Vijay Varma
Vijay Varma | |
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.jpg) Varma in 2017 | |
| Born | 29 March 1986 |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Vijay Varma is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. Varma rose to prominence with his role in Pink (2016) and has since acted in critically-acclaimed roles in MCA (2017), Gully Boy (2019), Baaghi 3 (2020), Darlings (2022) and web series Mirzapur (2020-present) , She (2021) and Dahaad (2023).
Early life and education
Varma was born on 29 March 1986 to a Marwari family settled in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1] He studied at the FTII.[2]
Career
Varma started his acting journey as a theatre artist 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 postgraduate 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, in New York that year. He also worked in the critically acclaimed movie Pink.[citation needed]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shor | Ramesh | Short film |
| 2012 | Chittagong | Jhunku (Subodh Roy) | |
| 2013 | Rangrezz | Pakkya | |
| 2014 | Gang of Ghosts | Robin Hoodda | |
| 2016 | Pink | Ankit Malhotra | |
| 2017 | Monsoon Shootout | Adi | |
| Raag Desh | Jamal Kidwai | ||
| MCA | Siva | Telugu film | |
| 2018 | Manto | Ansaar Shabnam Dil | |
| 2019 | Gully Boy | Moeen | |
| Super 30 | Fugga Kumar (older) | Special appearance | |
| 2020 | Ghost Stories | Guddu | Anthology film |
| Baaghi 3 | Akhtar Lahori | ||
| Bamfaad | Jigar Fareedi | ||
| Yaara | Rizwan Sheikh | ||
| 2022 | Hurdang | Loha Singh | |
| Darlings | Hamza Shaikh | ||
| 2023 | Lust Stories 2 | TBA | |
| The Devotion of Suspect X | TBA | Post Production | |
| Afghaani Snow | TBA | Filming |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cheers-Friends, Reunion, Goa | Ciggy | |
| 2020 | A Suitable Boy | Rasheed | [3] |
| She | Sasya | ||
| 2020–present | Mirzapur | Shatrughan Tyagi/Bharat Tyagi | |
| 2021 | OK Computer | Saajan Kundu | |
| 2023 | Dahaad | Anand Swarnakar |
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] | |
| 2023 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Emerging Icon | — | Won | [5] |
| Most Stylish Breakthrough Talent (Male) | — | Nominated |
References
- ^ "After Gully Boy, Vijay Varma talks about spending a decade in the background". The Indian Express. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Varma -Actor Biography". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Nominations for 65th Amazon Filmfair Awards 2020". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Check out the complete list of winners of the Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
- Vijay Varma at IMDb
- Vijay Varma at wiki Dekho