Varun Dhawan Ko Kaise Acting Karaya? October Director Reveals People Prodding Him With This Qeury

Shoojit Sircar's path-breaking films have always struck a chord with the audience. Be it Vicky Donor, Pink and Piku among others are a few of his films which has shed light on societal issues and spread awareness. Shoojit Sircar who had helmed October opened up about the film and his experience of working Varun Dhawan.

Shoojit Sircar: Log mujhey puchtey hai Varun Dhawan ko kaise acting karaya?

In an interview on Unfiltered with Samdish, Shoojit spoke about his film October. He said, “Log mujhey puchtey hai ki aapne Varun Dhawan ko kaise acting karaya. I tell them, yes; he is not my kind of an actor. I have not seen his films. I had seen glimpses of Badlapur. Bahut kam filmein dekhta hoon”.

He further added, “I think he was brilliant. I think he is fantastic, usko bhi maalum nahi hain. Usko script nahi diya but he surrendered to me. He said, ‘Kyu dada?’ Maine bola tu agar script lega na toh tu mind mein banane lagega. I want you to flow."

Shoojit Sircar on Varun Dhawan was on board for October?

Shoojit Sircar expressed how Varun Dhawan was brought on board for October. “He used to phone me that he wants to meet and I used to think why. I had started casting for October, was doing auditions all over, and many were shortlisted as well. Yet I was not finding Dan. One day he called me in the morning and I was leaving for Kolkata at 2 PM.”

Shoojit further added, "He called me around 11 AM and said he wants to meet me. I told him to come and meet me right now. When he walked in he was clumsy, then he ended up spilling a glass of water. Suddenly his clumsiness caught my attention… he was behaving weirdly. I saw Dan in that weirdness- someone who is so unsure. That's when he was cast.”

October tells the story of Dan and Shiuli are brought closer in an unexpected turn of events. Eventually, they develop feelings for each other and establish a bond unlike any other which leads to an internal awakening. Then film was released in 2018 and starred Banita Sandhu, Gitanjali Rao, Isha Chaturvedi and Sahil Vedoliyaa among others.