We got an offer to interview him for his recent film promotions and we passed as we know what he's like already.
Read somewhere that even in romantic scenes, Vidyut Jammwal looks like he's going to kick the girl - not kiss the girl! He always looks mildly irritated, his range as an actor has been... limited. Hey, if it didn't stop the career of Tiger, why should it stop VJ?! Lets take a quick look back at this action hero's career so far.
Vidyut was a Gladrags model who first found success down south as a villain. The handsome, gorgeous hunk, the body beautiful found success later in life in Bollywood.
In fact, his career of hits and flops have been sporadic. Long gaps between one hit and another - but again, Sunny Deol has massive gaps between blockbusters and the senior citizen still has a career so...
Vidyut's last commercially successful theatrical film was the spy thriller IB71 (2023), which performed decently at the box office and earned praise for its grounded action and production values. His last outright box-office hit in theaters before that was Commando 3 (2019).
The Infamous Exchange with Anupama Chopra
Vidyut Jammwal’s public dynamic with Film Companion host Anupama Chopra became a talking point during the peak of Bollywood’s insider-versus-outsider debate around mid-2020. The tension flared up when Disney+ Hotstar held a high-profile virtual press conference to announce seven major films releasing directly on their platform. While stars like Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt were invited to represent their projects, Jammwal—whose film Khuda Haafiz was part of the same slate—was notably left off the invite list.
Taking to social media, Jammwal called out the ecosystem, pointing out that two out of seven titles received zero notification or representation, dryly observing that the cycle of gatekeeping continues. When the discussion subsequently moved to media platforms like Film Companion, the exchange between Jammwal and Anupama Chopra became a focal point for how trade journalists handle non-dynastic talent.
During their interviews, the underlying friction was palpable. Today, we are not sure who came off worse for wear. Vidyut is hardly a classically trained actor, one of the critics pointed out, he's like a really good looking stunt man, not a hero per se. The acting, and dialogue delivery or emotional gravitas is gravely missing.
When pressed on the mechanics of nepotism, Jammwal rejected coded industry jargon and polite media framing. He bypassed diplomatic answers, comparing the experience of an outsider in mainstream Hindi cinema to a beggar knocking on a luxury car window—constantly acknowledged only as an outsider rather than evaluated on skill.
The interview resonated widely online because Jammwal openly challenged the subtext of the host's questions, refusing to play along with softball industry talking points. The tension resurfaced in subsequent years when Jammwal publicly backed audience criticism against negative trade reviews of his self-produced film IB71, further solidifying his stance as an actor at war with traditional Bollywood gatekeeping.
Flip the coin, and he also provided frustrated answers, not getting the point, his own lack of self-reflection and overhyping himself 'as the top action star' according to Google (his understanding of algorithms and the comforting answers search engines provide based on biased archival patterns is limited at best, non-existent in truth). He didn't answer the questions foisted upon him by the erudite Chopra, and she wasn't keen to entertain his ludicrous assertions on his own greatness. It was such a comical tussle, the internecine left audiences laughing - and rolling their eyes.
Vid has a sophomoric side to him that cannot be denied, of showing off for easy applause... pandering to his audience of incels. His 'look at me backflip' clip... and then faceplanting... there is no gif that's a greater summary of his career so far and at his attempts at superstardom. You do not become Shahrukh Khan overnight son, you need to work at it for decades.
We are fans of his looks... but the EQ and IQ are sorely lacking. BTW how his brief engagement and dalliance with heiress Nandita Mehtani is beyond me. Kahaan woh shehron ki malqin, kahaan yeh Jhoomritaliya.... When the socialite met the king of fights.
Well, its not too much of a surprise, she always had exquisite taste in boyfriends; all have been hotties like Dino Morea, Ranbir (allegedly) Vidyut...
What's Coming Up
Street Fighter: Jammwal is slated to make his Hollywood debut portraying the iconic character Dhalsim in the upcoming live-action feature adaptation. The bald and the dutiful, lets see if he can deliver
Madharasi: An upcoming action project currently in production.
Well, they made him bald, waxed the shit out of him and he looks.... older... He's supposed to be a cartoonish villain and he looks it. All his hotness and natural sex appeal erased to serve the white saviour in the film.
We'll be watching but... hoping not to cringe.
let's see...
Our advice to Vidyut; do a lot more sexy photoshoots and clips to hit your fan base. Let your work speak, and do as few interviews as possible. Knowing what to say during film promotions is a skill, knowing when to shut the fk up is priceless.
