Varun Dhawan Expected 바카라˜Bhediya바카라™ To Do Numbers Than It Did, Says 바카라˜It Tells You To Try And Do Better바카라™

Varun Dhawan has completed 10 years in the industry as an actor, but this year, he had mixed results for his films, 바카라˜Jugjugg Jeeyo바카라™ and 바카라˜Bhediya바카라™. They did decent business but did not get the reception that one would expect with them before they were released. 

In an interview with Mid-Day, the actor insisted that while the films fulfilled him creatively, he did witness a slowdown during the lockdown when only the 바카라˜Coolie No. 1바카라™, directed by his father, filmmaker David Dhawan, premiered on Prime Video in December 2020. 

Varun said, "When the lockdown happened, I hit a roadblock. I was burnt out. I felt my choices have to be films that I am [creatively] satisfied with. [The reason to do them] should not be that I have dates available." He added, "I waited a long time to sign 바카라˜Jugjugg Jeeyo바카라™, 바카라˜Bhediya바카라™, and Nitesh Tiwari's 바카라˜Bawaal바카라™. So, 2022 has been one of the most satisfying years creatively. As an actor, I am the proudest of these three films." 

He further admitted that he expected the horror comedy 바카라˜Bhediya바카라™ to perform better, considering Amar Kaushik's previous outing in the genre, 바카라˜Stree바카라™ (2018), proved to be an unexpected success. Varun added, "It has been such a strange year, [with films] trying to get people back to theatres. I expected Bhediya to do [better box-office] numbers than it did. Having said that, I am grateful that people have seen the film in cinemas, and its [collection] is higher than that of many. It tells you that you should try and do better." 

After making his debut in Karan Johar's 바카라˜Student Of The Year바카라™ (2012) with Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra, Varun starred in Sriram Raghavan's 바카라˜Badlapur바카라™ (2015) and Shoojit Sircar's 바카라˜October바카라™ (2018). 

Talking about his unconventional choices, he said, "Honestly, when I have to cut down my price to do these films, I will do it because a film calls out to [the artiste] in you. Similarly, when I have to do a 바카라˜Bhediya바카라™, or movies that have a larger vision, I'll make it in a certain way. My approach is simple - we should make a good film, and the producer should not lose money. Box office is important, but sometimes, I want to do movies because they are unmissable for the actor in me."