After playing romantic roles in his first three films, Varun Dhawan is foraying into the dark realm with Sriram Raghavan’s “Badlapur.” Said to be a special film for the actor, the revenge drama sees him play the intense and angst-ridden Raghu. The trailer of the Dinesh Vijan-produced movie has become a talking point.
Varun, whose character ages up to 40 in the course of the film, had apparently become so involved in his part that it influenced his equation with his family and friends in the industry. At a press conference, his mother revealed that she had noticed the transformation in him and used to be scared of him.
We also heard that while shooting for this movie, Varun had cut down on socialising. More often than not, he’d keep to himself and it was on the rarest of occasions that he ventured out to meet his friends. “Badlapur,” presented by Eros International and produced by Maddock Films, releases February 20.
