Interview: Bollywood star VARUN DHAWAN on shooting in a Delhi hotel for Shoojit Sircar's next

Delhi may be the city of political power or corporate shin dings that commands attention on its own. But every time, a Bollywood star is seen in the city, the spotlight is shifted and every one wants to know more a bit about the starry presence in the capital.

Recently, this traffic stopping moment came in the form of Bollywood star Varun Dhawan who was shooting for his Shoojit Sarkar's next film titled October.

The cast of the movie was shooting at the upscale Radisson Radisson Blu Dwarka where Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu, the lead actress in the movie practiced as hotel management trainees, performing their daily chores. The idea behind this was for the actors to grasp body language and behavior to bring more realism to their character in the film. As the two main leads portray lives of hotel staff, Radisson Blu became the home for the entire crew of October for 45 days.

So what was it for the Bollywood star to get into the shoes of the character he is all set to portray? Varun Dhawan, says "It was a very pleasant stay and shoot schedule as it sometimes gets difficult to shoot at various location but because of the hotel team and their support we were able to shoot smoothly. We got blanket permissions for shooting at various strategic locations and I have never shot in such a voyeuristic way. It was quite a memorable experience and we enjoyed a lot".

On whether as a star he had any special needs or demands duringf the stay, he said, " The food was very good and I had to accommodate for certain type of diet that I have all and all the chefs were very nice from the restaurants and overall had a pleasant experience. It was a nice stay."

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