'There
Is
No
Similarity
Between
Me
And
Badri
In
Real
Life'
It
so
happened
that
Shashank
came
over
to
narrate
the
script
to
me
and
read
some
5-6
pages.
There
is
an
audition
scene
in
the
film
where
my
dialogue
goes
'Mera
naam
Hai
Badri
Bansal
urf
Badri'.
The
minute
I
heard
the
word
'Badri'
I
was
shocked,
because
one
of
my
closest
friends
Kavish
used
to
call
me
'Badri'
Badarva
for
fun.
I
told
Shashank
to
wait
for
a
minute
and
went
up
to
the
balcony.
I
called
up
Kavish
and
told
him
about
the
film.
He
was
like
'dude,
you
sign
this
film
right
now,
God
has
done
this.'
I
too
feel
the
same.
I
am
very
attached
to
Badri
as
a
character
right
now.
But
if
you
ask
me,
there
is
no
similarity
between
me
and
Badri.
It
was
very
difficult
to
get
the
accent
of
my
character
correct
and
the
full
credit
for
that
goes
to
the
director.
He
sat
with
me
for
two
months
and
literally
held
my
finger.
I
have
really
worked
hard
on
my
voice
modulation
for
this
film.
Shashank
basically
removed
the
Varun
out
of
me
in
this
film.
'I
And
Alia
Take
Our
Jobs
Seriously
As
Actors'
I
and
Alia
share
a
great
relationship
and
a
comfort
level
off-screen.
It
kind
of
translates
on
screen.
I
would
like
to
give
credit
to
her
and
myself
that
we
really
take
our
jobs
seriously
as
actors.
We
didn't take
things
for
granted
thinking
that
we
have
a great
chemistry.
We
worked
hard
and
were
always
rehearsing
and
saying
lines
to
each
other.
'It's
A
Good
Thing
That
I
Am
My
Own
Barometer
This
Time'
I
have
been
dealing
with
comparisons
with
some
other
actors since
I
started
my
career.
But
this
time,
it's
a
good
thing
that
I
am
my
own
barometer
when
it
comes
to
comparison
of
this
film
with
'Humpty
Sharma
Ki
Dulhania'.
But
I
am
not
worried
because
the
script
of
this
film
is
different.
The
characters
are
different.
Humpty
is
an
angel
when
compared
to
Badri.
(laughs)
'I
Didn't
Take
Up
Badrinath
Ki
Dulhania
Because
There
Is
Big
Studio
Producing
It
Or
Alia
Bhatt
Is
My
Heroine'
I
feel
when
you
do
something
creative,
there
is
a
motive
to
it.
Am
I
doing
this
for
money?
Am
I
doing
this
for
fame?
Am
I
doing
this
because
I
am
passionate
to
push
this
creative
side
of
mine
out?
Mine
is
always
the
third
part-
the
creative
one.
Whether
it
was
Remo
D'Souza
or
Sriram
Raghavan,
they
are
passionate
story-tellers.
The
same
thing
holds
true
for
Shashank.
He
is
a
small
town
boy
from
Nashik.
He
sees
love,
respect
towards
women
and
male
chauvinism
in
a
certain
way.
He
made
this
film
with
full
honesty.
That's
the
reason
why
I
chose
to
do
this
movie.
I
didn't take
up this
film
because
there
is
a
big
studio
producing
it
or
Alia
Bhatt
is
my
heroine.
I
did
this
film
because
of
the
story,
my
character
in
it
and
Shashank's
passion.
'I
Was
Never
Sensitive
Enough
To
The
Fact
That
Sometimes
We
Are
Alienating
The
Female
Sex
So
Much
Much
Without
Realizing'
'Badrinath
Ki
Dulhania'
deals
with
male
chauvism
to
a
certain
extent
and
the
double
standards
that
we
have
in
the
country.
Somewhere
I
realise
that,
we
think
it
is
okay.
But
it
is not
okay
as
you
don't
know
the
woman's
perspective.
I
realised
that
because
there
are
certain
dialogues
in
the
film,
which
was
meant
to
be
offensive
and
I
felt,
'Well,
I
don't
think
any
girl
will
feel
bad
with
this.
Maybe
I
should
say
more.'
But
Alia
would
be
like,
'This
is
very
insulting.'
I
never
thought
of
it
in
that
way.
I
was
never
sensitive
enough
to
the
fact
that
sometimes
we
are
alienating
the
female
sex
so
much
without
realising.
Generations
and
generations
have
passed
and
we
have
been
doing
it
sub-consciously
and
now
we
feel
that
it
is
okay.
I
am
not
saying
that
I
am
a
crusader
or
like
that.
But
I
would
say
that
I
as
Varun
have started
understanding
it
better
after
the
movie.
'I
Am
Glad
That
The
Audience
Gave
Me
A
Chance'
My
journey
in
films
have
been
very
good.
There
have
been
ups
and
downs.
I
think
the
media
has
been
really
sweet
to
me
for
the number
of
goof-ups
I
have
had
in
the
public.
(smiles).
People
have
been
amazing.
I
had
to
work
hard
to
make
them
believe
that
I
am
good
enough
to
be
doing
what
I
do,
like
me
and
think
that
I
am
worthy
enough
or
whatever.
I
am
glad
that
they
gave
me
a
chance
because
many
of
them
don't
even
get
one.
'What
Hurts
Is
When
Someone
Close
To
You
Doubts
You'
What
hurts
is
when
someone
close
to
you
doubts
you.
That
is
when
it
hurts.
Like
for
example,
if
you
see
my
lifestyle
and
schedule
now,
it's
a
lot
more
busier
and
revolves
around
films.
Earlier
I
used
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
my
maasis
and
cousins.
I
have
a
big
family. I
don't
get
that
time
now.
But
at
times
they
can
misunderstand
this
as
to
why
I
didn't
come
or
pick
up
the
call.
That
hurts
me
sometimes
because
the
thing
that
I
want
to
do
more
is
spend
time
with
them.
I
miss
spending
that
time.
I
really
feel
sad
when
sometimes
people
around
me
or
my
friends
misunderstand
me.
I
missed
so
many
of
my
friends'
weddings
recently.
'I
Want
My
Female
Fans
To
Take
My
Performances
Seriously
And
Like
Me
For
Them
Than
Just
My
Looks'
Getting
female
fan
following
is
amazing.
Being
a
boy,
it's
lovely
to
get
all
the
attention.
(laughs)
It's
nice
to
see
the
attention.
I
want
them
also
to
take
my
performances
seriously
and
like
me
for
them
than
just
my
looks.
'I
Would
Do
A
Biopic
As
And
When
I
Get
Excited
About
One'
I
think
it's
amazing
that
biopics
are
in
vogue.
People
are
getting
better
and
better
at
it
with
each
film.
There
was
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'
and
then
'M.S
Dhoni'
and
now
you
have
Dutt
coming
up.
Shraddha
is
doing
Haseena.
I
think
there
are
some
fantastic
ones
and
fantastic
actors
doing
them.
More
power
to
them.
As
and
when
I
get
excited
about
one,
I
will
do
it.
Right
now,
I
am
doing
Badrinath
Ki
Dulhania.
For
me
doing
that
boy
Badri
from
Jhansi
is
my
biopic.
For
a
biopic, I
would
like
to
portray
maybe
someone
from
the
army
like
a
soldier.
'Alia
Is
A
Bit
More
Serious
Now
About
Life
And
Her
Film
Performances'
I
felt
a
change
in
Alia
and
her
growth
as
an
actor
during
'Humpty
Sharma
Ki
Dulhania'
itself.
Doing
Highway
really
changed
her
a
lot.
She
came
out
of
that
film
as
a
different
person.
Her
evolution
since
then
has
been
tremendous.
I
think
we
have
the
same
relationship
as
of
now.
She
is
a
bit
more
serious
now
about
life
and
her
performances.
'I
Would
Love
To
Do
A
Film
Where
I
Can
Make
The
Audience
Laugh,
Cry,
Be
Scared
Of
Me
&
Then
Again
Fall
In
Love
With
Me'
There
would
be
a
lot
of
serious
characters
going
ahead
in
the
future.
There
will
be
a
variety.
As
and
when
I
feel
now
maybe
this
shade
is
needed,
I
will
choose
films
of
that
shade.
I
do
the
films
out
of
the
ones
offered
to
me.
I
would
love
to
do
a
film
where
I
can
make
the
audience
laugh,
cry,
be
scared
of
me
and
then
again
fall
in
love
with
me.
If
I
could
do
all
these
things
in
one
film,
it
would
really
be
an
epic
role.
'I
Don't
Think
I
Can
Judge
A
Reality
Show'
Right
now,
I
don't
have
the
time
and
talent
to
do
a
reality
show.
I
don't
think
that
I
can
be
a
judge.
I
don't
want
to
judge
people
especially
on
the
shows
with
small
kids.
I
can't
tell
them
ya
that,
'Teri
marks
cut
gaye.
Mujhse
nahi
hoga
yeh
sab.
It's
very
sad."