He says he doesn바카라t believe in standing out and likes to just 바카라disappear into the characters he plays바카라. And actor Vijay Varma바카라s career is testament to just that sentiment, whether as an abusive husband in 바카라Darlings바카라 or a mild-mannered teacher moonlighting as a serial-killer in 바카라Dahaad바카라.
He says he doesn바카라t believe in standing out and likes to just 바카라disappear into the characters he plays바카라. And actor Vijay Varma바카라s career is testament to just that sentiment, whether as an abusive husband in 바카라Darlings바카라 or a mild-mannered teacher moonlighting as a serial-killer in 바카라Dahaad바카라.
Varma's outings as men in varying shades of grey, also including "Gully Boy", season one of "She", and "Lust Stories 2", has led to his fans constantly enquiring about his next positive role.
바카라I don바카라t believe in standing out or trying to get attention. I feel it바카라s not an actor바카라s job. I figured that I have to play him as the most regular guy. If I do anything out of the ordinary, then the characters around me will look stupid, like how could they not see that this guy is not fine?바카라 Varma said about his much acclaimed role as the everyday man who is actually a serial killer in 바카라Dahaad바카라.
"He has to be a terrific manipulator and he knows how to hide in plain sight. The performance has to serve the script and one of the joys I find is the ability to merge with the script," the actor told PTI in an interview.
That바카라s why he chose a chameleon as a reference for his character Anand in "Dahaad", a Prime Video show headlined by Sonakshi Sinha.
"I modelled it like that and dressed like a chameleon. If you look at his shirts, they all have vertical lines and some kind of pattern. He is always in foliage. You don바카라t know what kind of a person he is,바카라 Varma said, crediting writer-creator Reema Kagti for her attention to detail.
For him, the script is the top criteria for boarding a project.
"The only criteria is the script, the role and then the director. I added one more after working a few years and that was 바카라I can바카라t repeat myself바카라. I'm trying to kind of mix it up. I'm just very happy that I have a medium, an audience. As long as I have an audience, I want to keep doing good work," he added.
Likening acting to sports, the FTII graduate said cricket or football, when one sees great sportspeople, the sense is they are having fun with what they are doing. Similarly, he focuses on deriving joy from acting.
바카라I feel when you abandon glory, there is no real effort in proving and fighting. Then, it's just play바카라 When (Diego) Maradona is running with the ball, you see that he is fully there and that바카라s the most beautiful thing. It is something that I got attracted to,바카라 he said.
The Hyderabad-born said he was "embarrassed" about doing difficult roles, but it turned out that it drew a lot of female fan following.
" 'She', 'Darlings' and 'Dahaad'... I think women felt like they had seen this kind of a person in their life or, I don't know if it's some 'bad boy' kind of a thing. I don바카라t know but I would really like to know바카라"
Varma said he started out with nice guy roles, such as "Monsoon Shootout", but went into this territory of portraying 바카라extremely devious men바카라, which viewers surprisingly lapped up.
He said the curiosity over the nature of his next on-screen outing is heartening.
바카라Honestly, I바카라m indebted to that curiosity바카라 I feel like when an audience member says that 바카라I want to see you in a romantic film, a comedy or do something nice on screen for a change바카라, they see potential in me. I바카라m very happy to know that people want to see me more rather than saying, 바카라Bass karo yaar (enough is enough)바카라. As long as people are interested in me, I바카라m happy,바카라 he said.
In fact, his next, a cop investigating an acid attack in web series 바카라Kaal Koot바카라, is a positive role.
바카라With 바카라Kaal Koot바카라, it is like coming home. I am on the right side of the law for a change. I have spent the last few outings running away from cops to now playing a cop who is after criminals. It feels like a full circle,바카라 he said.
The show arrives on July 27 on JioCinema.
Growing up in a Marwari family in Hyderabad, the actor said he started out "trying to be several things" but acting is where he felt like he truly belonged. 바카라I enjoyed stories more than anything else as a child. The entire Marwari household didn바카라t believe in any of it,바카라 Varma said.
Interestingly, in his childhood he loved comic books and puzzles more than films. He started watching movies only when he got accepted at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.
Before that, he worked at a call centre, in marketing and event management. He also tried modelling.
A chance encounter with a theatre teacher led him to the stage. Workshops introduced him to a 바카라different kind of education바카라, which felt more like children바카라s play, Varma recalled. He applied for an acting course at FTII and did not work out the first time. He tried again and got accepted.
"Till about the time I reached FTII, I had barely seen any films. I am talking about the age of 21. I had not seen enough cinema because I was not allowed to (watch films) at home. My father would say, 'Watch a show, waste half an hour, not three'."
In his initial years, Varma said he was mostly guided by the feeling of "not wanting to be like others".
While he doesn't like looking back at life, the actor is grateful for the chances he got in his career that led him to this phase.
바카라The other jobs didn바카라t feel like they belonged to me. Only this job felt like something that belonged to me. I didn바카라t have work for many years but I was looking for a home through this work so now that I have a place, I feel good. I feel appreciated. There is purpose and meaning to my life,바카라 he said.
Besides "Kaal Koot", Varma's upcoming projects include "Mirzapur" season three, Homi Adajania's film "Murder Mubarak" and a film adaptation of "Devotion of Suspect X" directed by Sujoy Ghosh.