Varun Dhawan will reprise Salman Khan's character in Judwaa 2 (Courtesy: varundvn )
Highlights
- Varun said, "Salman told me I will slap you if you call me uncle"
- Judwaa 2 is directed by David Dhawan
- The film is scheduled to release on September 29
said that the actor got upset with him when he addressed the
Sultan star as uncle during a trial show the film, reported news agency PTI. Varun, who was just seven-years-old during the making of
Judwaa, told PTI that Salman asked him to say 'Salman
bhai' instead of uncle. "I went for trial (show of
Judwaa) and called him Salman uncle he got very upset. He told me 'I will slap you if you call me that, call me Salman bhai. I don't care if you are David Dhawan's son I won't allow you inside theatre if you call me uncle,'" PTI quoted Varun as saying.
Before Varun started shooting for the
Judwaa2, he spoke to Salman. He told the press that he didn't want to disappoint Salman.
"We all have spoken to him it's a personal thing. His blessings are always there. I don't want to disappoint him (Salman), them (Sajid Khan and David Dhawan) and the audience," said the 29-year-old actor to PTI.
Judwaa 2 is directed by his father David Dhawan and Varun reprises Salman. The shooting for the film began last week and Salman is also expected to do a cameo.
The 51-year-old actor will feature as 'godfather gunda' to the judwaa Varun brothers.
Varun told PTI that Salman has send him a box full of jeans which he can wear for the role of Raja in
Judwaa 2. The original
Judwaa featured Salman Khan as separated brothers Raja and Prem Malhotra opposite actresses Karisma Kapoor and Rambha. In
Judwaa 2,
Varun Dhawan has been casted opposite Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu.
This is the second time Varun will work with his filmmaker father. In 2014, he featured in
Main Tera Hero.
Judwaa 2 will also feature a reworked version of the popular song
Tan Tan Taara from
Judwaa. The film is slated to hit the theatres on September 29.
Meanwhile, Varun is prepping for the release of
Badrinath Ki Dulhania opposite Alia Bhatt. The film is a sequel to their 2014 film
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.
(With PTI inputs)