which takes place among the agents of a Paris company of talent representatives, won the prize for comedy.

However, Veer was happy to receive the medal nomination and enjoyed his delicious salad. On Monday, he shared pictures of his medals and his food on his Instagram account, along with an interesting caption. He wrote: “I was nominated for Best Comedy for Jokes at the International Emmy Awards. Call My Agent, a wonderfully huge show I love, won. But I got this medal and I gave this fabulous salad a very Eaten with interesting crispy cheese filling. It’s my honor to represent my country. Many thanks to @iemmys for India. It’s still there for India. #VirDasForIndia.”

Meanwhile, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was also nominated for the Best Performance by an Acting category for his Netflix film “Serious Men”, but lost to Scottish actor David Tennant. Actor Sushmita Sen’s ‘Aarya’, a Disney+ Hotstar series directed by Ram Madhvani, was also nominated for Best Drama Series.

However, the Emmy was won by the Israeli “Tehran”. Talking about Weir, he recently featured in his YouTube video titled “I’m From To Indies”, which was part of his recent performance at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington. , In the six-minute video uploaded to his YouTube channel on November 15, he is heard comparing the dark sides of India by examining issues such as his fight with COVID-19, gang rapes, farmers’ protests, and more. could.

Several social media users, including politicians, mocked Veer and a complaint was also filed against him at the Tilak Marg police station in the national capital for allegedly using derogatory language against India during an event held in the United States. . After some reactions, many celebrities including Hansal Mehta, Richa Chadha and politician Kapil Sibal supported Veer on social media.