Vir Das slams ‘elite film people’ for questioning the presence of influencers at the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Stop going on their podcasts’

Look. I work largely with new unknown designers. So I get the appeal and eyeballs that a red carpet brings. I also respect the hustle that it takes to get your ass there. It’s not for me, but I can respect the underdog energy. So all that being said….Can I just say…..’Film’…

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) May 22, 2025

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The comedian continued, “Can I just say… ‘Film’ people who are upset with influencers at Cannes need to stop going on their podcasts and doing collabs to promote movies then. The feeling you get seeing them walk down the carpet with you in your domain is the same feeling we get listening to your lame-ass story about how you gave up sugar in their domain.” He added that the influencers might not be “as well dressed or good looking” as them but are definitely “more interesting.” This year at Cannes, influencers such as Masoom Minawala, Parul Gulati, Sakshi Sindwani, Anushka Sen, Sarah Sarosh, and Nitibha Kaul made an appearance at the festival.

Previously, the comedian made fun of the festival’s new dressing code and joked that he will not be attending this year, because he had planned to wear something very similar to what the organisers banned, “a 78-foot-long, off-shoulder voluminous nude gown”.