<p>Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra tipped her hat to fellow Indian, actor-comic Vir Das who was nominated at the 2021 International Emmy Awards.</p>.<p>Das was nominated in the comedy category for his Netflix comedy special <em>Vir Das: For India</em>. Acclaimed French comedy series <em>Call My Agent</em> Season 4 emerged winner in the segment.</p>.<p>"Congratulations @virdas u Make us so proud! (sic)" Priyanka wrote on her Instagram Story on Tuesday as she shared Das' post with his medal and participation plaque.</p>.<p>The comedian has been in the news back home for <em>I Come From Two Indias</em>, the satirical monologue he recently performed as part of his US tour which a section of people described as an insult to the country.</p>.<p>Earlier on Tuesday after the awards ceremony in New York concluded, Das pointed out that he was nominated for best comedy at the International Emmy Awards, "for jokes".</p>.<p>Praising the winning series<em> Call My Agent </em>as "a gigantic beautiful show I love", the comedian said it was an honour to represent India on the global stage.</p>.<p>"I was nominated for best comedy at the International Emmy Awards, for jokes. <em>Call My Agent,</em> a gigantic beautiful show I love won. But I got this medal, and ate this fantastic salad with a very interesting crispy cheese topping. It was an honour to represent my country. Thanks so much to the @iemmys For India. It’s always for India. #VirDasForIndia," the 42-year-old had written on Instagram.</p>.<p>Das has received both praise and police complaints for his monologue, which he performed at the famous John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.</p>.<p>Besides Das, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was nominated in the best performance by an actor category for his Netflix movie <em>Serious Men</em>. He lost out to Scottish actor David Tennant for <em>Des</em>.</p>.<p>India was hoping to recreate the magic in the best drama category after the win of Netflix series <em>Delhi Crime</em> last year with <em>Aarya</em>. But the Disney+ Hotstar series, directed by Ram Madhvani and starring Sushmita Sen, was bested by Israel's<em> Tehran</em> in the segment. </p>
<p>Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra tipped her hat to fellow Indian, actor-comic Vir Das who was nominated at the 2021 International Emmy Awards.</p>.<p>Das was nominated in the comedy category for his Netflix comedy special <em>Vir Das: For India</em>. Acclaimed French comedy series <em>Call My Agent</em> Season 4 emerged winner in the segment.</p>.<p>"Congratulations @virdas u Make us so proud! (sic)" Priyanka wrote on her Instagram Story on Tuesday as she shared Das' post with his medal and participation plaque.</p>.<p>The comedian has been in the news back home for <em>I Come From Two Indias</em>, the satirical monologue he recently performed as part of his US tour which a section of people described as an insult to the country.</p>.<p>Earlier on Tuesday after the awards ceremony in New York concluded, Das pointed out that he was nominated for best comedy at the International Emmy Awards, "for jokes".</p>.<p>Praising the winning series<em> Call My Agent </em>as "a gigantic beautiful show I love", the comedian said it was an honour to represent India on the global stage.</p>.<p>"I was nominated for best comedy at the International Emmy Awards, for jokes. <em>Call My Agent,</em> a gigantic beautiful show I love won. But I got this medal, and ate this fantastic salad with a very interesting crispy cheese topping. It was an honour to represent my country. Thanks so much to the @iemmys For India. It’s always for India. #VirDasForIndia," the 42-year-old had written on Instagram.</p>.<p>Das has received both praise and police complaints for his monologue, which he performed at the famous John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.</p>.<p>Besides Das, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was nominated in the best performance by an actor category for his Netflix movie <em>Serious Men</em>. He lost out to Scottish actor David Tennant for <em>Des</em>.</p>.<p>India was hoping to recreate the magic in the best drama category after the win of Netflix series <em>Delhi Crime</em> last year with <em>Aarya</em>. But the Disney+ Hotstar series, directed by Ram Madhvani and starring Sushmita Sen, was bested by Israel's<em> Tehran</em> in the segment. </p>