Here’s what Varun Dhawan says on the molestation scene controversy in ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’

Actor Varun Dhawan is on a professional high and he has reason to be so, as his latest offering ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ has almost reached the Rs 100 crore club and audiences have been loving it. But, there was a scene in the movie where Varun’s character Badri is touched inappropriately and molested. It snowballed into a controversy and here’s what Varun has to say about the it. (Also Read: Varun Dhawan: I am not denying anything, just don’t want to talk about my personal life)

Speaking to a leading tabloid, Varun said, “Out of 10, if two don’t like something, that doesn’t count as mass opinion. People who felt that way are entitled to their opinion, it’s totally fine with me. It was supposed to be a funny scene and meant to portray how Badri’s male ego is shattered. In ‘3 Idiots’, there’s a scene where a character confuses a Hindi word for `balatkar’ (rape). People should have been offended by that as well. We didn’t mean to hurt anyone’s sentiments and if we did so unknowingly, we apologise.”

He further spoke about how positive response from the audiences for his character in the movie makes him happy. Said Varun, “People seem to have liked it. It feels good when a character becomes iconic.I have been getting letters from all over the country, be it UP or Rajasthan. The idea of doing a character like Badri is to make him memorable; it’s one of my most special characters. Growing up, I would hear about the dowry menace and women not being treated as equals so it was exciting to get script where I could make some kind of a statement about such issues.”

Talking about his future work commitments he said, “I’ve already shot a week for ‘Judwaa 2’ and now it’s time to get back to the film. I play twins so it’s important to spend time with the director and on the script. Once the sequel wraps, I plan to take some time off before I start Shoojit’s film which is written by Juhi Chaturvedi and will show me in a new light..”

Aren’t we excited to see him in a double role?

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