New Delhi: After garnering much love and appreciation for his performance in Darlings, Vijay Verma is reportedly all set to feature in Sujoy Ghosh’s Lust Stories 2. A brilliant and versatile actor, Vijay has earlier gained popularity with his roles in Mirzapur and Gully Boy.
Now, according to a report by Pinkvilla, the actor has been roped in for director Sujoy Ghosh’s segment in the upcoming anthology, Lust Stories 2. Lust Stories 2 has been bankrolled by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashi Dua and Netflix. Athough the female lead for Sujoy Ghosh’s segment has not been casted yet, it is reported that the lead will be locked soon.
Meanwhile, Vijay and Sujoy have already collaborated on The Devotion of Suspect X. It also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat.
As per reports, Vijay’s character in Lust Stories 2 will be very different from what he has played till date.
Also the actor-director duo is excited to collaborate once again for this project. They will start shooting soon after they find their leading lady for the anthology.
Earlier it was reported that, the makers have locked Mrunal Thakur, Angad Bedi and Neena Gupta for R Balki’s portion of Lust Stories 2.
Kajol is headlining Amit Ravindernath Sharma’s film, while Konkona Sen Sharma has opted for Tillotama Shome and Amruta Subhash for her segment.
About Netflix’s Lust Stories
Lust Stories 1 was helmed by directors Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee.
Lust Stories was the second in the anthology series that began with Bombay Talkies in 2013, followed by Lust Stories five years later, and then Ghost Stories that was unveiled in 2020.