Published 19:25 IST, August 6th 2020

Vijay Varma reveals how he lost a role in 'Sacred Games' after Anurag Kashyap's decision

In an interview, actor Vijay Varma revealed that he lost a significant role in Sacred Games at the very last minute due to director Anurag Kashyap.

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Actor Vijay Varma once opened up about ups and downs of his career. After success of Gully Boy, Vijay Varma has become a highly sought after actor who featured in multiple movies in 2020. During an interview, Vijay Varma revealed that at one point in his career, he was ‘very angry and frustrated’. Moreover, Vijay Varma also claimed that he was once meant to play a prominent role in Sacred Games, but he was replaced at last moment by Anurag Kashyap. 

Vijay Varma reveals how he lost his Sacred Games role due to Anurag Kashyap

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Speaking to Mid-Day, actor Vijay Varma stated that he h been locked in for one of main roles in Sacred Games. Vijay Varma claimed role was significant, and that Netflix and Mukesh Chhabra, casting director, were happy with him in role. However, Vijay Varma was kicked out from playing role at last minute after Sacred Games' co-director, Anurag Kashyap, changed his mind about casting. 

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Moreover, Vijay Varma also claimed that he could have starred in Love Sex Aur Dhoka and 3 Idiots, back when filmmakers were trying to cast unkwns in le roles. However, in a recent interview with India Today, Vijay Varma revealed that he still h good relations with Anurag Kashyap. Vijay Varma mentioned that he respected Anurag Kashyap's work and that Anurag was one of his well-wishers. Vijay Varma also said that he was supposed to feature in a future Anurag Kashyap movie. 

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Meanwhile, Anurag Kashyap also praised Vijay Varma in an interview with IANS. Anurag Kashyap truly appreciated Vijay Varma's acting in Bamfa. Anurag Kashyap mentioned that Vijay Varma's performance in Bamfa was one of best approaches that he h seen from any actor. 

Vijay Varma was recently seen on small screen in newly released film Yaara. movie was released on Zee5 and starred Vidyut Jammwal, Shruti Haasan, Amit Sh, Vijay Varma, Kenny Basumatary, Sanjay Mishra, and Ankur Vikal. Actor Vijay Varma also starred in Netflix's crime drama web series She

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[Promo from Vijay Varma Instagram]

19:24 IST, August 6th 2020