Varun Dhawan: I Love Films For The Craft, Not The Money!
Varun Dhawan opened up by saying that he finds the craft of doing movies much more interesting than making money and tries to stay away from news about the box office numbers of his movies.
Critical
acclaim
with
big
box
office
collections
is
the
recipe
for
a
memorable
film,
but
Varun
Dhawan
believes
actors
must
steer
clear
off
the
numbers
to
satisfy
the
artiste
in
them.
With
the
Dulhaniya
series,
Badlapur,
Judwaa
2
and
October,
the
actor
is
propelling
to
strike
the
balance
between
larger-than-life
cinema
and
closer-to-earth
films.
He
believes
it
is
unfair
to
divide
the
art
of
storytelling.
"It's
not
fair
to
demarcate
art.
It's
film
business
but
as
actors
we
have
to
stop
concentrating
on
the
business
part
of
it
(all
the
time).
"We
have
to
concentrate
on
the
art
part
of
it
because
eventually
we
are
not
here
to
only
do
business.
As
an
artiste,
it
is
something
totally
different,"
Varun
told
PTI
in
an
interview
here.
The
actor
says
he
is
aware
that
most
of
his
films
have
turned
out
to
be
money
spinners
but
he
is
in
the
movies
more
for
the
craft
than
the
cash
registers.
"Sometimes
you
have
to
let
go
and
do
these
films.
Try,
mix-match,
explore
and
create.
"I
know
because
my
films
have
done
business
and
they
do
make
money.
So
people
sometimes
don't
realise
that
I'm
in
films
for
the
craft
and
I
love
it
the
most.
That's
my
priority."
The
31-year-old
actor
will
next
be
seen
in
Sui
Dhaaga:
Made
in
India
playing
Mauji,
an
aspirational
common
man
on
the
path
to
self-employment.
He
says
the
Sharat
Katariya-directed
feature
is
the
right
"mixture" of
the
two
schools
of
films
he
is
exploring.
Varun
says
going
from
his
colourful
Raja/Prem
twin
act
in
Judwaa
2
to
endearing
Dan
in
October
and
then
as
a
simple
dreamer
Mauji
in
Sui
Dhaaga,
it
has
been
a
whirlwind
of
different
tones
and
emotions.
"Where
Sui
Dhaaga
is
concerned,
the
approach
towards
the
film
was
definitely
a
mix
of
things
that
I
learnt
on
October
and
Judwaa
2."
Varun
says
he
could
relate
with
the
set-up
of
a
middle-class
family
in
the
film
and
his
character.
"I
relate
a
bit
to
the
fact
how
Mauji
wants
to
prove,
especially
to
his
father,
that
he
is
worth
something
and
he
can
be
the
bread-earner
of
this
family.
A
lot
of
youngsters
will
relate
with
that
because
every
time
you
want
to
start
with
something
new,
the
people
to
actually
put
it
down
first
will
be
your
relatives
because
they
want
you
to
be
safe,
especially
in
the
middle-class
families."
He
summed
up
saying,
"I
think
giving
it
back
and
proving
that
'Don't
do
this
to
me
even
I
have
self-worth' is
what
I
found
very
cool.
And
I've
been
through
something
like
that
while
growing
up
myself.
The
decisions
I
wanted
to
make
or
made
are
against
the
tide."
Also
featuring
Anushka
Sharma,
Sui
Dhaaga:
Made
in
India
releases
this
Friday.