Actor Vikram Pratap made his acting debut with 'Darlings', starring Alia Bhatt, Vijay Verma, Shefali Shah and Roshan Mathew.
Produced by Gauri Khan, Alia Bhatt, and Gaurav Verma, the dark comedy feature film released on August 5.
Debutante actor Vikram gets candid about his role, working experience and learnings in the film.
Giving insight about his role he says, "I'm playing a character named Abdul. He is a friend to Hamza (played by Vijay Verma) and they hangout together. Being jealous of Hamza getting a job, he opens his chemist shop. Bahru (Alia Bhatt) thinks her husband is unstable because of alcohol so she goes to this chemist shop to ask for medications to cure his addiction. He gives her that but then the character goes and spills this to her husband."
Sharing about how he landed into the role he tells, "During second wave of COVID-19, my parents were unwell so I had to move back to my home. Before going, I gave my audition and forgot about it. Later on, after five months, I got a call that I'm selected for the role. So basically I had left Mumbai but came back for 'Darlings'."
Recalling his first scene with Alia Bhatt and working experience in the film he says, "My first scene was with Alia and it was lovely working with her. She is such a big star but won't carry that stardom with her. She is humble and down to earth as a person. It was very comfortable working with her. Also, it was great working with Vijay Verma as he is a fabulous actor. It was delightful experience to watch Shefali Shah ma'am performing. So indeed it was a lifetime memory to cherish. I got to learn a lot about filmmaking and acting."
The actor feels elated on debuting through a big banner. He states, "I never thought of debuting through such a big production house. This came to me as a blessing in disguise amid the COVID-19 situation and I'm really grateful for it. It was all destined and now after it has released, I feel blessed."
Lastly, talking about the responses he is receiving he shares, "The responses have been good. I am from a very small town Bhind (Chambal), so coming from there and starring in a big film is a huge thing for the people in my hometown. I have been receiving overwhelming response. People from Bhind are really happy to see my work."
