Varun Dhawan was asked to replace Shah Rukh Khan in the film. His reaction

Varun Dhawan exchanged information with the media during the launch of Kalank's trailer in Mumbai on Wednesday, in which he spoke about the replacement of Shah Rukh Khan in the movie, from SRK's reaction to the movie's teaser and more. The drama of the period, starring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt and Aditya Roy Kapur, was supposed to represent Shah Rukh in the leading role. When Varun was asked about the replacement of the actor Zero in the film, he told the PTI news agency: "Honestly, I never told him about the way I knew that Shah Rukh, the other actors were supposed to do the film, at which time Karan realized it and Mr. Yash Johar produced it. "

At the launch From the trailer, Varun not only talked about putting himself in Shah Rukh's shoes, he also talked about Shah Rukh's reaction to the Kalank trailer. "He had seen the teaser and I had asked him for his opinion.He had some good things to say about it.He was happy too when I told him that I had postulated" soorma (kohl), "said PTI. Varun as saying. The 31-year-old actor added, "He smiled on me and said good, you work hard and you play those roles. These are roles that will bring you closer to the public."

The Judwaa 2 actor also talked about how Karan Johar was supposed to direct the film. However, he decided to retire after the death of his father, Yash Johar. During the interaction, Varun revealed that he had never imagined that it would be part of the opus magnum. "Abhishek had told me how Karan had told him this story, at which time no one would have imagined that he will direct it one day and I will act accordingly," he said. Varun Dhawan, cited by PTI,

. Kalank is a drama of the time directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Dharma Productions of Karan Johar. The film takes place in the 40s and is scheduled for release on April 17th.

(With PTI's Contributions)

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