Vir Das Becomes First Indian To Host Emmy Awards; Hrithik Roshan, Kriti Sanon Shower Love

B-Town celebs, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, and others react to Vir Das' remarkable feat!

Vir Das Becomes First Indian To Host Emmy Awards; Hrithik Roshan, Kriti Sanon Shower Love

Vir Das achieves another historic feat, and how! The actor and stand-up comedian becomes the first Indian ever to host the International Emmy Awards. Thrilled by the news, many fans and well-wishers congratulated him. Many Bollywood celebrities, like Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshan, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Priyanka Chopra, also reacted to the announcement and wished him the best. Read on to know more.

Vir Das To Host International Emmy Awards

On September 11, Vir Das took to his Instagram handle and shared the exciting news with his fans. He shared a post announcing that he will be hosting the International Emmy Awards. He also added a caption which reads, “Thanks to your support, an Indian Emmy Host. I can’t wait to host the @iemmys this year! Crazy. Thank you for having me. Tremendously honoured and excited!” With this, he becomes the first Indian ever to host this prestigious event. Fans went into a frenzy and congratulated the actor on this remarkable feat. Many social media users wrote, “Satya ki Jeet ho gayi. This is super fantastic!!! Proud of you, Vir. Wooooow what a show it’s going to be! They just got lucky.”

 
 
 
 
 
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Bollywood celebs also reacted to the post and congratulated him. Hrithik Roshan wrote, “Wow. That’s amazing. Very well done.” Actor Trriesha Baneirjee added, “The Bengali in me is crying and so so proud.” Kriti Sanon also left a sweet comment, “That’s so amazing.” Furthermore, stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania wished him by saying, “Unstoppable you!” Shefali Shah also wrote, “That’s super cooooollllll congrats!” For the unversed,  in 2023, Vir Das won an International Emmy Award for Comedy for his Netflix special, Vir Das:  Landing. 

Also Read: Vir Das Lands International Emmy Award For Best Comedy; Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh Celebrate His Win

First Published: September 12, 2024 12:03 PM

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