Varun Dhawan starrer ‘Ekkis’ not shelved; director Sriram Raghavan confirms

After ‘Badlapur’, Varun Dhawan was all set to flaunt his stellar acting skills in another Sriram Raghavan project titled ‘Ekkis’, a war film produced by Dinesh Vijan. ‘Ekkis’ is a biopic on the Paramvir Chakra winner Arun Khetarpal. But there were rumours rife that ‘Ekkis’ had been shelved.

In an interview reacting to the rumours Sriram told SpotboyE, “No, it’s not shelved. We were supposed to shoot in September this year. Preparation was to start in April. But then we all know what happened. Ekkis has been pushed forward to next year. I need specific weather in September-October to shoot in battle locations. So even if Covid recedes we will have to wait until September 2021.”

 

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He also said that Varun is quite excited to play Arun Khetarpal, he added, “In fact, he called me a while back. Poor chap must be bored in quarantine. I told him he must get in shape for the role. I don’t want Ekkis to be just another biopic. I want it to be reflective of the soldier’s personality. Varun has to do a lot of preparation. For Andhadhun, Ayushmann had to learn to play the piano, even if it was just three musical pieces. Varun has to work a lot harder to look convincing. He must go on location, meet other soldiers. Meet Arun’s family. He needs to understand the language of a soldier. The agility and the alertness, to begin with. If I were to climb into a tank I’d probably need a chair. Varun has to jump into the tank as if he belonged in it. We also need to source the artillery and the tanks, etc.”

Meanwhile, Varun has tested positive for Covid-19 along with his ‘Jug Jug Jeyo’ co-stars Neetu Kapoor, Maniesh Paul. Neetu has tested negative as her daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni confirmed.

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