Vijay Varma says he was ‘bothered’ when women were ‘scared’ of him for playing negative characters: ‘Sunidhi Chauhan said don’t come near me’

Vijay also shared his encounter with singer Sunidhi Chauhan at the screening of Pink. “Before the screening, everyone was happy, but by the end, some were crying and some didn’t want to leave. I tried to console Sunidhi Chauhan, but she told me, ‘Don’t come near me. I’m very scared of you.’ I was like, ‘Oh my god, what just happened?’ Then the director pulled me aside and told me I did a good job.”

However, Vijay emphasised that he has since changed this image with roles in projects like IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, Kaalkoot and others, which allowed him to break away from playing solely negative characters. Vijay Varma was one of the guests at the unveiling of SCREEN in Mumbai on Friday, October 18. He was also joined by director Rajkumar Hirani at Creator X Creator.

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The unveiling of SCREEN was held in Mumbai on October 18, 2024.

Vijay stepped into the limelight after he played a pivotal role in Zoya Akhtar’s 2020 film Gully Boy. Since then, Vijay has appeared in many films and web shows, playing diverse roles. With Darlings and Dahaad, Vijay came to be known as the quintessential villain but after his portrayal of the character inspired by Captain Devi Sharan Singh in Anubhav Sinha’s IC814: The Kandahar Hijack, Vijay has convinced the audience that he can play the hero just as convincingly.

India’s first and oldest film newspaper, SCREEN, started in 1951. The publication is now being relaunched for the digital audience.