Actors Vir Das and Aditya Roy Kapur represented India at the prestigious International Emmy Awards 2024, held in New York on Monday night.
Aditya, along with filmmaker Sandeep Modi, was present at the event to represent their show The Night Manager, which was nominated for Best Drama Series. Vir was at the event as the host of the award ceremony.
The Indian men looked dapper on the red carpet as they wore black formal outfits for the awards night.
Vir was dressed in formal attire designed by homegrown Indian fashion label Salooka by Shubangi Bajpai. The ensemble, a perfect fusion of East Meets West, featured a crisp single-button tailored jacket, pleated lungi-inspired pants, and a Chikankaari bandh gala shirt. Vir accentuated his look with a statement emerald pendant that added a pop of colour to his overall black-and-white look.
Aditya looked sharp in a black tuxedo complete with a bow tie and a brooch. Aditya sported short-cropped hair-perhaps a look for a new project. Filmmaker Sandeep Modi, too, wore a black suit and a white shirt. Modi was seen holding the Indian flag as the director-actor duo posed on the red carpet.
Vir Das’ Instagram post for a designer
Vir’s look was put together by an Indian designer called Shubhangi Bajpai. In September Vir put out an Instagram post calling for designers who would be eager to dress him for International Emmy Awards 2024.
What started with ‘Attention new designers’ became a young, talented Shubangi Bajpai’s dream come true moment. Vir was very clear in the post he shared that he wasn’t going to pick an outfit from a fancy fashion designer, instead wanted to celebrate budding talent at the prestigious awards ceremony. “I’m going to wear something Indian from home. I’m also not going to wear a fancy designer. They have enough cash and clients,” expressed Vir, on his Instagram post.
On Monday, hours before he took up hosting duties, Vir took to Instagram to introduce Shubhangi and her label Salooka to the world.
“As promised. I will be wearing a brand new designer for the Emmys. As promised, I know nothing about fashion. But she does and she worked super hard. Her name is Shubhangi Bajpai and she is from Delhi. Happy to show you her work soon. Do keep in mind, she doesn’t have much to work with here,” expressed Vir Das, on his Instagram post.
Indian show at International Emmy Awards 2024
The lone Indian entry at this year’s International Emmy Awards, The Night Manager lost out on the big prize to Les Gouttes de Dieu (Drops of God). The web series features Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor and Sobhita Dhulipala in leading roles. The show was nominated in the Best Drama Series category.