Tamil
star
Dhanush
stepped
into
Bollywood
with
Aanand
L
Rai's
Raanjhanaa
alongside
Sonam
Kapoor
and
Abhay
Deol
in
2013.
His
next
film
was
Amitabh
Bachchan's
Shamitabh
in
2015.
After
a
gap
of
six
years,
Dhanush
is
reuniting
with
Rai
for
Atrangi
Re
in
which
he
is
sharing
screen
space
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
Sara
Ali
Khan.
Dhanush
in
his
recent
interview
with
ETimes
was
asked
the
reason
behind
his
absence
from
Hindi
cinema
for
a
long
time.
To
this
he
replied,
"Nothing
kept
me
away
from
Hindi
cinema
as
such.
I
do
a
lot
of
films
in
the
South,
so
everything
should
fall
into
place
-
meeting
the
right
filmmaker
with
the
right
script
and
having
the
dates
available
to
allot
to
that
project."
The
National
Award
winning
actor
said
that
after
receiving
a
positive
response
to
the
trailer,
he
has
made
a
mental
note
to
do
more
films
in
Bollywood.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Having
said
that,
with
the
kind
of
reception
I
have
received
for
the
trailer
of
'Atrangi
Re',
I
have
made
a
mental
note
that
I
should
do
more
films
in
Bollywood.
So,
I
think
you
will
be
seeing
more
of
me
here."
In
the
same
chat,
he
also
talked
about
what
attracted
him
to
Atrangi
Re.
Dhanush
explained,
"It's
just
the
Aanand
L
Rai
and
Himanshu
Sharma
(writer)
factor.
Those
two
names
are
good
enough
for
me
not
to
even
listen
to
the
script
and
agree
to
be
a
part
of
it
blindly.
That's
the
kind
of
faith
I
have
in
them.
Once
Himanshu
narrated
the
script
to
me,
I
understood
why
they
wanted
me
in
this
film.
It's
a
beautiful
story.
I
know
when
Aanand
L
Rai
wants
to
say
something
in
a
specific
way,
he
will
cast
me
in
his
film.
He
wanted
me
for
'Atrangi
Re'
and
I
am
happy
to
be
a
part
of
it."
Dhanush
further
continued,
"He
had
a
lot
of
faith
in
me
even
when
nobody
knew
about
me
here.
He
roped
me
in
for
Raanjhanaa
and
was
adamant
about
casting
only
me
from
the
South
for
the
film.
He
had
almost
every
actor's
dates
then.
That's
the
level
of
conviction
he
has
in
his
stories
and
himself.
It's
amazing
how
he
does
that.
I
am
happy
that
I
could
be
a
part
of
this
journey."
Atrangi
Re
is
slated
to
release
on
Disney+Hotstar
on
December
24.