After playing a negative
role in both Shandaar and Yariyaan, actor Vikas Verma played a dark character
in the recently released Mom as well. Talking about his fascination for
negative characters, Vikas says that he opts for them as they give him a chance
to showcase his acting abilities on screen. “It’s not that I am fascinated with
a negative image but I love doing something which is more challenging and out
of the box. It’s very difficult to make people hate you…like literally hate
you. The satisfaction you get out of doing challenging things is immeasurable,”
he says.
The actor played the role
of Charles in the Sridevi starrer, which was directed by debutante director
Ravi Udyawar. Talking about his experience of shooting the film, Vikas says,
“Not even at one point did I feel like that Ravi sir was a first time director.
His story telling is beyond perfect and talking about direction, it’s evident
from the film that what a great job he has done. As for my role, I got many
calls from my friends and family saying, ‘Charles, I hate you so so much. Why
would you do that to that little girl’
and, ’You deserved that from
Sridevi’ and many hateful comments like that for my character. This means I
acted well,” he says.
All three films have been
close to Vikas’ heart. “These three films will be always special to me and
close to my heart. Every film gave me a different experience, some
unforgettable moments and beautiful memories to cherish forever. Like in
Yaariyan, all of us bonded really well on the sets and shared a great rapport
with each other. Shaandar was a totally different experience altogether. I got
the opportunity to work with super talented actors of the industry like Shahid
Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj sir, Sanjay sir. And talking about Mom, this film
will always remain close to my heart. Working with Sridevi ma’am was like a
dream come true. She is a superstar and there is a lot that you can learn from
her,” he says.
Another thing that comes
to mind when you meet Vikas is his well maintained physique. Ask him his secret
and he says, “The mantra is very simple…early to bed and early to rise, keep
exercising regularly and eat healthy.”
Although it is hard to
imagine, Vikas also nurses a fear of heights, which often poses as a challenge.
“I am very scared of heights. Only I know how difficult it was for me in
Yaariyaan to shoot mountain and cycling scenes. I was really scared but I took
it as a challenge and did it,” he says.
