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Vijay Varma Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth29 March 1986

Age39 Years

BirthplaceHyderabad, Telangana, India

ProfessionModel, Actor, and Theatre Artist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather (handicraft businessman); siblings: Manoj (brother), Shobha (sister)

Vijay Varma Biography

Vijay Varma is an Indian actor, model and theatre artist from Hyderabad who trained at FTII Pune. He has worked across Hindi and Telugu films and notable 웹

Early life and background

Vijay Varma was born on 29 March 1986 and grew up in Hyderabad, Telangana. Raised in a Rajasthani family, he completed a Bachelor of Commerce before pursuing formal acting training at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. His parents supported his ambitions over time; his father ran a handicraft business and ultimately provided financial help after Vijay began to gain recognition.

While still young he immersed himself in films, comic books and mimicry, and later joined a theatre group in Hyderabad. Before making acting his full-time career he held a variety of short-term jobs, including selling mobile plans, petrol cards and doing night shifts at a call centre.

Career

After graduating from FTII, Vijay moved to Mumbai in 2008 and started working across theatre, modelling and screen projects. His earliest on-screen credit came in the short film Shor (2008). He made his Hindi feature film debut with Chittagong (2012), playing Jhunku (Subodh Roy), and later appeared in a Telugu-language film, MCA (2017) as Siva.

Vijay built a varied résumé in the following years, balancing stage work and smaller modelling assignments with roles in prominent Indian films. His film credits include Pink (2016), Manto (2018), Gully Boy (2019), Bamfaad (2020) and the 2022 Netflix film Darlings, in which he played the male lead opposite Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah.

He has also been visible in digital series and web projects: Cheers-Friends, Reunion, Goa (2018, YouTube), A Suitable Boy (2020, NNC One and Netflix), She (2020, Netflix), Mirzapur (2020, Amazon Prime Video) and OK Computer (2021, Hotstar). Vijay’s work across formats reflects a steady trajectory from theatre roots to film and streaming platforms.

Theatre and modelling have remained important to him. Early in his career he performed in English- and Hindi-language plays, at one point recommended to an English theatre production by director Tom Halter. He supported himself with modelling work during his early years in Mumbai and later appeared on magazine covers and in fashion shows, including a photo shoot for GQ.

Public profile

Vijay is known for a thoughtful, theatre-influenced approach to acting. He has spoken about studying film performances closely while at FTII and about the personal determination it took to leave home for Pune. He has a particular fondness for films by directors such as Vishal Bhardwaj and Vikramaditya Motwane, and counts Ranbir Kapoor among his favourite actors.

Personal life

Vijay’s family includes his father, who runs a handicraft business, and two elder siblings, brother Manoj and sister Shobha. He is unmarried. He has been reported to smoke and drink occasionally and is a collector of vintage watches. In 2024 he shared that he has vitiligo, a condition that causes loss of skin pigmentation in patches.

He enjoys travelling with friends and reading in his free time. Publicly reported relationships include a confirmed relationship with actress Tamannaah Bhatia; they were reported to have become a couple while working together on the film Lust Stories 2 and Tamannaah has acknowledged the relationship.

Accolades and earnings

In November 2023 Vijay Varma received the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor (Male) in the Drama Series category at the Filmfare OTT Awards for his work in the web series Dahaad.

Reportedly, for the 2022 Netflix film Darlings he commanded a fee of Rs 85 lakhs for that project.

Latest updates

In recent years Vijay has continued to work across films and streaming series while maintaining ties to theatre and fashion. He remains based in the Indian entertainment industry, appearing in high-profile projects and public events.

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Recent Work

Darlings

Netflix feature film in which he played the male lead alongside Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah.

2022
Dahaad

Web series for which he won the Critics’ Choice Best Actor (Male): Drama Series at the Filmfare OTT Awards.

2023
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Career Highlights

  1. Graduated in acting from FTII, Pune
  2. Feature film debut in Chittagong (2012)
  3. Male lead in Netflix’s Darlings (2022)
  4. Critics’ Choice Best Actor (Male) Drama Series at Filmfare OTT Awards for Dahaad (2023)
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