In
the
intriguing
story
of
a
blind
man's
bluff
in
Andhadhun,
Sriram
Raghavan
reveals
he
was
suggested
to
simplify
the
much-talked
about
climax
of
the
film
but
the
director
decided
to
follow
his
vision.
The
comedy-thriller
had
its
ingredients
in
place,
right
from
an
intriguing
screenplay,
twists
and
turns
to
fleshed-out
characters
-
played
by
Tabu,
and
Ayushmann
Khurrana
-
and
many
moments
of
guffaws.
Andhadhun
follows
a
pianist
(Ayushmann)
who
witnesses
a
murder
and
gets
embroiled
in
this
world
that
turns
out
to
be
murky
and
unforgiving.
The
film
ends
when
a
supposedly
blind
Ayushmann
kicks
a
can
out
of
his
way
with
his
support
stick.
The
climax
drops
a
hint
that
he
has
got
his
vision
back
but
the
question
arises,
'How
did
this
happen'?
Raghavan
talks
about
the
different
theories
regarding
the
climax,
the
casting
of
the
lead
actors
and
his
love
for
the
thriller
genre.
"When
we
were
about
to
release
the
film,
there
was
a
lot
of
worry
from
the
producers'
end
regarding
the
ending.
They
were
thinking
'Will
this
end
work?'
or
'Should
we
have
a
proper
closure?'.
There
was
a
worry
that
the
audience
is
not
evolved
enough
and
they
will
not
understand
it.
I
felt
that
this
film
is
designed
for
a
certain
kind
of
an
ending
and
if
I
change
it,
it
will
become
an
ordinary
story," Raghavan
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
We
Pretended
To
Be
The
Audience
&
Vice
Versa,
Says
Sriram
Raghavan
The
film,
which
released
on
October
5,
is
inspired
from
the
2010
French
short
film
L'Accordeur
(The
Piano
Tuner).
He
credits
filmmaker-writer
Hemanth
Rao
and
his
team
of
writers
-
Arijit
Biswas,
Pooja
Ladha
Surti
and
Yogesh
Chandekar
for
making
this
mystery
thriller
entertaining.
"When
we
used
to
discuss
the
scenes
and
the
writers
would
react
to
them
as
viewers
and
vice-versa.
It
was
a
collective
effort."
The
film
has
amassed
over
Rs
70
crore
at
the
box
office.
The
Ending
Has
Kept
People
Guessing,
It
Feels
Great
"People
are
discussing
different
versions
of
the
end,
it
feels
great.
I
have
been
hearing
the
show
is
running
housefull,
people
are
clapping,
this
sort
of
audience
response
is
surprising
to
me.
I
have
never
experienced
this
with
my
films
earlier.
I
am
floored,"
Raghavan
adds.
He
asserts
he
is
not
measuring
the
success
of
the
film
with
the
money
it
has
minted
at
the
ticket
windows
as
he
believes
numbers
can
be
a
dangerous
game.
"Sometimes
you
create
something
and
it
works.
I
am
happy
that
this
film
of
mine
has
been
seen
by
maximum
number
of
people.
With
Badlapur
too,
I
got
very
good
reviews.
But
there
were
few
people
who
did
not
like
it
or
were
put
off."
I
Didn't
Think
Of
Casting
Ayushmann
Khurrana
In
The
Beginning!
The
critically-acclaimed
director
had
vaguely
narrated
the
idea
of
Andhadhun
first
to
Varun
Dhawan,
whom
he
directed
in
2015
thriller
Badlapur.
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I
know
I've
become
a
star
but
don't
want
to
believe
it:
Ayushmann
Khurrana
Raghavan
says
Varun
had
liked
the
idea
of
Andhadhun
but
he
loved
Badlapur
so
much
that
the
two
started
working
on
it
first.
Later,
as
the
actor
had
his
hands
full,
Raghavan
started
looking
for
another
actor.
The
director
says
though
he
loved
Ayushmann
in
films
like
Vicky
Donor
and
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha,
he
did
not
think
of
casting
him
for
the
film
till
the
actor
himself
decided
to
audition
for
the
film.
The
story
of
money,
murder
and
a
double-cross
game
has
Tabu
as
a
femme
fatale
and
Anil
Dhawan,
as
a
former
1970s
movie
star.
Tabu
Was
In
The
Game
As
Soon
As
She
Heard
The
Story
Tabu
was
someone,
Raghavan
says,
he
always
wanted
to
work
with
but
was
waiting
for
the
right
opportunity.
"While
writing
the
story,
I
kept
her
in
mind.
Once
we
were
70-80
percent
ready,
I
narrated
it
to
her
and
she
was
game
for
it.
She
used
to
keep
asking
me,
‘Am
I
the
villain?' and
I
would
tell
her,
‘You
are
a
character
who
is
caught
in
certain
circumstances
and
all
of
us
are
capable
of
doing
horrible
things
as
much
as
doing
good
things'."