Bumfaad actor Vijay Varma says Jackie Shroff and Sanjay Dutt inspired him to become an actor

Actor Vijay Varma the star of films like Gully Boy and Bumfaad has now revealed that some of his biggest inspiration comes from Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff. He said that he was inspired by Dutt's acting in Vaastav and later by Jackie Shroff's body language. In an interview with IANS Varma said, "For me, it was Sanjay Dutt in 'Vaastav'. That was one of those films, and his character was one of such that made me say, 'actor banana hai'. That performance impacted me so much! His character Raghu in the film was a man with a story of zero-to-hero. A man who became a gangster who roams around with packages-tola around his neck! Oh, man! That was a performance! I think 'Vastaav' was the 'Agneepath' of my growing-up days!"

However, Varma admitted that he has not told Dutt this story. He said, "No, I haven't because I met him socially, a couple of times. I met him at Mr. Bachchan's place but at those moments I was comfortable just being around him and getting a big hug! For sharing my story, we need to sit down and chat. That is yet to happen." Speaking about Jackie Shroff Varma said, "I am a fanboy of Jaggu dada. He epitomized the Galli culture of Mumbai. In my growing days I admired him so much that when 'Gully Boy' was offered to me, I felt like Moeen (his character in the film) is a tribute to Jaggu dada! I love him."