Vijay Verma Was Nervous Shooting A Romantic Scene With Kareena Kapoor: 'Jaise Woh Scene Aya...'

The long-awaited OTT debut of Kareena Kapoor Khan, the thrilling Jaane Jaan, treated fans to its trailer this Tuesday. Adapted from the bestselling mystery novel, The Devotion of Suspect X, the film is directed by Sujoy Ghosh and features Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma in supporting roles.

During a recent interview on Shehnaaz Gill’s talk show, Vijay Varma admitted to being nervous while shooting a romantic scene with Kareena Kapoor Khan. He said, “There is a scene, where she’s looking at me in a certain way, and she’s singing. Jaise woh scene aaya, mere toh paseene chhutt gaye. Aap nahi handle kar sakte (As soon as that scene came, I was a bundle of nerves. You cannot handle it).” When Shehnaaz dubbed Kareena Kapoor “hot”, Vijay mentioned, that the actress was also “extremely charismatic”. He said, “She is very beautiful when she performs. She knows that adaayein hai unke paas (she has that poise and charm).”

During the trailer launch, when asked about her chemistry with her co-stars on sets, Kareena shared, “Jaideep and Vijay intimidated me because they were so prepared! Saif (Ali Khan) had already warned me. He said, ‘This isn’t like tum van se makeup lagage set pe jaake dialogues bologe’. Please stop this attitude because you are working with Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma and they are going to be improvising.’ He told me I better be on my toes. He had told me it wasn’t going to be a picnic! I was like a student in a class – always alert. Saif told me, ‘Stop being that backbencher and thora agge aake kuch karo.’ I was constantly watching them. I think an actor should constantly be threatened by other actors on sets.”

In the film, Kareena Kapoor Khan plays a character named Maya D’Souza, who is in a troubled relationship, and her neighbour Naren, played by Jaideep, has suspicions about it. The trailer suggests that Naren might come across as a creepy stalker in the film. Vijay plays a police officer named Karan, who comes to Kalimpong to find Maya’s missing husband and ends up having a romantic relationship with her.