Vijay Varma Picks Story Risks Over Stardom’s Burden
Vijay Varma says he'd rather take creative risks than carry a project's success or failure. His slate spans Matka King 2, Family Business and more.
Vijay Varma is in a fascinating phase of his career. On one side, Matka King has shown he can lead a project. On the other, Lust Stories 3 let him step into a different, more experimental space. His comments now make the approach behind that split clear: he is not chasing stardom, he is chasing stories.
He prefers the opposite
In a new interview, Varma said, “I actually prefer the opposite.” He explained that he does not want the weight of a film or series resting on his shoulders every single time. Instead, he would rather have fun with a role, take a creative risk and leave the final word to the script. As he put it, “The story will always be king.”
That is a telling statement from an actor with genuine leading-man presence. It explains how he can carry a title such as Matka King and then choose an anthology like Lust Stories 3 without treating one as a promotion and the other as a come-down.
A slate built for range
His upcoming work makes the pattern even easier to see. The lineup includes:
- Family Business
- Antony
- Matka King 2
- Other, unannounced projects
That mix matters because it spans the kind of projects that ask different things of him. One may need him to hold the screen as the lead; another may give him room to play inside an ensemble. What links them is variety, not a fixed image.
Why that matters for viewers
For the audience, a story-first actor tends to be a more interesting actor. Instead of watching a star protect a persona, viewers get performances that are shaped by the role itself. Varma’s choices suggest he would rather risk a smaller, stranger part than repeat the same winning formula until it stops working.
That also means his projects become harder to predict, which is a good thing. The same actor can anchor a returning series one season and vanish into a short, sharp performance the next.
The takeaway for other actors
Varma’s method is not complicated. Choose the story first, treat the scale of the part as secondary and keep a slate wide enough to keep learning. It is a sensible reminder in an industry that often looks at the poster before the performance.
His current trajectory suggests the balance is working. He has both lead projects and riskier roles ahead, and he seems comfortable letting the work define his place in the industry rather than the other way around.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com
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