India, April 20 -- Comedian Vir Das is being trolled for claiming that he came to Mumbai "with very little" as the internet pointed to his illustrious family history. When the Emmy-winning comedian and actor shared a post on social media this morning to commemorate the 20 years he has spent in Mumbai, he recalled coming to the city with "very little" and living in a 230-square-foot room.

Social media users were quick to point out that Vir Das, 46, is the son of Brajbir Saran Das, a decorated diplomat and India's first ambassador to Bhutan.

They claimed that as such, Das had no right to share a "sob story" about how little he had.

On April 19, Vir Das shared an excerpt from his book where he recalled staying in a 230-square-foot room in...