11 years of Badlapur: Sriram Raghavan on the challenges Varun Dhawan faced, “Varun had never suffered the kind of loss and hurt that the character goes through”

Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yami Gautam Dhar, Radhika Apte and Huma Qureshi starrer Badlapur completed 11 years today. The film presented a different take on the idea of revenge.

Director Sriram Raghavan, who earlier made edgy thrillers like Ek Haseena Thi, Johnny Gaddar and Agent Vinod, admitted that Varun had a tough time getting a grip on the role. “Varun had never suffered the kind of loss and hurt that the character has to go through. He told me had never lost anyone close to him. Varun needed to understand the anguished grief and desperation of the character,” said the filmmaker in a throwback interview.

The solution was to get close to grief that Varun had never experienced.

“He met people who had lost someone very dear, just like his character. As he became familiar with bereavement it began to take over his psyche,” said Raghavan.

Director Sriram Raghavan was sure Varun could pull it off. And he did.

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