May 13, 2026 07:52 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Vijay-led TVK wins Tamil Nadu floor test as AIADMK split plays out | Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram | PM Modi halves convoy size after austerity call | Mulayam Singh's younger son Prateek Yadav dies at 38 | Protests erupt in Delhi after NEET UG 2026 cancellation over alleged paper leak | AIADMK cracks widen after Tamil Nadu defeat; faction backs Vijay-led TVK government | Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as Assam CM for second term after BJP’s landslide win | Bengali rights activist Garga Chatterjee arrested over alleged provocative remarks ahead of assembly polls | No return to full WFH yet: IT firms unlikely to change hybrid work model despite PM Modi’s appeal | Suvendu Adhikari Cabinet clears BSF land transfer, census rollout, Ayushman Bharat in Bengal

Vir Das' play staged in Johannesburg

| | Jun 11, 2014, at 07:12 pm
Mumbai, Jun 11 (IBNS): Ashvin Gidwani Productions (AGP) recently presented Vir Das' show 'History of India VIRitten' in Johannesburg on May 30, May 31 and Jun 1.

The occasion gained an extra value as Vir Das brought in his birthday by doing what he loves the most - entertaining his fans to the fullest.

Prior to performing for the Johannesburg audience, actor Vir Das tweeted, "I grew up in Africa, taken me 19 years to see another African sunrise."

The actor, born in India, who spent his teenage years and completed his education on African soil was excited to return to it.

There were a number of eminent faces present at the theatre to cheer and enjoy the show.

The show received standing ovation with the crowd having a great time coping with all the echoing laughter while watching the completely hilarious antics of the awesome Vir Das as he brought on a humourous twist to the boring history.

A popular Twitter user Jodene Shaer tweeted, “Schools should have been like this. I would have passed History! @ thevirdas rocking #HistoryofIndia”.

Tweets about the fabulous show were trending across the social networking platform.

Indian High Commissioner Virendra Gupta and his wife also attended the event.

As the show started, Ashvin Gidwani, MD and Producer, Ashvin Gidwani Productions (AGP), said he was positive about the show and hoped the audience would enjoy it.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.