Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Vijay Varma walked onto the stage to collect a major acting honour, but it was his perfectly timed comeback to Dolly Singh that ended up stealing the spotlight.

A clip from the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026 is doing the rounds online after Dolly called Vijay the "nation's biggest red flag," referring to the dark and morally complex characters he frequently portrays on screen.

The exchange took place while Vijay was receiving the Best Performance award for his role in the crime drama series Matka King.

Dolly joked that whenever Vijay enters a scene, viewers immediately begin wondering who is in trouble and whom his character might punch or abuse next. She described him as a "walking-talking red flag" b...