Vijay Varma
Vijay Varma is an Indian film actor, who has acted in Telugu and Hindi films.
Vijay Varma | |
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 Vijay Varma playing investigative journalist Jamal Kidwai | |
| Born | 29 March 1986 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Rangrezz Monsoon Shootout Gully Boy Super 30 |
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 his acting diploma fee 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
- All films are in Hindi, unless otherwise noted.
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chittagong | Jhunku (Subodh Roy) | |
| 2013 | Rangrezz | Pakkya | |
| 2014 | Gang of Ghosts | Robin Hoodda | |
| 2016 | Pink | Ankit Malhotra | |
| 2017 | Monsoon Shootout | Adi | |
| MCA | Siva | Telugu film | |
| 2018 | Cheers - Friends. Reunion. Goa | Ciggy (Siddharth) | |
| Manto | Ansaar Shabnam Dil | ||
| 2019 | Gully Boy | Moeen | |
| Super 30 | Fugga Kumar (older) | Special appearance | |
| 2020 | Ghost Stories | Anthology film | |
| Baaghi 3 | Akhtar Lahori | ||
| Bamfaad | Jigar Fareedi | ||
| Yaara | Rizwan Sheikh | ||
| Hurdang |
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". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "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. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "NOMINATIONS FOR 65TH AMAZON FILMFARE AWARDS 2020". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
External links
- Vijay Varma on IMDb