Varun Dhawan will not be seen in Arun Khetrapal’s biopic ‘Akis’
Varun Dhawan says he is not working on Sriram Raghavan’s biopic on youngest Param Vir Chakra recipient Arun Khetrapal but hopes the director will do a film with a new actor someday. The project, backed by Dinesh Vijan, was announced in 2019. However, the film was pushed ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of the release of his latest ‘Jugjug Jio’, Dhawan told PTI that the production of the biopic faced repeated delays.
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“Every time we tried to start a film, we got hit by a wave. I was dying for that film, but I don’t think I can do it anymore because so many things have come up.” Sriram went on to his second film as well. It was impossible to shoot the film with them in the pandemic,” said the 35-year-old actor. The film would have marked the second collaboration between the actor and director after the 2015 hit “Badlapur”. .
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Dhawan debuted Dharma Productions’ multi-starrer comedy drama “Jugjug Jiyo” in December 2020, Raghavan played “Merry Christmas” in the lead role. Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi.
Reasons not to do Varun’s biopic
The actor said that another reason why he could not be a part of the biopic was that the role required him to play the 21-year-old, which he is not sure about yet. “Now that things have calmed down, I urge Sriram. I begged him to make it with someone else. I can play some other part in it if I have to. My point is that How do I play 21-years old now?
Varun convinces the director not to shelve the film
“I am conscious about it. I am not convinced. Sriram and I share an honest relationship with each other. But I will still try to convince Sriram to make it because it is a story that needs to be told ,” They said. added. Meanwhile, Varun’s next film is “Jugjug Jiyo”. It also stars Kiara Advani, Anil KapoorNeetu Singh Kapoor Manish Paul and Prajakta Koli. The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on June 24.