Vir Das is not just a comedian, he’s a storyteller, a provocateur, and in his own words, a firm believer in the power of being “stupid.” In the season finale of Maybelline Presents BraveTalk with Nikhil and Friends, he delivers what feels like a masterclass on life, resilience, and originality.
In this unfiltered conversation, Vir opens up about his unconventional journey, from moving across continents, to navigating a career that’s been declared “over” multiple times. He reflects on the controversy that changed everything, the loneliness that came with it, and how he found the strength to build it all back, again and again.But this isn’t a story about pain. It’s a story about perspective. About laughing through the worst days. About why being stupid is a luxury this generation can afford — and why embracing that stupidity might just be the smartest thing we can do.
This finale episode is honest, hilarious, and deeply human — a fitting end to a season of brave conversations that reminded us we’re not alone.
CREDITS
Produced By: Yuvaa Originals (Nikhil Taneja, Amritpal Bindra, Anand Tiwari)
Created By: Nikhil Taneja
Director: Gajendra Yadav
Executive Producer: Nirbhay Kumar
Editor: Hemant Jena
Associate Producer: Shantanu Anand
DOP: Aneesh Ajay
Assistant DOP: Akshay Adivarekar
DI: Harshal Rathore
Precap: Rajat Desai
Additional Editor: Ninad Wani
CEO: Kevin Lee
Creative Head: Anusha Shetty
Design: Srishti Chaudhary, Aprajita Vaid
Assistant Director: Manali Bhanushali
Creative Associates: Riya Nahar, Shrutika Hari, Muskan Malpani, Janki Godariya
Production Manager: Aditya Gaikwad
Community Lead: Dhira Rambhia
Business Partnerships Head: Neha Mathews
Talent Partnerships: Gajendra Yadav
Sound: Sunny Singh, Phul Mandal
Styling: Rehha
Community Associate: Gaurvi Jain
Community Intern: Varun Sawant
Business Partnerships Associate: Shafeen Shikalgar
Research: Rushita Dave, Pia Oza
Camera Team (Mumbai): Vishal, Shubham, Ranjeet, Ujjwal
Camera Team (Delhi): Deepak
Light Team (Mumbai): Babu Sheikh, Anand, Daiya Shankar
Light Team (Delhi): Deepak
HMU (Delhi): Bhawna
HMU (Mumbai): Pooja Chauhan, Nau Shahad
Spot Team (Delhi): Krishna Ror, Vinod Singh
Spot Team (Mumbai): Narad, Kishan, Ritesh
Accounts & Finance: Hiral Barot, Aditya Gaikwad
Sound Engineer: Aditya Arya
Assistant: Vedant Jhingan
Sound Studio: The Indian Audio Company
TEAM: Bhavya Mathur, Ninad Wani, Neha Khanna, Khushi Verma, Rajat Desai, Ishika Aggarwal, Naisargi Shah, Adrian Fernandes, Renu Singh, Saptashree Chachad, Priyaswara Bharti, Chaitra Vartak, Pia Oza, Sakshi Suryawanshi
INTERNS: Radhika Joshi, Odelle, Michelle Douglas, Sharon, Ritam, Oshin, Mansi, Fagun, Dhwani, Kinnari, Devika, Ritam, Shivam
Maybelline New York Team:
Brand General Manager: Jessica Rode
Content Community Manager: Ishani Chakrabarti
Chapter Codes:
0:00 -- Precap
1:33 -- Intro Skit
3:47 -- Campus Confessions
8:40 -- Vir Das on Pressure
10:20 -- Vir Das on Pronouns
13:21 -- Vir's Confessions
17:41 -- The Bravest Thing Vir Did for his Mental Health
19:43 -- Vir Das On Fitting In
22:40 -- "You're meant to do this"
24:50 -- Vir Das On Being Bullied & Beaten
29:34 -- Night-time: A Scene In A Boys' School Dormitory
34:30 -- Can you figure out who the actor is?
36:47 -- "Parents are just children in bigger bodies"
45:47 -- Student Question on dealing with burnout
49:25 -- Vir Das on safe spaces
50:46 -- Vir Das on Life Lessons & Stupidity
59:17 -- Words of Immense Wisdom
1:01:03 -- "I was doing things I wouldn't watch"
1:03:31 -- Learnings & unlearnings from therapy
1:06:19 -- On 'Edgy' Comedy
1:07:47 -- Sliding Into DMs
1:13:49 -- How do you pull yourself up from rejection?
1:17:54 -- How do you ask for help regarding mental health?
1:21:19 -- Conclusion
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