Since debuting in Student of the Year, Varun Dhawan has made a mark in Bollywood with a variety of films from Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale to the thriller Badlapur and Sui Dhaaga. However, he hadn’t initially planned on pursuing a career as an actor.
At the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, Varun said,
I initially wanted to own a channel where I could have my own talk show where I would do stand-up comedy, my own show.Varun Dhawan, Actor
His father, filmmaker David Dhawan also said that the family never expected Varun to get into Bolllywood. “He never told me I want to become an actor. We thought he would get a job, probably in a bank,” he said.
Varun, whose film October was screened at the festival, also revealed that he had auditioned for Aamir Khan’s Dhobi Ghat but didn’t get the part. He went on to mention that at the start of his career, his dream was to be launched by Anurag Kashyap.
Initially, my leaning was always towards the left side. I loved Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday and all of Sriram Raghavan’s films. I was almost leaning towards there. I would have given my right hand at that time to be launched by Anurag Kashyap. I was excited to work there. Obviously, no one was taking me seriously then.Varun Dhawan
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