Humpty and his friend

Mumbai: Varun Dhawan, the latest heartthrob  of B’town is back with another comedy, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya. In the city to promote the film, Varun is confident about Hyderabad’s response to Humpty Sharma.

“Earlier we would associate Hyderabad with Salman Khan’s movies. It was his and the other Khans’ movies that would do well here. But the market is changing now and Hyderabad is welcoming everybody. The last few Dharma (Productions) movies have done really well here and we hope the same will be true with Humpty Sharma.”

“I am playing Humpty, who is the stud of his group. He is very happy with his life but when he finds love, his life changes. The story is about how he gets this girl who is completely out of his league,” he says.

“I am hoping that a lot of people in Hyderabad will identify with Humpty,” he says, adding, “We usually talk about the number of kisses in a movie, but I would remember it as the movie where I was slapped 22 times. Also, its Alia who is doing all the hero giri, and the sentimental side has been portrayed by me.”

“I have come to Hyderabad a lot of times with my father when I was a child. He shot a countless number of songs with Govinda and Karisma in Ramoji City. But as a child I never thought I would someday come to the same city and shoot my movie.”

Dhawan Jr is also a huge fan of Tollywood movies. Other than NTR Jr, he says that he loves the works of director Surender Reddy.

“Language is no barrier. I watch Telugu movies and I really enjoy them. I had recently watched Race Gurram and loved Allu Arjun in it. I have seen many of NTR Jr’s films and also the first movie of Ram Charan. If given a chance, I would like to work with Surender Reddy. And I loved Pokiri, so I like Puri Jagannadh’s work too.”

Talking about his future projects, Varun says, “I have two movies lined up, ABCD2 with Remo and Sriram Raghavan’s next. And 10 years from now, I guess I will be doing just one movie a year, but a very big one.

“For me, more than general box-office collections, what really matters is that I am doing something that I enjoy and love. In the Sriram Raghavan project, for example, the subject is very bold and it will be a first of its kind in Indian cinema. It will either work big or not work at all. We are making it for the purpose of art.”