IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8 turned out to be a grand awards night held on June 16, 2026, at JW Marriott, Juhu. During the star-studded event, many celebrities won big for their performances, and one of them was Vijay Varma, who was honored with the Performer Of The Year for his role as Brij Bhatti in the series Matka King.
Following the awards night, actor Vijay shared photos with the award, expressing his happiness and gratitude. The actor also thanked the platform for honoring him with the award, saying, “Matka laga hai 🕺🕺
Cheers to team Matka King @nagraj_manjule @abhaykoranne @primevideoin @roykapurfilms @aatpatproduction @madhoknikhil @sahira.nair @saneemaboy and the entire amazing cast and crew
Thank you @iwmbuzz for the honor.”
Not only did Vijay Varma win the Performer of the Year award for Matka King, but the series also won the Best Web Series (Critics’ Choice) award, and actor Gulshan Grover won Best Performer In A Negative Role, making the moment big for Matka King. Sharing the victory post uploaded by Roy Kapur Films, Vijay in his story wrote, “Congratulations, Matka King team. Love keeps pouring in.”
Amazon Prime Video’s Matka King is a period crime drama web series created by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule and Abhay Koranne based on the story concept by Ashish Aryan. The series stars Vijay Varma, Sai Tamhankar, Bhupendra Jadawat, Kritika Kamra, Gulshan Grover, and Siddharth Jadhav in lead roles.
