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Darlings, Gully Boy fame Vijay Varma, who has turned 37 years old today (March 29), is winning hearts with his versatile acting.
Did you know the actor had to run away form his home to become an actor?
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During one of his interviews, the actor had recalled how he had run away from Hyderabad and headed to Mumbai to give his passion – acting – a shot. Talking about his journey, he’d reportedly said –
“It started in Hyderabad when I was studying there. I am born and bought up there and I have always wanted to pursue acting. It’s just that I didn’t have any resources or means to get into this field and to fill in the void, I tried several other jobs. But, I wasn’t happy and I never wanted to join my father in the family business. I always wanted to be an actor and I actually never had the balls to accept it earlier to myself even, forget about confronting others.”
“Eventually, I had to face the truth and I joined theatre school. I ran away from home and borrowed money from my friends. And that was the time, the real training started. Earlier, it was just about running from home and trying to pursue what I have been wanting but I never had high ambitions. I soon realized that I belong here. I was not one of the best students in the film school as I had no idea about films per se because I grew up in a household where people didn’t watch many movies,”
During one of the promotions for Darlings, Vijay had recalled the time when he was told ‘tu Shah Rukh Khan nahi hai’. Talking about it, he had said –
“The underdog who came here ten years ago, is feeling seen right now. I took several leaps, risks, and chances at the cost of almost breaking up my entire family. I ran away from home. So, they all feel a lot of respites now, they feared how I’d pull it off, it is not easy to go to Mumbai and become somebody. I was told ‘tu Shah Rukh Khan nahi hai’, but now Shah Rukh Khan has employed me for his film.”
On the personal front, Vijay Verma is rumoured to be dating Tamannaah Bhatia. The two were spotted attending Diljit Dosanjh‘s concert together and also captured spending New Year 2022 together in Goa.
