In Darlings, Vijay Varma plays Hamza, the abusive husband, as someone who is so ordinary, it’s creepy. Outside his home, he’s an unremarkable man who is frequently humiliated by his colleagues. Inside his cramped home, Hamza morphs into a supervillain. His rage and violence are terrifying, but more chilling is the menace that laces the apologies he murmurs into his wife’s ears on the mornings after he beats her. Hamza could have been a simple bad guy, but Varma made him mesmerising.