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Vijay Varma

Vijay Varma snapped at the trailer launch of his film Jaane Jaan (cropped)
Vijay Varma snapped at the trailer launch of his film Jaane Jaan (cropped) Image: Wikimedia Commons. Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0

Overview

Vijay Varma is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi-language films and streaming series. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), he came to wider attention with the courtroom drama Pink (2016) and has since built a body of work spanning theatrical features and digital productions.

Key facts

Name Vijay Varma
Occupation Actor
Nationality Indian
Education Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune
Primary industry Hindi cinema and Indian streaming series
Notable works Pink, Gully Boy, Mirzapur, Darlings, Dahaad
Notable award Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics) — Dahaad

Background and training

Varma trained in acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, an institution long associated with producing performers and technicians for Indian cinema. His film debut and early roles preceded his breakthrough in the latter half of the 2010s.

Career

Film work

Varma drew critical notice with the crime drama Pink (2016). He followed this with supporting parts in the Telugu film Middle Class Abbayi (2017), Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy (2019) and the action film Baaghi 3 (2020). His performance in Gully Boy earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Streaming work

From the early 2020s, Varma became a regular presence in Indian streaming productions. His work in this space includes:

  • Mirzapur (2020 onwards) — Amazon Prime Video crime series.
  • Darlings (2022) — Netflix dark-comedy feature.
  • Dahaad (2023) — Amazon Prime Video crime drama.
  • Kaalkoot (2023) — JioCinema series.
  • Jaane Jaan (2023) — Netflix mystery thriller.
  • IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack (2024) — Netflix series based on the 1999 hijacking.

For his performance in Dahaad, he won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics).

Career timeline

  1. 2016 — Recognition through Pink.
  2. 2017 — Supporting role in Middle Class Abbayi.
  3. 2019 — Appears in Gully Boy; nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  4. 2020 — Baaghi 3; joins the cast of Mirzapur.
  5. 2022 — Stars in Darlings.
  6. 2023 — Leads Dahaad, Kaalkoot and Jaane Jaan; wins Filmfare OTT Award (Critics).
  7. 2024 — Featured in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.

Significance

Varma is among a cohort of FTII-trained actors who transitioned from supporting parts in mainstream Hindi cinema to leading roles on streaming platforms during the rapid expansion of Indian OTT content in the early 2020s. His range across crime drama, thriller and dark comedy has positioned him as a recurring lead in projects produced for Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and JioCinema.

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