Popular actor, Vijay Varma is immensely loved for his acting skills. He is known for his stint in films and web shows, including Gully Boy, Dahaad, Darlings, Kaalkoot, and many more. However, his path towards acting was not a bed of roses. He had to fight with his family, run away from his home and make a lot of sacrifices. In a recent interview, Vijay opened up about having a complex relationship with his father and why he had to run away from his home.
In an interview with Film Companion, Vijay Varma shared that initially, he had a very love-filled relationship with his family members. Moreover, his parents fulfilled all his demands during his younger days. However, once he started having his own thoughts, he formed a ‘complex relationship’ with his father. Vijay shared:
“It started with a great deal of love when I was a little boy. Then a great deal of hero worship that I had for him in my younger days. He used to fulfill every demand of mine; I was the youngest so I was spoilt. Until I came to an age where I started to have my own thoughts and he didn’t like it.”
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In the same conversation, Vijay shared that his father wanted him to join his handicrafts business in Hyderabad. However, Vijay was clear about his passion towards acting. As his father disapproved of his choices, he had to flee from their home. Recalling how they did not speak for 7-8 years after he ran away from home, Vijay added:
“He wanted me to join the business and I wanted to do anything but not work with him. So, that’s where the conflict started, and he was also strong about his stand and I was fighting for my stand. It went on for years until I decided ‘I don’t think this man wants what is good for me’, then I ran away from home, and then there was 7-8 years of no talking,”
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For the unversed, Vijay ran away from his house to study at the FTII. In a 2019 interview with The Indian Express after the success of his film, Gully Boy, Vijay revealed that he made the drastic decision of running away from his home to pursue his passion for acting. And after coming a long way since then, he finally shares a cordial relationship with his father. However, at that time, there was indeed a need for him to take this step. He had shared:
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“I applied to FTII and when I got through, I had to run off to Pune while my father was away on one of his tours. He wouldn’t have allowed it because leaving the family is not done. The world I come from didn’t know of the world outside and I had to be a part of that.”
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