Vijay Varma: I’d rather be a log of wood in a good director’s film

Updated On: 03 July, 2023 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Feeling ‘seen’ with Dahaad and Lust Stories 2, Vijay on how working with a like-minded director is more important to him than being the lead

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Vijay Varma is on a hot streak. In only a year, the actor shone bright in Darlings (2022), Dahaad and now Lust Stories 2. “I feel on top of the world,” he smiles, when we sit down to chat with him. The actor made waves this summer with his intense depiction of a serial killer in the widely acclaimed Dahaad, following it up with the Netflix anthology that dropped this weekend. Tell him he has come a long way since his breakout turn in Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy (2019), and he reflects, “There is so much content coming out every week, across languages. When everyone stops to look at my show, it’s amazing. I finally feel seen. It feels like I’m moving in the right direction. While these may seem like dangerous stories, I want to continue doing them.”

While Lust Stories 2 opened to mixed reviews, Dahaad won wide praise