It often happens in Bollywood that a film is written for someone else, but fate puts it in someone else’s lap. You must remember director Shriram Raghavan’s suspense-thriller film ‘Andhadhun’ released in 2018? A blind piano player who unwillingly gets entangled in a murder mystery. This film starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu and Radhika Apte won praise from critics and also rained money at the box office. But do you know that Ayushmann Khurrana was not the first choice of the makers? Yes, after 8 years of the release of the film, a revelation has come to light which has shocked everyone.
Secret revealed after 8 years
During a conversation on famous comedian Tanmay Bhatt’s YouTube channel, Bollywood star Varun Dhawan revealed an interesting secret. Varun told that the offer of a blockbuster film like ‘Andhadhun’ came to him first. But at that time he was so busy shooting for some of his other projects that he had to reject this excellent film.
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Varun made a big revelation not only about himself but also about the lead actress of the film. He told that the original cast of ‘Andhadhun’ was himself and Kangana Ranaut, that is, if things had gone right, then instead of Ayushmann and Tabu, we would have seen the pair of Varun and Kangana on screen. However, there is no statement from Kangana yet on why she left this role.
When Ayushmann-Tabu shined in the roles of ‘Aakash’ and ‘Simi’
After Varun Dhawan’s refusal, this role went to Ayushmann Khurrana and he proved his acting prowess in the character of ‘Aakash’. Whereas Tabu breathed life into the gray shade character of ‘Simi’ and Radhika Apte left her own mark in the film by becoming ‘Sophie’. Apart from these, artists like Anil Dhawan, Ashwini Kalsekar, Zakir Hussain and Manav Vij also supported in making the film a cult.
‘Andhadhun’ made huge earnings at the box office
Made under the banner of Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Matchbox Pictures, this film broke all the earning records. Earnings in India: ₹74.32 crore, Worldwide collection: ₹442.72 crore. If you missed seeing this masterpiece film in the theatre, then there is no need to be disappointed. This film is available on OTT platforms JioHotstar and Amazon Prime Video.
A look at Varun Dhawan’s work front
Let us now talk about what wonders Varun Dhawan is doing at the box office these days. Varun Dhawan was recently seen in the romantic-comedy film ‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hai’. In this film, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde are in lead roles with him. The film received mixed reviews from audiences and critics and opened to ₹7.5 crore at the box office. Interestingly, this film had a direct competition at the box office with Bobby Deol’s film ‘Bandar’, which was directed by Anurag Kashyap and was released on June 5.
Upcoming Movie: Waiting for ‘Bhediya 2’
There is another big news for Varun Dhawan’s fans. He will soon be seen in Maddock Films’ horror-comedy ‘Bhediya 2’. This is the official sequel of Varun and Kriti Sanon’s film ‘Bhediya’ which released in the year 2022. However, there are speculations that the date of release of this film on August 14 may be extended. It is yet to be officially approved by the makers.
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