My outlook towards women has changed: Varun Dhawan on 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania'

Can you imagine why?

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan who played an uneducated boy in his latest film Badrinath Ki Dulhania, has recently admitted that essaying the role of a chauvinist actually changed his outlook towards women.

"My whole outlook towards women changed after Badrinath Ki Dulhania. I am a boy who was brought up in Mumbai and I believe I am open-minded. But I realised that there were so many things my mind had not expanded to... There are things which Badri does and it makes him look like a chauvinist," Femina quoted Varun as saying.

The 29-year-old has realised that women want to be treated equally and so, has endorsed the idea after the film. "I realise that women don't want to get treated differently but just equally. I don't know what feminism is all about but I understand that they should be treated equally and I endorse that thought."



According to Varun, playing 'Badri' was not easy for him as he could not relate to the background and lifestyle of the character. "In films like Main Tera Hero, Dishoom or ABCD 2, I could rely on myself. I am nothing like Badri so I couldn't rely on myself. I had to pick a lot from real life people. The crucial part was that the character was not educated in the film so the thinking changes. I had to adapt to that change."

For Varun, Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a step in the right direction as he is not a conventional hero in the film. "After Badlapur, people wanted me to do a character again and Badri is a step in that direction," he said. "Every film cannot be as dark as Badlapur, but Badri is not a conventional hero. He is a flawed character. This film is not just a love story. It is a journey of a boy who changes with time."

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