New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025 celebrated its annual awards night on August 15. It recognised excellence in Indian cinema and streaming content from 2024-25. Among the highlights was comedian Vir Das winning the Disruptor Award.

"I want to thank IFFM and the Victorian government. You are not the first government to call me disruptive," Vir Das said.

In his witty acceptance speech, he said he had often wondered what a "tiny random comedian" was doing at a huge film festival.

"It's like, they are your main dish, and I am your kadi patta," he said.

Das also joked about paparazzi coverage of Bollywood celebrities' homecoming from the award ceremony. He compared it to how they would report his retur...