Who’ll marry you now: Vijay Varma shares his mom’s concerns after watching ‘Darlings’

The actor essays the character of Hamza who’s an abusive husband to Alia Bhatt as Badru

Ever since Alia Bhatt’s maiden production Darlings was released, people cannot stop talking about its vivacious approach to highlighting domestic abuse. While Shefali Shah and Bhatt received praise for their characters, Vijay Varma, who essays the role of an abusive husband, was at the forefront of mixed reactions.

There’s some hate and anger directed at him, and a lot of praise and acclaim but the reaction that mattered the most was his mother’s, whose first worry was her son’s marriage after watching the movie.

Speaking to ANI, the 36-year-old actor opened up about the feedback he’s received so far regarding the film, primarily from his mother. “I am getting all kinds of reactions after the release of Darlings; some are saying we hate Hamza, some are praising my performing skills, but the funniest has been my mom. She watched the film and called me in panic. She was worried that no one would marry her son now. I get where she was coming from, but I had such a good laugh after hearing her reaction,” he said chuckling.

He further added that he had to calm his mother down and assure her that such a situation would not become a problem, all while hoping for the same. “Secretly, I am also hoping it doesn’t,” he concluded.

Varma’s breakout role was in Zoya Akhtar’s 2019 film Gully Boy, which starred Ranveer Singh and Bhatt in lead roles. Ever since then, the actor has been bagging highly acclaimed projects with impressive storylines such as Ghost Stories, Baaghi 3, SHE and Mirzapur.

Speaking about his long journey in Bollywood, Varma told Indian Express about a time when he didn’t have the luxury of choosing films. “I’ve had a bit of a journey. I was in a position where I didn’t have enough to choose from so I had to take whatever I could at desperate times. Soon enough, I figured that even beggars CAN  be choosers. So early on, in terms of auditions and all, I used to refuse to audition for parts that I didn’t like.” Like1:45 pm