Episodes

  • Hans Dalal

    Hans Dalal

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 15
    Mar 2 2020
    Being born with Cerebral Palsy, life hasn’t always been fair to Hans Dalal. He was frequently left out of school trips. He faced doubts in involving himself in physical activities that kids his age would indulge in. An adult Hans thought the relatively safe indoor space of a sound studio would be perfect for somebody with his condition. Till one day, a chance five second encounter with a tiger changed his whole perspective and helped him discover his one true love.
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    42 mins
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  • Shivam Gami

    Shivam Gami

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 14
    Feb 24 2020
    Hospitals, surgery and uncertainty are three things that have scared us all at some point in our lives. Shivam Gami talks about how he battled them all, and how, after a few trips to the hospital, and one “stupid” decision to not let anything stop him, conquered them all, by deciding to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and forcing his body to comply.
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    46 mins
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  • Pulkit Kochhar

    Pulkit Kochhar

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 13
    Feb 17 2020
    Imagine pursuing what you thought would be your life’s career, based solely on your unfathomable love for a Japanese cartoon. Now imagine realising it was a mistake while still feeling unfathomable love for your career’s catalyst. Pulkit Kochhar tells Vir how he managed to steer his career back on track.
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    39 mins
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  • Deepti Jain

    Deepti Jain

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 12
    Feb 10 2020
    “You just have to take a call.” These are the words Deepti Jain swears by. After her husband's behaviour changed in a drastic way that affected their relationship, Deepti took a call. A call that would mean starting from scratch. A call that would mean uprooting her two kid’s lives. A call that would send her on her own journey. In this episode, Deepti talks to Vir about taking that call and how it made her family grow stronger.
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    40 mins
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  • Siddhant Sharma

    Siddhant Sharma

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 11
    Feb 3 2020
    For a guy with an artistic bent of mind, it was the pain of a heartbreak that led him to pursue the next form of art on his list: singing. From having no prior experience in singing, to playing college festivals, to being disqualified from Season 2 of The Stage, to going on and winning Season 3 of The Stage... this is Siddhant Sharma’s story.
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    43 mins
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  • Usha Bhalla

    Usha Bhalla

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 10
    Jan 27 2020
    The first woman in her family allowed to work, torn between a war with her family and her war with herself. Usha Bhalla talks to Vir about the decision to make one of the biggest sacrifices- to make peace with her family and manage to find a silver lining around the darkest of clouds.
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    40 mins
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  • Devika Manjrekar

    Devika Manjrekar

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 9
    Jan 20 2020
    As kids, parents always tell us to stop wasting time watching TV and to focus on studies. For Devika, television is what gave her life a direction and made her realise her love for cooking. It’s like deciding to be a doctor after binge watching Grey’s Anatomy. Pro tip? Don’t do that. It’s really stupid.
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    45 mins
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  • Baba Sehgal

    Baba Sehgal

     Be Stupid with Vir Das, Episode 8
    Jan 13 2020
    When you think of Baba Sehgal you can only think in rhyme, because rhyme rhymes with thyme and thyme is the best herb in the world and while reading this synopsis your vision is blurred, your speech is slurred…okay enough. Let’s leave the rhymes to Baba. Songs about going to the gym and chicken fried rice may be what he’s known for today, but how did it all begin for him in the 90s? Answer: thanks to some pretty gutsy moves to grab the attention of Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri.
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    40 mins
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