Varun Dhawan clearly has had a great time shooting YRF's upcoming film, Sui Dhaaga - Made in India. Dhawan, who plays a village simpleton in the film, seems to have actually learnt the art of handloom by spending quality time with handloom workers! He has learnt how to dye fabrics, educate himself about clothes and fabric in general, get his hands dirty in the colours for the fabric and more! And yes, Varun is super happy to have learnt these skills and make it part of his life!

On the same, he said, “Sui Dhaaga has enabled me to learn such new, amazing skills that I will always cherish. Mauji is an entrepreneur at heart and he passionately wants to realize his dreams. He goes all out to achieve this goal with his wife Mamta. In order to become multi-talented, Mauji has to learn various aspects of weaving and handloom. To become Mauji, I had to learn the art of dyeing fabrics. It was really, really tough.” Now that is brilliant. Actors always try to learn more about the role they are playing by getting into the skin of the character. And clearly, Varun Dhawan has also done the same!

Dhawan further added, “I learnt to dye from actual handloom artists in Chanderi. 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 would master their body language and the way they went about the intricate process of dyeing. It’s extremely tough and needs a lot of patience. Thankfully, I had the best teachers who guided me thoroughly.” YRF has also released videos of the cast engaging in the art of handloom in separate videos.

Sui Dhaaga - Made in India brings together two talented actors, Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma along with two National-award winning director-producer duo, Maneesh Sharma and Sharat Katariya. So far with the trailer grasping so much attention and Anushka's memes making the rounds on social media, there is a lot of buzz for the film. It is set to release on September 27.

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