Shah Rukh Khan encourages Varun Dhawan for "Kalank & # 39; | Hindi movie news

Varun Dhawan, a Bollywood actor, said that he had received encouragement from superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was originally to play the role that he is now trying in the epic drama "Kalank".

It was reported that the character of Zafar, played by Varun in the film, had already been offered to Shah Rukh.

When asked if he had any news of Shah Rukh, Varun told the media on Wednesday: "I did not tell him about how I should approach the role, but I knew that Shah Rukh sir was approached earlier to play the role, and who were all the other members of the cast at that time.

"Karan (Karan Johar, who has now produced the film) was supposed to direct the film and Mr. Yash Johar was producing it."

When Varun met Shah Rukh last week, he told him about "Kalank".

"He saw the teaser of the movie.When I asked his opinion on the teaser, he had good things to say about the movie.When I specifically asked for my presence in the movie he said: "It's good to see. you work hard and these are roles that will bring you closer to the public, "said Varun.

The actor was present with Madhuri Dixit Nene, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt, Kunal Kemmu and Alia Bhatt at the launch of the movie trailer, directed by Abhishek Varman. The film will be released on April 17.