India, April 29 -- Commercially and critically, Sriram Raghavan's 2015 action thriller Badlapur with Varun Dhawan was a smashing hit. Showing his capacity to immerse himself in vivid, dark characters, the film was a watershed moment in the actor's career. The filmmaker just came clean about the fact that Varun wasn't his original casting choice.

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Raghavan revealed some shocking details regarding Badlapur casting in an interview with Pinkvilla. He came clean about his original casting ideas for the film, which included Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Irrfan Khan.

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