Alia Bhatt’s recent release Darlings is been in constant debate for violence against men and invoking domestic violence. The movie was released on the OTT platform and has made decent popularity among viewers as of now.
Actor Vijay Varma is currently enjoying the success of his latest movie Darlings as the Gully Boy actor has received a lot of praise for playing abusive husband Hamza Shaikh in the movie. The film follows Vijay’s Hamza tormenting the lives of Alia Bhatt’s Badrunissa ‘Badru’ Ansari Shaikh and her mother, Shamshunissa ‘Shamshu’ Ansari, played by Shefali Shah.
Shahrukh Khan in Darlings?
In a recent interview, Vijay revealed that Shah Rukh Khan, who also co-produced Darlings under the Red Chillies Entertainment banner by him and his wife Gauri Khan, loved Hamza so much that the Pathaan actor had said he would have played him.
Speaking to Film Companion Local, Vijay said: “I remember someone telling me when Shah Rukh was reading the script he said ‘Agar main young hota to main hi Karta (if I were younger, I would have taken that role)’, which I found interesting to hear.
Darlings mark Jasmeet K. Reen’s directorial debut and also marks Alia Bhatt’s debut as a producer, as she financed the film through her company, Eternal Sunshine Productions.
Vijay Varma’s Upcoming Projects
After Darlings, Vijay will share the screen with Kareena Kapoor Khan in Sujoy Ghosh’s film adaptation of The Devotion of Suspect X. The film marks Kareena’s digital debut and will also stream on Netflix.
