Vijay Varma spoke on suffering from vitiligo, said- 'For my films...'

Vijay Verma is currently in the news for his recently released web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. Recently, during an interview, Vijay talked about his skin disease. The actor also told that this was the reason why he hid vitiligo.

'I did not make a big issue out of my skin condition'- Vijay Verma

In fact, Vijay Verma shared in his latest interview, "I never made a big issue out of my skin condition. It is just a cosmetic thing. It is not something that can change the direction of your life. We make it a big issue because it is something that is everywhere, but I never made it a big issue in reality".

Vijay Verma recalls his early days in the industry

Along with this, Vijay Verma admitted that his situation was a matter of concern in his initial days in the industry. He said, "When I was an unemployed actor, it used to worry me. I used to wonder if it could become a hindrance. But since I started working and achieved success, it did not bother me."

Vijay Varma hides his illness only in front of the camera

Speaking further about his illness, Vijay revealed that he hides his vitiligo only when he is in front of the camera. "I have hidden it for my films because it can be a distraction, and I don't want my audience to focus on anything other than what I am saying. So I choose to hide it". However, Vijay Varma revealed that he never hides his skin condition in public. He said that people today are very intelligent and have an innate sense of responsibility. He further added, "I have never spoken openly about my skin condition. Perhaps if it was a different time, it could have potentially become a topic of discussion".

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack released on Netflix

Arvind Swami, Dia Mirza, Pooja Gaur, Patralekha, Amrita Puri, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Anupam Tripathi, Kanwaljit Singh, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastava, Rajiv Thakur and Yashpal Sharma are also part of the show. 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' has been released on Netflix on 29 August. 

The series is based on a real-life incident

In 1999, an Indian airliner IC 814 was hijacked by a group of five masked Pakistani terrorists, members of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), while flying from Nepal to New Delhi. They ordered the plane to be flown to several locations, and eventually to Kandahar, which was under the control of the Taliban at the time. Without giving away potential spoilers, the outcome of that hijacking completely changed the direction of terrorism in India.

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