‘Expected Bhediya to do numbers than it did’ says, Varun Dhawan

• After completing 10 years in the industry as an actor, Varun Dhawan has a mixed result for 2022.
• Varun told in an interview, “It has been such a strange year, [with films] trying to get people back to theatre.”
• Varun shared, “Honestly, when I have to cut down my price to do these films.”

After 10 years as an actor in the business, Varun Dhawan has a mixed outlook for 2022. Both of his movies, Jugjugg Jeeyo and Bhediya, didn’t do as well as one might have thought before they came out. Raj Mehta’s film Jugjugg Jeeyo was about marriage, divorce, and hard family relationships. In Bhediya, he turned into a werewolf.

But the actor says that these are the movies that give him the most creative satisfaction. Varun’s life slowed down a bit during the lockdown, when only Coolie No. 1, which was directed by his filmmaker father David Dhawan, was available on Prime Video in December 2020. In an interview, the actor said, “When the lockdown happened, I hit a roadblock. I was burnt out. I felt my choices have to be films that I am [creatively] satisfied with. [The reason to do them] should not be that I have dates available.” He added, “I waited a long time to sign Jugjugg Jeeyo, Bhediya, and Nitesh Tiwari’s Bawaal. So, 2022 has been one of the most satisfying years creatively. As an actor, I am the proudest of these three films.”

But he did say that he thought the horror comedy Bhediya would do better at the box office than it did. The last movie in this genre that director Amar Kaushik made, Stree (2018), was a surprise hit. In an interview Varun said,  “It has been such a strange year, [with films] trying to get people back to theatres I expected Bhediya to do [better box-office] numbers than it did. Having said that, I am grateful that people have seen the film in cinemas, and its [collection] is higher than that of many. It tells you that you should try and do better.”

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