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Vir Das meets fan who waited 2 years to attend his show, refused free tickets: ‘Her dad is very proud’

Comedian Vir Das shared a message from a fan who had previously promised to start earning so she could attend one of his shows in Canada.

Vir Das meets fan who waited for two years to attend his show (Image source: @virdas/Instagram)

Comedian-actor Vir Das shared a touching message sent to him by a fan two years ago. The post revealed that the fan — who hails from Vadodara, Gujarat – expressed her desire to attend one of the comedian’s shows. However, her father could not afford the tickets at the time and she promised to start earning and attend Das’s show. On Monday, the comedian shared that he finally met the fan during a show in Toronto.

In the Instagram post, Das shared that his team offered her reimbursement for the tickets as well as freebies but she did not accept any of that. His team also organised a backstage meetup for the fan and presented her with a cake. “Cannot show up empty handed… went to bakery and got kid massive piece of cake,” he wrote.

In another picture, Das can be seen meeting the fan. “Finally meet kid after my show and she is studying psychology. Her dad is very proud,” the comedian wrote. The fan also gifted a diary to Das.

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“If you are kids parents, would just like to say, well done. You raised a strong character,” Das wrote in the last slide.

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Several social media users lauded Das for his gesture towards the fan. A user wrote, “This is Indian women. So self made.” Another user commented, “What an incredible story!! What an absolutely sweet kid.”

“Yesterday you made me cry at 8am and today at 9am I am in tears again!! Luckily it’s happy tears and I’m so so glad this came up on my feed!!” a third user reacted.

On the professional front, Vir Das scripted history by becoming the first Indian to host the International Emmy Awards in New York recently.

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