Nine years ago, Varun Dhawan unleashed his angsty side in Sriram Raghavan's revenge thriller Badlapur. However, no filmmaker cast him as effectively and imaginatively in an action role, until this year. 2024 heralds the action era of Varun Dhawan as he'll be seen in two consecutive action projects – Raj & DK's period spy thriller show Citadel: Honey Bunny and Kalees' action thriller Baby John, co-produced and conceptualised by Atlee of Jawan-fame.
(Also Read – Samantha Ruth Prabhu interview: ‘I had a particularly difficult relationship with my father’ ) Samantha's manifestation Varun's discussions with Raj & DK for Citadel: Honey Bunny began after he called them to congratulate for The Family Man season 2 in 2021. He was blown away by the action in the show, and recommended the show's formidable antagonist, Samantha Ruth Prabhu , to be the Honey to his Bunny. In an exclusive interview to Hindustan Times, Varun reveals that ironically, he also has Samantha to thank when it comes to his long-awaited action era.
“What I do feel is that both Citadel: Honey Bunny and Baby John are Samantha's conviction for me. We'd spoken about something and it's happened. I have to thank Samantha for that, 100%.
She gave me a lot of confidence that I'm on the right track. It matters a lot,” says Varun. Samantha accepts the credit and tells us, “It's my manifestation for Varun.
I feel like this will be Varun's year.” Varun points out that he's not the only actor to straddle the div.
