After the Oscars 2026 ceremony, actor-comedian Vir Das took to his Instagram, questioning why such film ceremonies are not held in India. In his post, the actor also shared the reason behind it. He revealed that “star egos” often get in the way of making such events possible.
Vir Das asks why India can’t have ‘Conan-style’ hosting
Vir Das took to his Instagram to ask why “Conan-style” hosting isn’t happening at Indian film events. He wrote: “Why doesn’t India make a Gervais or even a Conan-style host of major film awards? Well, as someone who scripted many of India’s awards for five years.”He added: “Here’s why. For comedians to host the Oscars or film awards and burn them for a night, a buffoon humanizes the world’s chosen most beautiful people because they were already celebrating. Then any joke is a joke.” He also explained: “Here, the star egos won’t take a joke from anyone who isn’t on their level. Ironically, the bigger the star who hosts, the harder it is. Like three people on that level. So a giant star host works for the people in the room, it’s not always fun for the people watching. It’s just that the power imbalance is off.”
Projects by Vir Das
On the work front, the actor was last seen in ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’. Sponsored by movies Aamir Khan It was directed by Vir Das. The film co-starred Vir Mithila PalkarMona Singh, Sharib Hashmi and Srushti Tawade.The film featured special appearances by Aamir Khan and Imran Khan. The latter made his appearance on the screen after more than 10 years. His last film was ‘Katti Batti’ which released in 2015.It was released in theaters on January 16, 2026.
