Director
Shoojit
Sircar
says
he
had
preconceived
notions
about
Varun
Dhawan,
who
is
chiefly
known
for
potboilers
such
as
"Badrinath
Ki
Dulhania" and
"Judwaa
2",
but
decided
to
cast
him
after
he
discovered
an
innocent
side
to
him
when
he
met
the
actor.
The
filmmaker,
who
is
awaiting
the
release
of
his
first
venture,
"October" with
Varun,
says
the
actor
was
accidentally
cast
in
the
film.
"The
entire
2016
he
(Varun)
was
calling
me
to
meet.
He
was
accidental
as
a
cast.
We
were
looking
for
fresh
faces.
When
he
came
over,
I
saw
a
different
side
of
him."
"I
had
pre-conceived
notions
about
him,
the
commercial
world
he
was
living,
stardom
and
all.
But
I
saw
innocence
in
his
eyes.
There
was
something
boy-ish
about
him,
something
pure," Shoojit
said
in
amedia
interaction
here.
"You
have
to
surrender
yourself
to
the
director.
Varun
did
that,
which
was
difficult
for
him.
But
brave
of
him
to
come
from
that
world
to
our
world
and
surrender," he
added.
The
director
said
he
was
so
impressed
with
Varun
that
he
immediately
clicked
his
picture
and
sent
it
to
film's
writer
Juhi
Chaturvedi
to
tell
her
he
had
found
their
'Dan'
(Varun's
character
in
the
film).
"He
was
very
clumsy
when
I
saw
him.
I
needed
an
actor
like
that.
When
I
clicked
his
picture
and
sent
it
to
Juhi,
she
said
I
never
thought
you'd
be
even
thinking
of
casting
Varun.
It
was
in
her
mind
too
but
she
said
she
didn't
have
the
guts
to
tell
me
that!"
he
said.
The
director
is
all
praise
for
Varun,
but
admits
he
was
not
well-versed
with
the
actor's
work.
"I've
already
said
sorry
to
Varun
because
I've
not
seen
a
single
one
of
his
films.
So
I
don't
know
who
he
was.
I
knew
that
he
was
jumping
around
the
place,
singing,
dancing
and
full
ofenergy.
I
actually
didn't
have
any
clue
who
he
was.
Our
planets
don't
match
at
all.
He
is
from
Mars
I
am
from
earth,"
he
said.
Also
featuring
debutante
actor
Banita
Sandhu,
"October"
is
slated
to
be
released
this
Friday.
Credits
-
PTI