Emmy Awards 2023: Netflix India shines as Vir Das wins for Vir Das: Landing

Netflix India celebrated a historic win at the International Emmy Awards 2023, with Vir Das winning the award for ‘Vir Das: Landing’, in the Comedy category. This makes him the first Indian comedian to achieve this feat. The success underscored the global appeal of Indian storytelling and Netflix’s key role in bringing these local stories to global audiences. The award for the Comedy Category was a tie with Derry Girls Season 3 also receiving the recognition. Talking about winning at the International Emmy Awards, Vir expressed his excitement and joy saying_,_ “This moment is truly surreal – an incredible honor that feels like a dream.  Winning an Emmy for Vir Das: Landing in the ‘Comedy Category’ is not just a milestone for me but for Indian comedy as a whole. It’s heartening to see _Vir Das: Landing_ resonate globally, thanks to Netflix, Aakash Sharma and Reg Tigerman who made it special. My journey from crafting local stories to receiving a global accolade has been both challenging and rewarding, and Netflix has been instrumental in that growth. I’m excited about the continued exploration of diverse narratives, from Noida to the International Emmys - India gets you there.” On dealing with backlash, Vir Das in an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy had mentioned, “You don’t need to bother about it. Any feedback is good feedback. Good artists take their feedback, mouth shut and heads down and imbibe what they think is positive and try and learn from it and it will reflect in their next piece of art. That’s how I operate and it shows in my next piece of work.” About Vir Das Landing In his fourth Netflix special Vir Das presents a show about what it means to be truly global while looking for home. To carry your country across the world with you, whatever that country is, and to find your feet. A show about growing up in India, seeing the globe, love troubles, colossal failures, social media madness, the perils of outrage, unplanned drugs, war-zone boarding schools, metaphorical mathematical equations, the current state of comedy, getting nominated, getting intoxicated, and ultimately just getting situated. This follows Netflix’s ground-breaking achievement in 2020, when it became the first to secure an International Emmy in the ‘Best Drama Series’ category for an Indian series with ‘ _Delhi Crime_ ’. ‘Vir Das: Landing’ is currently streaming on Netflix