The host is best known for spoofing PM Lee's Circuit Breaker speech in 2020.
Speaking in Mandarin, a visibly tearing Das blurted in his acceptance speech, “I’m so surprised that I can’t speak Mandarin.”JustSwipeLah
producers for taking a gamble on him to host a Mandarin show. “Because if I were the producer, I wouldn’t have picked me,” he said.Before Das, Gurmit Singh was the only other actor of Indian descent to compete in the Star Awards. Gurmit has made the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes list, but has never been nominated in a performance category, where the winner is picked by a panel of judges.
“I appreciate the recognition,” says Das, still sobbing, when 8days.sg caught up with him. “I need to continue to work hard and do what I love every day of my life.” He hopes his win will inspire “all Malays, Indians, everybody from all walks of life, anyone who has a goal.”Besides Best Rising Star, Das, a former content creator with Night Owl Cinematics, was also vying for Most Popular Rising Stars. He lost to the Top 3, Ayden Sng, Richie Koh and Gao Mei Gui.“I’ll be very honest — I was just voting for myself…. No lah!” says Das. “I did vote for Kiki, Zeliang… One day three votes ma! I also voted for Hazelle [Teo]. Because they are all dear friends of mine.
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