Vijay Varma lately reflected on the impact of internet trolling and negative comments on actors. He shared his perspective and how he dealt with it. In an interview with The Indian Express, Varma stated that online trolling is often paid&nbsp;for and that such practices must end.&nbsp;

<h2 lang="EN-US" paraeid="{70b194b3-f017-4acc-a46d-5ed1fe3e0461}{144}" paraid="1031832700" >Paid internet trolls&nbsp;</h2>

Varma, sharing his views on internet trolls, said, “What hurts me the most is that innocent people might think these comments are real, but some of it is so motivated and paid for, which has been the biggest shock. This is something that really needs to be addressed. Earlier, when a film released, people would talk about it, and friends would even argue over it.” &nbsp;

He added, “We didn’t have a platform to voice our opinions back then. But now, we live in a time when there is a platform and people say whatever they want to say and we can’t do anything about that. But something that has a monetary attachment to it, should be curbed.”&nbsp;

<h2 lang="EN-US" paraeid="{c32a07fb-e1c6-4156-a207-a2839610c93e}{68}" paraid="825720194" >Vijay Varma’s films&nbsp;</h2>

Varma&nbsp;gave a stellar performance in his latest, Anubhav Sinha's crime-thriller series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. Amongst the star cast, the show featured Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Arvind Swamy, Dia Mirza, Patralekha Paul, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Aditya Srivastava, Amrita Puri, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Pooja Gor, Kanwaljit Singh, Yashpal Sharma, Sushant Singh, Rajiv Thakur and others in pivotal characters.&nbsp;

Varma made his feature film debut with Chittagong in 2012. He later acted in movies such as Pink, Monsoon Shootout, Gully Boy and Super 30&nbsp;both in 2019. The actor also appeared&nbsp;in a negative role in the film Darlings 2022, Lust Stories 2 in 2023, Jaane Jaan and Murder Mubarak.&nbsp;

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/inside-priyanka-chopras-fashionable-super-busy-trip-to-india-see-pics-768925">Inside Priyanka Chopra's fashionable super busy trip to India | See pics</a>

<h2 lang="EN-US" paraeid="{c32a07fb-e1c6-4156-a207-a2839610c93e}{74}" paraid="1759750089" >Vijay Varma's upcoming works&nbsp;</h2>

He will be next seen in the Tamil film Suriya 43, starring Suriya in the lead role. The film is directed by Sudha Kongara, who previously directed Soorarai Pottru. It also stars Dulquer Salmaan and Nazriya Fahadh.&nbsp;

Vijay Varma lately reflected on the impact of internet trolling and negative comments on actors. He shared his perspective and how he dealt with it. In an interview with The Indian Express, Varma stated that online trolling is often paid for and that such practices must end.

Vijay Varma lately reflected on the impact of internet trolling and negative comments on actors. He shared his perspective and how he dealt with it. In an interview with The Indian Express, Varma stated that online trolling is often paid for and that such practices must end. Paid internet trolls Varma, sharing his views on internet trolls, said, “What hurts me the most is that innocent people might think these comments are real, but some of it is so motivated and paid for, which has been the biggest shock. This is something that really needs to be addressed. Earlier, when a film released, people would talk about it, and friends would even argue over it.” He added, “We didn’t have a platform to voice our opinions back then. But now, we live in a time when there is a platform and people say whatever they want to say and we can’t do anything about that. But something that has a monetary attachment to it, should be curbed.” Vijay Varma’s films Varma gave a stellar performance in his latest, Anubhav Sinha's crime-thriller series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. Amongst the star cast, the show featured Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Arvind Swamy, Dia Mirza, Patralekha Paul, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Aditya Srivastava, Amrita Puri, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Pooja Gor, Kanwaljit Singh, Yashpal Sharma, Sushant Singh, Rajiv Thakur and others in pivotal characters. Varma made his feature film debut with Chittagong in 2012. He later acted in movies such as Pink, Monsoon Shootout, Gully Boy and Super 30 both in 2019. The actor also appeared in a negative role in the film Darlings 2022, Lust Stories 2 in 2023, Jaane Jaan and Murder Mubarak. Also read: Inside Priyanka Chopra's fashionable super busy trip to India | See pics Vijay Varma's upcoming works He will be next seen in the Tamil film Suriya 43, starring Suriya in the lead role. The film is directed by Sudha Kongara, who previously directed Soorarai Pottru. It also stars Dulquer Salmaan and Nazriya Fahadh.

'What hurts me the most...': Vijay Varma talks about paid online trolling

Slamming the Pakistani court's decision to acquit journalist Daniel Pearl's killer Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Joe Biden's administration has said it was "outraged" Thursday after Pakistan's top court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the terrorist convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl. 
 
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The US is "outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision," Biden's chief spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, underscoring the uneasy alliance between Washington and Islamabad, which has fractured many times over Islamist militancy.

She called the ruling "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere" and demanded the Pakistani government "review its legal options."

The White House statement came after Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted of masterminding the brutal murder of Pearl, the South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, by jihadists.

Pearl's killing -- which was filmed -- caused international shock and outrage.

State Secretary Antony Blinken said that Washington is ready to prosecute Sheikh in the United States for his horrific crimes against an American citizen.

"We expect the Pakistani government to expeditiously review its legal options to ensure justice is served. We take note of the Attorney General's statement that he intends to seek review and recall of the decision. We are also prepared to prosecute Sheikh in the United States for his horrific crimes against an American citizen," US State Department release quoted Blinken.

Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh was indicted in the United States in 2002 for hostage-taking and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking, resulting in the murder of Pearl, the South Asia Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal, as well as the 1994 kidnapping of another United States citizen in India," the statement added.

(With inputs from agencies)

Slamming the Pakistani court's decision to acquit journalist Daniel Pearl's killer Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Joe Biden's administration has said it was "outraged" Thursday after Pakistan's top court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the terrorist convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl.

Slamming the Pakistani court's decision to acquit journalist Daniel Pearl's killer Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Joe Biden's administration has said it was "outraged" Thursday after Pakistan's top court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the terrorist convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Also read | Omar Sheikh's acquittal by Pakistan Supreme Court 'travesty of justice', says India The US is "outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision," Biden's chief spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, underscoring the uneasy alliance between Washington and Islamabad, which has fractured many times over Islamist militancy. She called the ruling "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere" and demanded the Pakistani government "review its legal options." The White House statement came after Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted of masterminding the brutal murder of Pearl, the South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, by jihadists. Pearl's killing -- which was filmed -- caused international shock and outrage. State Secretary Antony Blinken said that Washington is ready to prosecute Sheikh in the United States for his horrific crimes against an American citizen. "We expect the Pakistani government to expeditiously review its legal options to ensure justice is served. We take note of the Attorney General's statement that he intends to seek review and recall of the decision. We are also prepared to prosecute Sheikh in the United States for his horrific crimes against an American citizen," US State Department release quoted Blinken. Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh was indicted in the United States in 2002 for hostage-taking and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking, resulting in the murder of Pearl, the South Asia Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal, as well as the 1994 kidnapping of another United States citizen in India," the statement added. (With inputs from agencies)

US outraged, ready to prosecute Daniel Pearl's killer Omar Sheikh after Pakistan SC acquits him

India has sharply reacted to Pakistan acquitting Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the killing of American journalist <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-supreme-court-orders-immediate-release-of-daniel-pearl-murder-prime-suspect-359828">Daniel Pearl</a> in 2002, calling it "travesty of justice".

Highlighting the "very low conviction rate in Pakistan" when it comes to sentencing of terror accused, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, "this case truly demonstrates Pakistan’s intent on taking action on the terror front. It is a travesty of justice not to find Omar Saeed guilty of any charges in this heinous act of terror."

Saeed was acquitted by Sindh High Court but the case was put on appeal which was dismissed by Pakistani Supreme Court. Two out of the three judges on the bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam ruled in favour of upholding the Sindh High Court's verdict.

India while reacting to the development called Islamabad to take "sustained, verifiable, credible and irreversible action" against terrorism and terrorist funding "emanating from all territory under its control remain unchanged."

Sheikh was one of the terrorists released during the infamous Indian Airlines plane IC 814 hijacking case in 1999. A Pakistani-British national, he was arrested by India in the 1990s for kidnapping western tourists.

The mother and father of Daniel Pearl, Ruth and Judea Pearl also strongly reacted to the development, saying the "release of these killers puts in danger journalists everywhere and the people of Pakistan", urging US government to take all "necessary actions under the law to correct this injustice."

Incidentally, after the 26/11 terror attacks, Omar Sheikh pretended to be the then Indian FM late Pranab Mukherjee and made a hoax call to former Pakistan President Zardari leading the country to be put on high alert. He did so while being in jail using UK sims.

India has sharply reacted to Pakistan acquitting Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, calling it "travesty of justice".

India has sharply reacted to Pakistan acquitting Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, calling it "travesty of justice". Highlighting the "very low conviction rate in Pakistan" when it comes to sentencing of terror accused, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, "this case truly demonstrates Pakistan’s intent on taking action on the terror front. It is a travesty of justice not to find Omar Saeed guilty of any charges in this heinous act of terror." Saeed was acquitted by Sindh High Court but the case was put on appeal which was dismissed by Pakistani Supreme Court. Two out of the three judges on the bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam ruled in favour of upholding the Sindh High Court's verdict. India while reacting to the development called Islamabad to take "sustained, verifiable, credible and irreversible action" against terrorism and terrorist funding "emanating from all territory under its control remain unchanged." Sheikh was one of the terrorists released during the infamous Indian Airlines plane IC 814 hijacking case in 1999. A Pakistani-British national, he was arrested by India in the 1990s for kidnapping western tourists. The mother and father of Daniel Pearl, Ruth and Judea Pearl also strongly reacted to the development, saying the "release of these killers puts in danger journalists everywhere and the people of Pakistan", urging US government to take all "necessary actions under the law to correct this injustice." Incidentally, after the 26/11 terror attacks, Omar Sheikh pretended to be the then Indian FM late Pranab Mukherjee and made a hoax call to former Pakistan President Zardari leading the country to be put on high alert. He did so while being in jail using UK sims.

Omar Sheikh's acquittal by Pakistan Supreme Court 'travesty of justice', says India

It must be the late afternoon of winter on December 24, 1999 — as I was planning to attend a Christmas eve party — I got a call from a source of mine telling me that an Indian airlines plane has been hijacked.&nbsp;

Stunned as I was, I began checking the details – it was an IC 814 Kathmandu- Delhi Flight with 176 passengers on board. Those were the days, you had&nbsp;very few private news channels. As I finished talking to my source, a friend of mine from a private news channel was calling. I told him, "Wait! Big news is emerging, an Indian plane has been hijacked."

He asked me if he could break the news on the channel, I said ''go ahead'' as I was working with a TV news agency with no rivalry.

A flurry of activity began in our office – rushing camera teams to the airport, alerting various bureaus and other team members about the incident.

I&nbsp;called my source again and asked for further details, and he told me that it was&nbsp;headed&nbsp;for Lahore.&nbsp;Minutes later, he called me back informing me that it was&nbsp;headed&nbsp;for Amritsar.

We had a bureau in Amritsar, so I called my correspondent and asked her to rush to the Amritsar airport as the hijacked plane was likely to land. By the time she had arrived at the airport, IC 814 was landing on the runway.&nbsp;

Probably, from what I remember now, she was the only correspondent at the airport and soon word went around and private news channels in India and International news channels wanted to get a live phone interview with her.&nbsp;

And soon, she was on all possible channels. While the drama was unfolding in Amritsar, here in Delhi, the government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee was in a huddle.

Soon our reporter in Amritsar called to say the plane was about to take off.

In Delhi, the Crisis Management Group&nbsp;(CMG) was deliberating on various points, while in&nbsp;Amritsar,&nbsp;security personnel were ready to storm the plane.&nbsp;

In the absence of any guidance, the security personnel were not able to stop the plane from taking off.

I immediately called my source asking about the flight path IC 814 was taking – sitting in ATC – he told me that it seemed that&nbsp;it was&nbsp;headed for Lahore, and it did land at Lahore.

Drama followed at the Lahore airport – the relations between India and Pakistan were far from cordial – earlier in the year, the Line of Control had witnessed incursions by Pakistani troops who had occupied the heights in Kargil but later they had to retreat. The Indian authorities were struggling, but the plane was refuelled and allowed to take off again.

Now the scene shifted to Dubai – where certain passengers were allowed to disembark by the hijackers including passenger Rupen Katyal who was stabbed several times and then thrown on Dubai tarmac. Again, Indian authorities were in touch with the UAE government for a possible security operation, but they too didn’t cooperate.

My source was supplying me with constant information. He&nbsp;called again and told me that the plane had taken off from Dubai and was heading towards Kandahar in Afghanistan. I was shocked.&nbsp;Kandahar was the seat of Mullah Omar – the dreaded one-eyed chief of Taliban.

After a short flight, the plane landed in Kandahar and was soon surrounded by Taliban militia. This started a week-long saga of negotiations. The relatives were getting restless and private news networks were constantly focusing&nbsp;on this story. The government was trying to calm frayed nerves, but the public pressure was increasing day by day.

Days passed and finally, it was in the early afternoon of&nbsp;December 31, 1999 that&nbsp;I got information that India had&nbsp;succumbed to the demands of the hijackers and had&nbsp;decided to release three dreaded terrorists – Maulana Masood Azhar, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh in lieu of the IC 814 passengers.

And it was decided at the top level that the then External Affairs Minister of India Jaswant Singh would&nbsp;be travelling in a special plane to Kandahar to bring back the passengers. I rushed to meet a friend of mine who was the Joint Secretary in External Affairs Ministry to try my luck.&nbsp;I requested him that I would like to travel on a special flight to Kandahar. He was very forthcoming but told me that he needs to get clearance from the minister. I kept sitting outside his office in anticipation along with my camera person.&nbsp;

Finally, my cellphone rang the Joint Secretary told me I am on board and I should rush to the technical area at Palam airport. This is the area from where all the VVIP flights take off and land. I was excited. I called my office and informed them about this trip. And we rushed to the airport, our names were at the entry gate while hundreds of journalists were waiting at the gate of the airport. We were allowed in and immediately ferried in an IAF gypsy to the tarmac.&nbsp;

As we were alighting from the car, I saw a tinted gypsy car parked. A deputy secretary officer and a friend of mine pointed to it and said have a look – in the car are seated the three dreaded terrorists. I was curious and wanted to see the faces. I went closer and saw the three seated.&nbsp;

A shrill went through me. And my mind was all muddled up. Suddenly, I heard someone calling me. I walked towards him, my passport and my colleague’s passport were stamped, and we were asked to board the special flight. I went in and had barely settled. Again, an officer from the protocol division of MEA came running towards me and we are asked to deplane. I was confused. And went to the joint secretary friend of mine and questioningly looked at him. He told me the top editors and owner of certain organisations had called the top political leadership and subsequently, the EAM was advised not to take me on the trip.

Thus, ended my trip to Kandahar. Rather my trip was hijacked too. The feeling I got after seeing the three terrorists remains with me. And, Bees Saal Baad I can see their faces clearly. Rest is history. 
 
(Views expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

It must be the late afternoon of winter on December 24, 1999 — as I was planning to attend a Christmas eve party — I got a call from a source of mine telling me that an Indian airlines plane has been hijacked.

It must be the late afternoon of winter on December 24, 1999 — as I was planning to attend a Christmas eve party — I got a call from a source of mine telling me that an Indian airlines plane has been hijacked. Stunned as I was, I began checking the details – it was an IC 814 Kathmandu- Delhi Flight with 176 passengers on board. Those were the days, you had very few private news channels. As I finished talking to my source, a friend of mine from a private news channel was calling. I told him, "Wait! Big news is emerging, an Indian plane has been hijacked." He asked me if he could break the news on the channel, I said ''go ahead'' as I was working with a TV news agency with no rivalry. A flurry of activity began in our office – rushing camera teams to the airport, alerting various bureaus and other team members about the incident. I called my source again and asked for further details, and he told me that it was headed for Lahore. Minutes later, he called me back informing me that it was headed for Amritsar. We had a bureau in Amritsar, so I called my correspondent and asked her to rush to the Amritsar airport as the hijacked plane was likely to land. By the time she had arrived at the airport, IC 814 was landing on the runway. Probably, from what I remember now, she was the only correspondent at the airport and soon word went around and private news channels in India and International news channels wanted to get a live phone interview with her. And soon, she was on all possible channels. While the drama was unfolding in Amritsar, here in Delhi, the government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee was in a huddle. Soon our reporter in Amritsar called to say the plane was about to take off. In Delhi, the Crisis Management Group (CMG) was deliberating on various points, while in Amritsar, security personnel were ready to storm the plane. In the absence of any guidance, the security personnel were not able to stop the plane from taking off. I immediately called my source asking about the flight path IC 814 was taking – sitting in ATC – he told me that it seemed that it was headed for Lahore, and it did land at Lahore. Drama followed at the Lahore airport – the relations between India and Pakistan were far from cordial – earlier in the year, the Line of Control had witnessed incursions by Pakistani troops who had occupied the heights in Kargil but later they had to retreat. The Indian authorities were struggling, but the plane was refuelled and allowed to take off again. Now the scene shifted to Dubai – where certain passengers were allowed to disembark by the hijackers including passenger Rupen Katyal who was stabbed several times and then thrown on Dubai tarmac. Again, Indian authorities were in touch with the UAE government for a possible security operation, but they too didn’t cooperate. My source was supplying me with constant information. He called again and told me that the plane had taken off from Dubai and was heading towards Kandahar in Afghanistan. I was shocked. Kandahar was the seat of Mullah Omar – the dreaded one-eyed chief of Taliban. After a short flight, the plane landed in Kandahar and was soon surrounded by Taliban militia. This started a week-long saga of negotiations. The relatives were getting restless and private news networks were constantly focusing on this story. The government was trying to calm frayed nerves, but the public pressure was increasing day by day. Days passed and finally, it was in the early afternoon of December 31, 1999 that I got information that India had succumbed to the demands of the hijackers and had decided to release three dreaded terrorists – Maulana Masood Azhar, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh in lieu of the IC 814 passengers. And it was decided at the top level that the then External Affairs Minister of India Jaswant Singh would be travelling in a special plane to Kandahar to bring back the passengers. I rushed to meet a friend of mine who was the Joint Secretary in External Affairs Ministry to try my luck. I requested him that I would like to travel on a special flight to Kandahar. He was very forthcoming but told me that he needs to get clearance from the minister. I kept sitting outside his office in anticipation along with my camera person. Finally, my cellphone rang the Joint Secretary told me I am on board and I should rush to the technical area at Palam airport. This is the area from where all the VVIP flights take off and land. I was excited. I called my office and informed them about this trip. And we rushed to the airport, our names were at the entry gate while hundreds of journalists were waiting at the gate of the airport. We were allowed in and immediately ferried in an IAF gypsy to the tarmac. As we were alighting from the car, I saw a tinted gypsy car parked. A deputy secretary officer and a friend of mine pointed to it and said have a look – in the car are seated the three dreaded terrorists. I was curious and wanted to see the faces. I went closer and saw the three seated. A shrill went through me. And my mind was all muddled up. Suddenly, I heard someone calling me. I walked towards him, my passport and my colleague’s passport were stamped, and we were asked to board the special flight. I went in and had barely settled. Again, an officer from the protocol division of MEA came running towards me and we are asked to deplane. I was confused. And went to the joint secretary friend of mine and questioningly looked at him. He told me the top editors and owner of certain organisations had called the top political leadership and subsequently, the EAM was advised not to take me on the trip. Thus, ended my trip to Kandahar. Rather my trip was hijacked too. The feeling I got after seeing the three terrorists remains with me. And, Bees Saal Baad I can see their faces clearly. Rest is history. (Views expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

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