Work Hard, Party Harder: Ballantine's Out Of Office Presents Vir Das' Alien Chutney

This blog post is about a recent gig by Vir Das' Alien Chutney, India's premier comedy-rock band, which as the name suggests is the brainchild of Indian Bollywood actor and comedian Vir Das.

Ballantine's Out Of Office

For the uninitiated, Ballantine's Out Of Office (#OOO) livens up your Friday nights by introducing a kick-ass lineup at the zippiest bar in town.

Ballantine's Out Of Office

If you believe in working hard and partying even harder, bring along your awesome boss and colleagues and show them how it's done. Simply put, it's time to let loose, come out and play with your work peeps!

Ballantine's Out Of Office

Ballantine's Out Of Office

Ballantine's Out Of Office

#OutOfOffice with Ballantine's was an epic night of cocktails and rib-tickling music, as Vir Das' band Alien Chutney took to the center stage and had us all in splits.

Vir Das' Alien Chutney

Ballantine's has always been committed to bringing in the finest Scotch whiskey since 1827; at #OOO, we witnessed the true balance of Ballantine's finest blends, Tokyo, for instance, was well received and emerged a clear crowd favorite.

Ballantine's

The venue, Monkey Bar, was incredibly lit up with clever creatives and witty captions, simply perfect IMHO for the Friday night retreat. But this was just the start; the inventive photo opportunities ensured that there was never a dull moment.

Ballantine's

As the crowd started to settle in, eager in anticipation of what was going to follow, Alan Clark who is the brand ambassador of Ballantine's came on stage to introduce Vir Das and his band Alien Chutney, much to the delight of everyone in attendance.

Vir Das

Known to create original compositions with absolutely insane lyrics, the band struck a chord with one and all by being completely arbid yet entirely relatable. On one hand, they churned out tributes to Himesh Reshammiya, on other hand they brought the house down with a punk song about all the bad dancers out there.



Their music has a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality, covering a range of varied subjects - from the difference between Delhi and Bombay girls to a Blues song about village men - they seem to know it all!

Vir Das' Alien Chutney

If the songs don't crack you up, the band's constant interaction with the audience, and among themselves, definitely will.

Vir Das' Alien Chutney

The performance ended to a thunderous applause, and seconds later, a large section of the crowd swarmed the stage to click selfies with the ace comic Vir Das. Clearly, #OOO was a night to remember with one of its kind concept.

Vir Das

Vir Das

Vir Das

Vir Das

So the next time you're looking for after office conversations with work buddies, not to forget a lil camaraderie as well, you know where to head to! A world of topical jokes, hilarious songs, catchy phrases, and cuss words awaits you.