‘Darlings’ actor Vijay Varma reacts to recent boycott culture: 'It has gone overboard'

Vijay Varma, who is being praised for his performance in 'Darlings', recently talked about the ongoing cancel culture and boycott debates in Bollywood. The latest releases, Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' and Akshay Kumar's 'Raksha Bandhan', had faced boycott calls on social media.
In an interview with India Today, the actor said that he finds this cancel culture 'scary' and it has gone a bit overboard now.

‘It can scare you. It has just gone a bit overboard now. I feel something that you said 10 years ago could have been objectionable, and made a few people raise their eyebrows. It could be a prevalent exercise at that time, but in today’s times, it is no longer frowned upon. I feel you cannot be canceled for something like that,' he said.

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‘For example, I go to a house in Rajasthan and there are leopard and tiger skins on display. When that house was probably built it was very normal to have dead animal skins on display...We have now understood how dangerous and cruel this is for the wildlife and animals. But people at that time, a family who has seen four generations of animal skins on their wall and have not educated themselves. Can we cancel them?’ He added.

Vijay said that times and trends are changing so quickly and a statement made by a person in the past can come back to haunt them right now. He added that he tried to understand the boycott debates but has not been able to find an answer.

‘If they have not educated themselves and are not in sync with the current times, do we become so bad to them that they get canceled in a rude way? These are thoughts I keep thinking about. I don't really have an answer. I feel education and catching up on time is very important. But times and trends are changing so quickly. A comedian who must have said something 10 years ago, can have those lines come back to haunt him right now,’ he concluded.

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