Vijay Varma
Vijay Varma | |
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| File:A still from Raagdesh.jpg Vijay Varma playing investigative journalist Jamal Kidwai | |
| Born | 29 March 1986 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Rangrezz Monsoon Shootout Gully Boy |
Vijay Varma is an Indian film actor, who has acted in Telugu and Hindi films.
Early life
Vijay belongs to a Hyderabad-based family. He applied to FTII and got in, but his parents were opposed to him acting in movies. A friend funded him and he went to FTII Pune.[1]
Career
Vijay started his acting journey as a theatre artiste in his hometown Hyderabad. He worked in numerous plays before he decided to move to Pune for two years to get a formal education in acting at FTII. After finishing his post graduate course, he shifted his base to Mumbai in search of acting work. His first acting job was in Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's short film titled Shor which was highly acclaimed at festivals and won the Best Short Film at the MIAAC festival, New York that year. He also worked in critical acclaimed movie Pink as well[2]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chittagong | Jhunku (Subodh Roy) | Bedabrata Pain | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Rangrezz | Pakkya | Priyadarshan | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Gang of Ghosts | Robin Hoodda | Satish Kaushik | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Pink | Ankit Malhotra | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Monsoon Shootout | Adi | Amit Kumar | Hindi | |
| MCA | Siva | Venu Sree Raam | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Cheers - Friends. Reunion. Goa | Ciggy (Siddharth) | Twilight Entertainment | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Gully Boy | Moeen | Zoya Akhtar | Hindi | |
| Super 30 | Fugga Kumar (older) | Vikas Bahl | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| 2020 | Ghost Stories | Zoya Akhtar | Hindi | Anthology film | |
| Baaghi 3 | Akhtar Lahori | Ahmed Khan | Hindi | ||
| Hurdang | Hindi | ||||
| Bamfaad | Jigar Fareedi | Ranjan Chandel | Hindi |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | A Suitable Boy | Rasheed | Filming, BBC One series [3] |
| 2020 | She | Sasya | Netflix |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26th Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Gully Boy | Nominated | |
| 2020 | 65th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [4] |
References
- ^ "Vijay Varma -Actor Biography".
- ^ "Hyderabad boy Vijay Varma's Interview".
- ^ "BBC - Cast announced for BBC One's A Suitable Boy, the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's classic novel - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "NOMINATIONS FOR 65TH AMAZON FILMFARE AWARDS 2020". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
External links
- Vijay Varma on IMDb