India, Jan. 2 -- Whatever your 2025 was like, Vir Das's was probably better. In July, the 46-year-old comedian released a Netflix special, Fool Volume. In November, he released his memoir, The Outsider. In between, quietly, Das was also making a movie - his first as a director. He's kicking off 2026 with the spy caper, Happy Patel, co-directed with Kavi Shastri and produced by Aamir Khan.

What perfect timing! India is in its spy era. You're either a fan of Dhurandhar's blood, brawn and chest-thumping, or aggressively not. We're in the middle of YRF's cinematic universe: Superstars playing RAW agents who either go rogue or keep getting dragged out of retirement for One Last Mission. The movies are glossy, high-octane, shot in exotic locat...