The actor-comedian feels that the negativity on these platforms are “understandable, as people at home are not putting up with your sh**”
Nishad Neelambaran (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 3, 2020)

“I have spent so much time shooting and touring, I didn’t really get the time for writing and development and this [Coronavirus lockdown] was like nice four months to write,” says Vir Das. Ask the actor-comedian what is the first thing he wants to do after the lockdown ends, and he says, “I want to go surfing. Over the past five years, I have taken up surfing seriously. Once the monsoon ends, I want to go to a beach for about 20 to 30 days and surf from morning to night.”

Does this lockdown period put an added pressure on comedians to deliver better on their social media platforms? “No, I don’t think so. It is your platform and you choose the content you want to put up. How much pressure you want to undergo is entirely upto you. I realised a long time ago that social media is a very minute reflection of the real world,” he opines.

Das, 41, feels that “because of how much my [show] tickets costs, expectations are always high”. “The last time I was allowed to have a bad show was about 10 years ago. Front row costs too much. If you spend ₹5,000, I better be bloody good,” he laughs. Das, who has done countless shows till date, says that he gets his motivation by “scaring” himself. “For me, it’s always like, ‘am I scared of this?’ then let’s go for it. And then it motivates me,” he concludes.