Varun Dhawan was not on my casting list at all: Shoojit Sircar
Mumbai
April 8,2018
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, who teamed up with actor Varun Dhawan for the first
time in his forthcoming film "October", on Sunday revealed that he was not on
his casting list at all.
Present at a promotional event for his
forthcoming romantic drama film, he said that he was looking for a fresh cast.
"We needed someone young and fresh, like 20 years old, so Varun Dhawan was not
on my casting list at all. Also I had not seen his films.
"But one day he
was in office and I saw him, I was aware of his image, his commercial world
image, but somewhere I felt he is not like that, he is different," said Shoojit.
Shoojit found the actor perfect for his character 'Dan', because: "he has
something different in his eyes... honesty and innocence. There is something
very nice and vulnerable about him. He just doesn't only dance and jump, there
is some sensibility in him too. He is perfect as Dan, the character".
The
"Vicky Donor" director also said it was very brave of Varun to act in an
unconventional and unusual movie.
"Good thing about Varun Dhawan, despite
his success with films, for him to do this kind of film, an unusual and
unconventional story, that is really brave," he said.
Banita Sandhu, the
debutante from Wales, is roped opposite Varun in the film and Shoojit also
shared his reasons to cast a newbie.
"I wanted to cast absolutely fresh
for this film. So when I met Banita, I saw someone who was very intelligent, her
eyes were really expressive, and she didn't have to do too much to express, she
did very little and it expressed a lot and that I would call acting. I felt in
my gut and instinct that she was right.
"There is maturity in her in
terms of thinking, and I thought she is right for the role and when you will see
the film, you will know. Just like in 'Piku', you can't think of anyone other
than Deepika Padukone as Piku, it is the same with her."
The film is
written by Juhi Chaturvedi and produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar under
Rising Sun Films banner and scheduled to release on April 13.
Mumbai
April 8,2018
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, who teamed up with actor Varun Dhawan for the first
time in his forthcoming film "October", on Sunday revealed that he was not on
his casting list at all.
Present at a promotional event for his
forthcoming romantic drama film, he said that he was looking for a fresh cast.
"We needed someone young and fresh, like 20 years old, so Varun Dhawan was not
on my casting list at all. Also I had not seen his films.
"But one day he
was in office and I saw him, I was aware of his image, his commercial world
image, but somewhere I felt he is not like that, he is different," said Shoojit.
Shoojit found the actor perfect for his character 'Dan', because: "he has
something different in his eyes... honesty and innocence. There is something
very nice and vulnerable about him. He just doesn't only dance and jump, there
is some sensibility in him too. He is perfect as Dan, the character".
The
"Vicky Donor" director also said it was very brave of Varun to act in an
unconventional and unusual movie.
"Good thing about Varun Dhawan, despite
his success with films, for him to do this kind of film, an unusual and
unconventional story, that is really brave," he said.
Banita Sandhu, the
debutante from Wales, is roped opposite Varun in the film and Shoojit also
shared his reasons to cast a newbie.
"I wanted to cast absolutely fresh
for this film. So when I met Banita, I saw someone who was very intelligent, her
eyes were really expressive, and she didn't have to do too much to express, she
did very little and it expressed a lot and that I would call acting. I felt in
my gut and instinct that she was right.
"There is maturity in her in
terms of thinking, and I thought she is right for the role and when you will see
the film, you will know. Just like in 'Piku', you can't think of anyone other
than Deepika Padukone as Piku, it is the same with her."
The film is
written by Juhi Chaturvedi and produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar under
Rising Sun Films banner and scheduled to release on April 13.
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