Vir Das is not comfortable with the term "actor of colour". The actor-comedian says diversity is important, but artistes should be cast because of talent not skin colour. "I am not comfortable with the term actor of colour. I'm an actor and I am there to play a character," Vir told IANS.

"My colour is secondary to my talent. So to me, these are the larger questions that I don't think about. I am an artiste, and for me it is about how can I make the line from the page sound good," he added. After spreading laughs with his comedy tour and Netflix specials, Vir is making a name for himself with his dramedy FBI series "Whiskey Cavalier", which is aired in India on Colors Infinity and streams on Amazon Prime Video.