Actor Vijay Varma celebrated two years of ‘Darlings’ and posted a condolence message for his character Hamza Abdul Sheikh in the film. Though the post was a scene from the film, it left his fans worried. He later pacified his well-wishers by apologising for scaring them.

Vijay Varma plays a negative character named Hamza in the 2022 Netflix film ‘Darlings’. The dark comedy stars Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah in lead roles. Celebrating two years of the film, which was also Alia’s first production project, Vijay wrote, “It’s been two years since your beloved Hamza left Saree of paradise (gone to heaven). Missing you Hamza darlings. 2 years of #Darlings (sic).” The words “sad demise” left his fans worried.

Here’s the post, which was also used in the movie:

However, Vijay’s condolence post left fans worried. Calming them down, he wrote, “Sorry guys, I didn’t mean to scare you. This is an actual screenshot from the movie! Dark Comedy When the post was made, it too (We made a dark comedy, hence this post) (sic).”

Here’s how fans reacted to Vijay’s post:

Vijay Varma spoke to IndiaToday.in during the release of ‘Darlings’. He revealed how Alia Bhatt’s team first approached him for the role of Hamza in the film. The actor also revealed that a film like ‘Darlings’ requires “a lot of spontaneity and trust between the two actors”.

He said, “These kind of roles can never be a success. I was excited and so the challenge was how to make it special, true and honest. It is a very heartwarming feeling, I had four-five scenes in Gully Boy and now I get to share the screen with Alia and she has made it possible. I first got a call from Alia’s team for the role of Grishma, so I feel I am doing something right.”

‘Darlings’ is jointly produced by Alia’s Eternal Sunshine Productions and Shah Rukh’s Red Chillies Entertainment.