Not Varun Dhawan’s acting skills, but this is what Shoojit Sircar liked about the actor before casting him for October

Varun Dhawan and Shoojit Sircar first worked together in the 2018 drama film October. Before casting the actor in the film, the filmmaker did not meet him or see his work. He only knew about his family background. But when they met, it was his clumsiness and awkward behavior that made the director see the lead role in him.

During a conversation with Unfiltered by Samedish, Shoojit Sircar was asked why he made October with Varun Dhawan. Sharing the reason behind this, the filmmaker recalled that the Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania star used to call him and request him to meet him. This was when he started casting for his 2018 drama film and shortlisted several actors. But he did not get the main character Dan for this.

The day the director was leaving for Kolkata, Varun called him again in the morning and asked where he was and what he wanted to meet. The director of Vicky Donor asked him to come immediately. Varun, who had just woken up, came to the government office wearing pajamas and T-shirt. Shoojit said, “When he came in, he was clumsy.” He further revealed that the actor spilled water on the floor and started wiping it with a tissue. Then he spilled tea on his pants and was also talking to her.

But the filmmaker was not seeing Varun but his lead actor in him. “He was behaving strangely and in that behavior I saw Dan. That he is unsure about everything. There was something in her eyes and I caught it,” Sarkar shared. After returning from Kolkata, he discussed with writer Juhi Chaturvedi and producer Ronnie Lahiri and they confirmed Varun for the role.

During the conversation, Sarkar also revealed that people ask him how he got Varun Dhawan to act. Responding to this, the director said, ‘Yes, he is not my kind of actor, I have not seen his films, have only seen glimpses.’ When asked if the Bhediya actor gave the performance he expected, the filmmaker said he was brilliant and brilliant and even he didn’t know he was so brilliant. The October director further added, “I did not give him the script. He surrendered before me. I just gave him the first part.” When Varun asked him the reason for not trusting him with the entire script, the filmmaker told him that he wanted him to go with the flow and not create the character in his mind.