Close X
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
ADVT 
Bollywood

We insult the intelligence of youth: Varun Dhawan

Darpan News Desk IANS, 04 Dec, 2014 12:36 PM
    After playing a fulfilled guy on the screen, Varun Dhawan has shifted to a darker role with his forthcoming film "Badlapur". He is confident the audience would accept him in his new avatar and adds that it is unwise to doubt viewers' intelligence.
     
    Known for being part of youth-centric money-spinneres like "Student Of The Year" and "Main Tera Hero", Varun enters a darker territory with "Badlapur", which is loaded with violence.
     
    Set in the year 2000, the revenge saga would see Varun getting violent and killing people and he is impressive in his in act, as far as the trailer shows.
     
    Asked if his fans would accept him in the negative avatar, he said: "We insult the intelligence of the youth. Children are very intelligent, today. People ask, is it okay for kids to watch the film? The fact is we (films) are better than news where you see war and fights happening all the time."
     
    "Today's kids and youth are way smarter than how we were."
     
    Despite Sriram Raghvan's directorial venture being gory, Varun hopes "Badlapur" is cleared with U/A certificate so that it reaches out to a wider audience when it releases Feb 20, 2015.
     
    He said: "The story is about crime. There is violence in the film and I am prepared for an A-certificate, but, if it gets U/A-certificate, then more people will be able to watch it." 
     
    "We don't want to dilute it. We leave it to the censors to decide whether above 12-year-old can watch the film."
     
    Varun will get ample support from Huma Quershi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who are playing prominent characters in "Badlapur".
     
    As for his preparation for the role, Varun's mother feels he got so deeply involved with his character while shooting for "Badlapur" that she started feeling he was not her son.
     
    When asked if he took his character home, she said: "There were times when I felt he is not my son. If he had a knife, he would have first stabbed me. It was a change in his personality I was scared about, but I believe that was for the best."

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Boman Irani feels awkward doing sex comedies

    Boman Irani feels awkward doing sex comedies
    Actor Boman Irani has featured in a slew of comedy movies like "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" and "3 Idiots", but he finds it awkward to be part of a sex comedy....

    Boman Irani feels awkward doing sex comedies

    'Boyhood' inspired me to watch world cinema: Varun Dhawan

    'Boyhood' inspired me to watch world cinema: Varun Dhawan
    Actor Varun Dhawan who is presenting the film 'Boyhood' at the 16th MAMI film festival says this film inspired him to watch world cinema....

    'Boyhood' inspired me to watch world cinema: Varun Dhawan

    It was amazing: Anil on screening 'Mr. India' at Indiana University

    It was amazing: Anil on screening 'Mr. India' at Indiana University
    Veteran actor Anil Kapoor describes the experience of screening his 1987 film "Mr. India" for students and staff members of Indiana University in the US as "amazing"....

    It was amazing: Anil on screening 'Mr. India' at Indiana University

    Hema Malini to spend 66th birthday with family

    Hema Malini to spend 66th birthday with family
    Veteran actress and parliament member Hema Malini, who will turn 66 Thursday, will spend her birthday with her family in Mumbai....

    Hema Malini to spend 66th birthday with family

    Amitabh Bachchan urges support for flood-hit Kashmir

    Amitabh Bachchan urges support for flood-hit Kashmir
    On behalf of the Indian film fraternity, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday appealed to all citizens to contribute to the cause of rehabilitating the flood-ravaged Kashmir....

    Amitabh Bachchan urges support for flood-hit Kashmir

    'Bang Bang!' racing to touch Rs.300 crore worldwide

    'Bang Bang!' racing to touch Rs.300 crore worldwide
    Action-adventure “Bang Bang!” is keeping the producers' cash registers ringing. The Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif-starrer is all set to touch the Rs.300 crore mark....

    'Bang Bang!' racing to touch Rs.300 crore worldwide