Vijay Varma Age, Wiki, Family, Career, Net Worth, Salary

Q: How old is Vijay Varma?

Vijay Varma is [age dob=29-03-1986] old . He was born on 29 March 1986 in Hyderabad, India.

Q: What was Vijay Varma’s debut film?

Vijay Varma’s feature film debut was Chittagong , which was released in 2012.

Vijay Varma the Indian actor best known for his sharp screen acting, calm intensity, and strong roles in Hindi films and web series.

He was born on March 29, 1986 (40 years old) in Hyderabad, India.

On screen, Vijay often feels quiet at first, but his expressions can carry weight without many words.

He can make a dark role feel real, then shift into a softer part with control and honesty.

He first became widely known with Pink, but his acting range stood out more clearly in projects like Gully Boy, Darlings, Dahaad, Jaane Jaan, and Mirzapur.

Vijay Varma has also earned major award recognition, including the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in a Series, Critics: Drama, for Dahaad.

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Quick Facts Of Vijay Varma

Full Name	Vijay Varma
Profession	Actor
Age	40 years old
Date of Birth	March 29, 1986
Nationality	Indian
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Aries
Birthplace	Hyderabad, India
Current Address	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Gender	Male

Vijay Varma Early Life and Education

Vijay Varma was born in Hyderabad, India, into a Marwari business family. He grew up in a household where the expectation was clear: he would one day join the family business.

Since the stage had captured his imagination early on, his love for acting began long before he told anyone about it. Against his family’s wishes, he quietly pursued theatre in his hometown, working in numerous plays and finding his first real sense of purpose as a theatre artist.

Before finding his path in Hindi cinema, Vijay was a young man caught between duty and desire, one who chose to follow his passion in secret rather than give it up. Eventually, he decided to seek formal training and joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, again without his family’s knowledge, completing a rigorous two-year acting course.

However, with his family’s disapproval at the time, he had no support at home, and he relied on a monthly allowance from a supportive friend to fund his education.

Childhood

Vijay Varma was drawn to performing from a very young age. Growing up, his family had a habit of watching a movie together every Sunday, and that ritual, along with his large collection of comic books, quietly fed his imagination and shaped the way he saw stories.

Since mimicry came naturally to him, his first real taste of performance began with a friend who could impersonate characters from the film Vaastav. Watching his friend and copying him, Vijay discovered how much he enjoyed stepping into another person’s voice and mannerisms.

Before he ever stood on a stage or in front of a camera, he was simply a curious, imaginative child who found joy in pretending to be someone else. However, those small moments of play grew into something deeper, planting the seeds of the actor he would one day become.

Education

Vijay Varma completed his schooling at St. Theresa High School in his hometown of Hyderabad, India. He then moved to Pune to enroll at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

He graduated from the 2005 batch with a specialization in Screen Acting, training at one of the country’s most prestigious film schools.

School	St. Theresa High School, Hyderabad
Alma Mater	Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Highest Qualification	Graduate from FTII

Vijay Varma Personal Life

Vijay Varma keeps much of his private life away from public talk. Vijay Varma is currently single. While he previously dated actress Tamannaah Bhatia for about two years after they met on the set of Lust Stories 2, the couple mutually parted ways.

Since then, he has navigated the public spotlight amidst minor dating rumors, though no official relationship has been confirmed. The two actors were one of Bollywood’s most followed couples, frequently appearing at events and on each other’s social media.

Relationship Rumors

Fatima Sana Shaikh: Rumors between the two ignited after a video surfaced showing Fatima hugging Vijay and kissing him on the cheek following a lunch outing. The duo is also starring together in the upcoming film Gustaakh Ishq, leading some to speculate whether the connection is genuine or a promotional strategy.
Aaliyah Qureishi: In April 2026, Varma was spotted leaving a Japanese-style eatery in Bandra, Mumbai, with the Jawan actor and singer Aaliyah Qureishi. The public outing and car conversation sparked immediate speculation of a new romance, though both kept their lips sealed.

Family

His parents’ names and details are yet to be updated.

Siblings

Vijay Varma is the youngest of three siblings. His elder brother is named Manoj, and his elder sister is named Shobha.

Relationship Status	Single
Ex Girlfriend	Tamannaah Bhatia
Parents	Yet to be updated
Siblings	Brother: Manoj Sister: Shobha

Vijay Varma Career

Vijay Varma began his screen career in 2008 after working in theatre and studying acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Over time, he worked in short films, television, Hindi films, Telugu cinema, Netflix films, Prime Video series, JioCinema shows, and crime dramas.

His career moved step by step from small roles to strong supporting parts, then to lead roles in streaming projects and films.

Theatre training and early screen work, 2008 to 2011

Vijay Varma first worked in theatre in Hyderabad. After that, he trained at FTII Pune and moved to Mumbai for film and television work.

In 2008, he appeared in the short film Shor, where he played Ramesh. This was one of his first screen credits.

In 2010, he appeared in the TV series Rishta.com as Rohit Gupta. In this show, he worked with Shruti Seth, Kavi Shastri, Kavin Dave, Kiren Jogi, Siddhant Karnick, Aishwarya Sakhuja, and others.

Feature film debut and early film roles, 2012 to 2014

In 2012, Vijay Varma made his feature film debut with Chittagong. He played the older version of Subodh Roy, also called Jhunku. In this historical film, he worked with Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajkummar Rao, Jaideep Ahlawat, Delzad Hiwale, Vega Tamotia, Barry John, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya.

In 2013, he appeared in Rangrezz, directed by Priyadarshan. The film starred Jackky Bhagnani, Priya Anand, Raaghav Chanana, and Vijay Varma. This was one of his early Hindi film roles after Chittagong.

In 2014, he acted in Gang of Ghosts. The film had a large cast that included Sharman Joshi, Mahie Gill, Anupam Kher, Saurabh Shukla, Rajpal Yadav, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, and others. At this stage, Vijay was still building his place in Hindi cinema.

Breakthrough with Pink and wider notice, 2016

In 2016, Vijay Varma got wider public attention with Pink. He played Ankit Malhotra in the legal thriller. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi, Tushar Pandey, Piyush Mishra, Dhritiman Chatterjee, and Mamata Shankar.

This film became an important point in his career. It gave him a stronger name among Hindi film viewers and helped him move toward more serious roles.

Film growth and Telugu debut, 2017 to 2018

In 2017, Vijay appeared in Monsoon Shootout. He played Aditya, also called Adi. In this crime thriller, he worked with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Neeraj Kabi, and Geetanjali Thapa. The film had earlier been shown at Cannes and was later released in India in 2017.

In the same year, he acted in Raag Desh, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. The film starred Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, and Mohit Marwah. Vijay played Jamal Kidwai.

Also in 2017, Vijay made his Telugu film appearance in MCA, also called Middle Class Abbayi. He played Shiva Shakti, also known as Warangal Shiva. In this film, he worked with Nani, Sai Pallavi, Bhumika Chawla, Rajeev Kanakala, and other actors.

In 2018, he appeared in Manto, directed by Nandita Das. The film starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Rajshri Deshpande, Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Tillotama Shome, and Vijay Varma. He played Ansaar Shabnam Dil.

In 2018, he was also part of the series Cheers – Friends. Reunion. Goa, where he played Ciggy.

Mainstream rise with Gully Boy, 2019

In 2019, Vijay Varma played Moeen Arif in Gully Boy. This became one of the best-known roles of his career. The film was directed by Zoya Akhtar and starred Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Raaz, Amruta Subhash, Sheeba Chaddha, and Vijay Varma.

His role as Moeen helped him reach a much bigger audience. The role also brought him a Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

In the same year, Vijay appeared in Super 30. The film starred Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur, Nandish Sandhu, Pankaj Tripathi, Amit Sadh, and others. Vijay played Fugga Kumar in a special appearance.

Films and OTT growth, 2020 to 2021

In 2020, Vijay appeared in Ghost Stories, mainly in Zoya Akhtar’s segment. He worked with Janhvi Kapoor and Surekha Sikri in the anthology film.

The same year, he acted in Baaghi 3 as Akhtar Lahori. His co-stars included Tiger Shroff, Riteish Deshmukh, Shraddha Kapoor, Ankita Lokhande, Jaideep Ahlawat, Satish Kaushik, and Jackie Shroff.

In 2020, he also worked with Bamfaad, alongside Aditya Rawal, Shalini Pandey, Jatin Sarna, and Sana Amin Sheikh. He appeared in Yaara with Vidyut Jammwal, Amit Sadh, Shruti Haasan, Kenny Basumatary, and Sanjay Mishra.

Vijay’s OTT work also grew in 2020. He played Sasya in Netflix’s She, with Aaditi Pohankar, Kishore Kumar G, Vishwas Kini, Shivani Rangole, and others.

In the same year, he appeared in A Suitable Boy as Rasheed. The series starred Tanya Maniktala, Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Rasika Dugal, Ram Kapoor, Namit Das, Shahana Goswami, Ranvir Shorey, and Kulbhushan Kharbanda.

Also in 2020, Vijay joined Mirzapur from Season 2. He played the twin brothers Bharat Tyagi and Shatrughan Tyagi. In the series, he worked with Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Rasika Dugal, Divyenndu, Isha Talwar, Priyanshu Painyuli, Amit Sial, and others.

In 2021, Vijay played Saajan Kundu in OK Computer. The series starred Vijay Varma, Radhika Apte, Kani Kusruti, Jackie Shroff, Rasika Dugal, Ullas Mohan, and others. This project gave him a different screen space through science fiction and comedy.

Stronger dramatic roles and major OTT attention, 2022 to 2023

In 2022, Vijay appeared in Hurdang. The film starred Sunny Kaushal, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Vijay Varma. He played Loha Singh.

His major role in 2022 came in Darlings. He played Hamza Shaikh, opposite Alia Bhatt. The film also starred Shefali Shah, Roshan Mathew, Rajesh Sharma, Vijay Maurya, and others. This role became one of his most discussed performances because he played a cruel husband with calm and controlled acting.

In 2023, Vijay appeared in Lust Stories 2. He worked mainly in Sujoy Ghosh’s segment with Tamannaah Bhatia. The anthology also featured Kajol, Mrunal Thakur, Neena Gupta, Amruta Subhash, Tillotama Shome, Kumud Mishra, Angad Bedi, and others.

The same year, Vijay played Anand Swarnakar in Dahaad. The Prime Video series starred Sonakshi Sinha, Gulshan Devaiah, Vijay Varma, and Sohum Shah. His role in the crime series gave him major award recognition.

Also in 2023, he played Ravi Shankar Tripathi in Kaalkoot. In this JioCinema series, he worked with Shweta Tripathi, Seema Biswas, Yashpal Sharma, Gopal Dutt, Suzanna Mukherjee, Sudev Nair, and Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Later in 2023, Vijay appeared in Jaane Jaan, directed by Sujoy Ghosh. He played Inspector Karan Anand. His co-stars were Kareena Kapoor Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat.

Ensemble films and real-event series, 2024

In 2024, Vijay appeared in Murder Mubarak, directed by Homi Adajania. The film starred Pankaj Tripathi, Sara Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Sanjay Kapoor, Tisca Chopra, Suhail Nayyar, Tara Alisha Berry, and Vijay Varma.

In the same year, he played Captain Sharan Dev in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. The Netflix series was directed by Anubhav Sinha and was based on the 1999 Indian Airlines Flight 814 hijacking. The cast included Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dia Mirza, Arvind Swamy, Patralekhaa, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Amrita Puri, and others.

Romantic drama and lead streaming roles, 2025 to 2026

In 2025, Vijay acted in Gustaakh Ishq. He played Nawabuddin Saifuddin Rehman Rizvi, also called Pappan. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Sharib Hashmi. It was directed by Vibhu Puri and produced by Manish Malhotra’s Stage5 Productions.

In 2026, Vijay led the Prime Video series, Matka King. The series is set in 1960s Mumbai and follows Brij Bhatti, a cotton trader who starts a gambling game called Matka. In this series, Vijay worked with Kritika Kamra, Sai Tamhankar, Siddharth Jadhav, Gulshan Grover, Jamie Lever, Girish Kulkarni, Sammy Jonas Heaney, Anoop Singh, and Bharat Jadhav.

Matka King Season 1 streamed on Prime Video from April 17, 2026, with eight episodes. The show later received a Season 2 renewal, and Season 2 is in development.

Latest and upcoming projects, 2026 and after

He is confirmed to appear in Family Business, a Netflix Hindi drama created by Hansal Mehta and Niren Bhatt. In this series, he works with Anil Kapoor, Akash Khurana, Rhea Chakraborty, Neha Dhupia, Anant Nag, Kanwaljeet Singh, Dhruv Sehgal, Nandish Sandhu, and Tina Desai.

He is also part of Lust Stories 3. Netflix lists Vijay Varma in the cast with Radhika Apte, Konkona Sensharma, Abhishek Banerjee, Gurfateh Pirzada, Sana Thampi, Ali Fazal, Radhika Madan, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Siddharth. The anthology is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra, and Vishal Bhardwaj.

Vijay Varma was earlier announced for Suriya 43, but the current status of that project is not fully clear from fresh official sources. For now, it is better to write this as yet to be updated instead of a fixed upcoming release.

Other listed projects include the untitled Hansal Mehta project, the untitled SRK-Suhana-Marflix movie, and the untitled Lalit Prabhakar-Soumendra Padhi project.

Vijay Varma Awards and Achievement

Vijay Varma has received awards and nominations for his work in Hindi films and web series.

His awards list includes Filmfare OTT Awards, Asian Academy Creative Awards, Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Awards, TOIFA OTT Awards, Filmfare Awards, and Screen Awards.

His acting in Gully Boy, Darlings, Dahaad, and Jaane Jaan brought him some of his main award recognition.

His major wins

Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Awards (2023): Most Stylish Emerging Icon.
Filmfare OTT Awards (2023): Best Actor, Series Male, Critics: Drama for Dahaad.
Asian Academy Creative Awards (2023): National Winner India, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Dahaad.
TOIFA OTT Awards (2024): Acting Excellence in a Negative Role for Dahaad.
TOIFA OTT Awards (2024): Acting Excellence in a Supporting Role for Jaane Jaan.

His key nominations

Screen Awards (2019): Supporting Actor for Gully Boy.
Filmfare Awards (2020): Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Male for Gully Boy.
Filmfare OTT Awards (2023): Best Actor in a Drama Series for Dahaad.
Filmfare OTT Awards (2023): Best Actor, Web Original Film for Darlings.

Vijay Varma Controversies

Vijay Varma has not been linked to any verified legal controversy in the public sources checked. Most public discussion around him has been about his personal life, online comments, interviews, and past casting experiences.

Trolling over personal life and breakup: Vijay Varma’s reported breakup with Tamannaah Bhatia brought strong media and social media attention. He later spoke about facing excessive, direct, and personal comments online. He also said there was too much fabrication and too many lies written about him. He shared that he took a step back and focused more on family and friends
“King of PR” comment about Kartik Aaryan: During a rapid-fire segment for Matka King promotions, Vijay Varma was asked who he considered the “King of PR” in the film industry. He named Kartik Aaryan. The clip spread online and received mixed reactions. Some users criticised him, while others said the remark was casual and part of a rapid-fire round.
Sacred Games casting incident: Vijay Varma was earlier selected for a role in Sacred Games, but he was later removed before filming. He said that he had been locked for a significant role and had even done costume measurements before being dropped. Later, Anurag Kashyap said he had replaced Vijay and sent him a long message apologising and explaining the reason.

Vijay Varma Net Worth, Salary

Vijay Varma’s net worth is approximately ₹20 crore ($2.5 million), and he charges approximately ₹85 lakh to ₹1 crore per film.

Net Worth in Dollars (Approx.)	₹20 crore ($2.5 million)
Salary (Approx.)	₹85 lakh to ₹1 crore ($88,500 to $104,000)

Vijay Varma Height, Weight & Physical Stats

The following are the physical appearances of Vijay Varma.

Height	In centimetres: 180 cm In meters: 1.80 m In feet & inches: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight	In kg: 70 kg In lbs: 154 lbs
Body Measurements	39-30-12 inches
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Dark brown