{"id":51720,"date":"2018-04-14T18:11:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T01:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=51720"},"modified":"2018-04-14T18:11:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T01:11:19","slug":"there-was-something-pure-about-varun-shoojit-sircar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/there-was-something-pure-about-varun-shoojit-sircar\/","title":{"rendered":"There was Something Pure About Varun: Shoojit Sircar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Varun Dhawan (r) during the promotion of \u2018October’ in Mumbai, April 9. (Press Trust of India)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Director Shoojit Sircar says he had preconceived notions about Varun Dhawan, who is chiefly known for potboilers such as \u201cBadrinath Ki Dulhania\u201d and \u201cJudwaa 2,\u201d but decided to cast him after he discovered an innocent side to him when he met the actor.<\/p>\n

The filmmaker, who is awaiting the release of his first venture, \u201cOctober\u201d with Varun, says the actor was accidentally cast in the film.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire 2016 he (Varun) was calling me to meet. He was accidental as a cast. We were looking for fresh faces. When he came over, I saw a different side of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had pre-conceived notions about him, the commercial world he was living, stardom and all. But I saw innocence in his eyes. There was something boyish about him, something pure,\u201d Shoojit said in a media interaction in Mumbai.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to surrender yourself to the director. Varun did that, which was difficult for him. But brave of him to come from that world to our world and surrender,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The director said he was so impressed with Varun that he immediately clicked his picture and sent it to film\u2019s writer Juhi Chaturvedi to tell her he had found their \u2018Dan\u2019 (Varun\u2019s character in the film).<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was very clumsy when I saw him. I needed an actor like that. When I clicked his picture and sent it to Juhi, she said I never thought you\u2019d be even thinking of casting Varun. It was in her mind too but she said she didn\u2019t have the guts to tell me that!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The director is all praise for Varun, but admits he was not well-versed with the actor\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve already said sorry to Varun because I\u2019ve not seen a single one of his films. So I don\u2019t know who he was. I knew that he was jumping around the place, singing, dancing and full of energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually didn\u2019t have any clue who he was. Our planets don\u2019t match at all. He is from Mars I am from earth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Also featuring debutante actor Banita Sandhu, \u201cOctober\u201d is now showing in theaters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Varun Dhawan (r) during the promotion of \u2018October’ in Mumbai, April 9. (Press Trust of India) Director Shoojit Sircar says he had preconceived notions about Varun Dhawan, who is chiefly known for potboilers such as \u201cBadrinath Ki Dulhania\u201d and \u201cJudwaa 2,\u201d but decided to cast him after he discovered an innocent side to him when…<\/p>\n

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