Varun’s an expert at dyeing fabrics!

Modern-day actors are known to go out of their way to ensure convincing portrayals of their characters. The same holds true for Varun Dhawan, who plays a tailor from the heartland of India in his next, Sui Dhaaga – Made in India.

“To ensure that he portrays his character, Mauji, convincingly, Varun ensured that he prepared well. Since Mauji is supposed to look well-versed with handloom, Varun decided to perfect the same and met real handloom workers to learn the art of dyeing fabrics,” says an insider, close to Sharat Katariya’s (of Dum Laga Ke Haisha fame; 2015) film.

Varun, on his part, feels that Sui Dhaaga has “enabled me to learn such new, amazing skills that I will always cherish”. He adds, “Mauji is an entrepreneur at heart and he passionately wants to realise his dreams. In order to become multi-talented, my character has to learn various aspects of weaving and handloom. To become like him, I had to learn the art of dyeing fabrics, which was really tough and needed a lot of patience.”

The young actor learnt dyeing from real handloom artists in Chanderi, Madhya

My character has to learn various aspects of weaving and handloom. To become like him, I had to learn the art of dyeing fabrics, which needed a lot of patience.

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Pradesh. “I had a week or so to sit with them, watch them work and learn everything from them. I was sure that before I give the shot, I have to master their body language and the way they went about the intricate process of dyeing. Thankfully, I had the best teachers who guided me thoroughly,” he says.

In the Maneesh Sharmaproduced film, Varun is paired opposite Anushka Sharma, who plays the role of an embroiderer.

A still from Sui Dhaaga – Made in India, in which actor Varun Dhawan plays the role of a tailor