Never said I'm replacing Salman in 'Shuddhi': Varun Dhawan

Varun is sharing the screen with Alia for the third time and feels that doing 'Shuddhi' would be a "mammoth" task

MUMBAI: Varun Dhawan, who has been repeatedly questioned about replacing Salman Khan in Shuddhi, denies rumours that he is stepping into the the Bollywood megastar's shoes for the film.

"Never was it said and never have I said that I am replacing Salman bhai," Varun told IANS.

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Earlier, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor Khan were supposed to star in the movie, but later Salman Khan was roped in.

Then in May, producer Karan Johar announced Varun and Alia for the lead pair in the film.

Varun, who is sharing the screen with Alia for the third time after Student Of The Year and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, says Shuddhi is very special for him and feels that doing this project would be a "mammoth" task.

The film will be directed by Karan Malhotra.

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Speaking about the movie, Dhawan said, "I will not say anything about Shuddhi. People have said a lot about it, but as an actor, my job is to act... just talking about it is not going to help. So, all that I will do is act, and then let the audience decide."

He added, "There are a lot of new things in this film, and there are also a lot of rumours doing the rounds regarding this film."

"But all I will say is don't listen to any rumours. It's a completely different film," said the 28-year-old.

"Shuddhi as a film is very special... and is being spoken about before its release and that's never happened with any film of mine. It's going to be a mammoth task for me," revealed the actor.

As of now, Varun is currently busy promoting Remo D'Souza's ABCD 2, which is releasing on June 19, and features Prabhudheva and Shraddha Kapoor.