David Dhawan Admits Not Getting Actors For Chashme Baddoor, Says, 'Bahut Gusse Mein Banayi Thi'

The David Dhawan Film Festival is going on at PVR and ahead of ace filmmaker David Dhawan’s final film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’s release, many of his hit films have been re-released in theatres. To kick off the grand film festival, a grand event was hosted in Mumbai, where David Dhawan spoke about not getting stars for his film Chashme Baddoor.

During the event, when Varun Dhawan asked his father, “Was there a time when you were not getting stars?” he replied, “Yes, I made Chashme Baddoor (2013). Bahut gusse mein banayi thi maine. Chintu ji (Rishi Kapoor) was there in the film as well. He told me, ‘I don’t have a role’. I replied, ‘Aap karo, yaar’! He did it for me (smiles).”

Varun then asked him if he had faced rejection from actors. David

explained, “No, but I could feel it. They were hesitating. I wanted to get out of that rut of stars, which was difficult. When one is able to write a good script and get good songs, then that person can make a film with newcomers.”

Chashme Baddoor marked Taapsee Pannu’s debut in Bollywood and the movie also starred Ali Zafar, Divyendu Sharma, and Siddharth. At the event, David Dhawan also spoke about how actors are not loyal to anyone and said, “If a director’s film doesn’t work, toh actor usko dekh ke kahin aur muud jaayega. Actor ki jaat hi aisi hoti hai! Actor kisi ka saga nahin hai.” Varun was amused and also awkward, as he’s an actor. It also raised laughs.

David continued, “But there’s one actor I worked with who never bothered ki iski film chali ya nahin. That actor is Govinda. I remember once when my film didn’t work, I was upset. He told me, ‘Tu script likh na’! Then I wrote Shola Aur Shabnam.”

About David and Varun’s upcoming film

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai was initially scheduled to release in theatres on June 5, but its release date went through several changes. The film was first pushed to June 12 after Yash announced Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups for a June 4 release, in order to avoid a clash with Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar 2. Later, the makers surprised fans by preponing the release to May 22, weeks ahead of its original date.

However, on April 29, Varun Dhawan shared a new poster confirming that Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai would release on June 5 after all. The change came after Yash posted a detailed note on social media announcing that Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups would no longer arrive on June 4. Following that development, the team behind the Varun Dhawan starrer returned to its original release plan.Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai is David Dhawan’s final film.