Acclaimed actor Vijay Varmacurrently riding high on the success of ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ and gearing up for the release of ‘Matka King’, he has revealed an ambitious new goal: stepping into the director’s chair. In a candid chat with Variety India, the versatile star shared his vision for the pure horror drama set against the mystical backdrop of Rajasthan.
About Vijay Varma horror comedy drama
The actor spoke to Variety India about wanting to direct a film. When asked further, he hilariously shared the type of film: full horror. He said, “I would love to do a horror film set in Rajasthan. A very ‘jaadu-ton’ kind of horror. Very psychological, [but] at the same time, straight horror, not like a comedy. A horror drama.”Vijay Varma’s past horror experienceVijay has done horror in the past, most notably in the anthology ‘Ghost Stories’ where he played the part of Zoya Akhtar. Bollywood loves horror comedies a lot now, so a real horror drama is new and nice. For the next job, he wants to do comedy, he thinks we don’t have enough.
A busy year is coming for Vijay Varma
With the release of ‘IC 814: Kidnapping in Kandahar’, Vijay Varma is all set for a whirlwind year. His next big, ‘Matka King’, hitting the screens on April 17, stars Brij Bhatti as a cotton merchant turned gambling king of 1960s Bombay. They share the lead with Sai Tamhankar, Kritika Kamra, Siddharth JadhavJamie Lever and Gulshan Grover. Vijay has also been roped in for the Netflix series ‘Family Business’, featuring stars like Anil Kapoor, Akash Khurana, Rhea Chakraborty, Neha Dhupiaand others.
