Varun Dhawan reacts to rumours of being offered ‘Scam 1992’ before Pratik Gandhi

Varun Dhawan is currently gearing up for his next ‘Coolie No.1’. The trailer of the film will soon be out and his fans are eager to see him in the 1995 remake. Amidst this, rumours are rife that Varun was offered the Harshad Mehta web series ‘Scam 1992’ before it went to Pratik Gandhi.

Varun took to his Twitter and replied to the rumour that read, “Did you know? #VarunDhawan was the first choice to play the iconic role of #HarshadMehta in Scam 1992. Later director Hansal Mehta suggested #PratikGandhi and the rest is history.”

Varun wrote, “Really not true I think the only choice for this show can be #pratikgandhi absolutely brilliant he is. big fan #scam 1992”

Really not true I think the only choice for this show can be #pratikgandhi absolutely brilliant he is. big fan #scam 1992 https://t.co/IYD7Cv1gIN

— VarunDhawan (@Varun_dvn) November 24, 2020

Meanwhile, ‘Scam 1992’ revolves around the life of the Harshad Mehta. The series is directed Hansal Mehta and Pratik was seen in the lead role. Gandhi was applauded for his amazing performance and the series also received stellar reviews.

Apart from ‘Coolie No 1’, Varun is also gearing up for ‘Jug Jugg Jeyo’ in which he will be seen alongside Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. Pictures of the cast were recently viral on the internet when they jetted off for their shoot. Varun also took to his Instagram to share the first look of the film.

 

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