Don't Come Near Me: Vijay Varma Recalls Sunidhi Chauhan Being 'Scared' Of Him At Pink Screening

Vijay Varma essayed a negative character in the 2016 film Pink. The movie was headlined by Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu and was a courtroom drama that highlighted the importance of consent. In a new interview, Vijay shared how his portrayal stayed with him for days as women and girls were afraid of him. He admitted that it ‘bothered’ him and shared a particular incident that happened during the film's screening.

Vijay Varma recalls Sunidhi Chaudhan's warning at Pink screening 

Speaking to a media publication, Vijay Varma recalled attending the screening of his film Pink. The screening, he remembered was held socially for women with all actresses in attendance. Ace singer Sunidhi Chauhan was present too. Vijay recalled a lot of ‘pretty girls and their mothers’ admitting to being scared of him after watching the film.

Recounting his meeting with Sunidhi Chauhan at the film screening, Vijay Varma shared that she was visibly disturbed after watching the movie. He shared that he had gone to comfort her but she said,  ‘Don’t come near me. I’m very scared of you.’ He recalled feeling perplexed when the director pulled him aside and assured him that he did a ‘good job’.

Vijay Varma on breaking away from stereotype after Pink 

Vijay Varma is known for the grey-shade characters which he has played in Pink, Darlings, Dahaad etc. Recently Vijay's Murder Mubarak also received rave reviews for his performance as a cop named Akash Dogra.

The actor feels that he needs to experiment with the characters that are outside this grey zone to showcase the other aspects of his characters that go untapped. When he was asked about the turning point of his career, in an interview, Vijay quipped “When I did Pink, I didn't know the repercussions of playing a negative character. But soon after I realised that everybody wanted me to play negative characters, I was inundated with that offer." It is often said that in Bollywood actors easily typecast a character and then it becomes difficult to get out of it. Vijay's versatility is unquestionable and he wants to work hard to break this trap. He said in the interview, "It just takes one good performance to break the stereotype and I know I had that in me"