Vijay Varma speaks about his skin condition, Vitiligo

The IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack actor says he never made a big deal about his skin condition.

Vijay Varma, whose latest show, “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack,” has been released today on Netflix, recently shared about his skin condition, Vitiligo, which causes the skin to lose color or pigment in patches. He shares that at a point, he wondered if his skin condition “would become an obstacle.”

Vijay Varma on Vitiligo.

Speaking to The Times of India, actor Vijay Varma recently opened up about his skin condition, Vitiligo, and said, “See, I didn’t make a big deal out of it. It is just a cosmetic thing, and it is not really anything that can change the course of your life. We make it a big deal because it is something which is out there, but I have never really made a big deal out of it. It used to worry me when I was an out-of-work actor. I would wonder if this would become an obstacle. But ever since I have been working and seeing a lot of success, it hasn’t bothered me.”

Vijay would cover it up for movies.

Vijay Varma added, “I have covered it up for my movies because it just distracts, and I don’t want my audience to look at anything else except for what I want to show them, so that is the reason I hide it. But for all my public appearances, for all these years, I have never bothered to cover it up. People these days are very intelligent, and I feel that today’s generation has an innate sense of responsibility. I have never been spoken about loosely for my skin condition. Maybe if it was some other time, then this could have possibly become a topic of discussion.”

Vijay Varma’s latest web show, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, will show him as a pilot. It is a six-episode series based on real events where passengers and crew were trapped at 30,000 feet.