Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan starrer Sui Dhaaga – Made in India has been creating quite a buzz especially since the two of them have been on a promotion spree and huge instalments with colourful thread have been put up all across Mumbai.
Varun plays a tailor from heartland India in Sui Dhaaga – Made in India, which is a special tribute to the inherent entrepreneurial spirit that the youth of India and our local artisans have. He essays the role of Mauji and he dreams of making a name for himself. Since the film is based in heartland India, the makers have tried to shoot the film as authentically and as genuinely as possible. Since the cycle is the most common mode of transportation in the smaller towns, director Sharat Katariya wanted Mauji to have a cycle to make his character look more real.
Speaking about the same Varun says, “Mauji loves his cycle. He takes it everywhere he goes. The cycle is the most preferred transportation option in rural India and we had to include it because the cycle adds so much visual appeal to Mauji’s character. He chills on his cycle, he dreams on his cycle, he laughs, he cries on his cycle. Mauji and Mamta (Anushka Sharma) have some really beautiful moments with each other – bonding, talking and getting to know each other – when they go for the rides together. The cycle captures the beautiful, innocence of small-town life and romance.”
Anushka who had to ride double seat with Varun had to hold onto the seat to save her life! “We were in the peak summers of North India. I had to sit cross-legged on the cycle, which I was not used to. My body twisted the whole time cause I had to sit in a particular way. Sharat had said, never are you guys going to touch each other in the film, but I was somehow holding the (seat) to save my life. We were sweaty, we were in aches and pains, my back was gone,” added Anushka.
What was worst for the actors was that they were shooting in the summer heat in Chanderi and Delhi and were sometimes required to cycle for nearly ten hours at a stretch. Varun says, “It was tough. I had to ride it daily for about 15 days and I was exhausted. There was a scene of Anushka and I falling down from the cycle. We fell right near the cliff and the crew came running to see if we were ok. For Mauji, the cycle is a symbol of struggle as well as aspiration. It is an invaluable addition to the character sketch of Mauji.”
Varun and Anushka have been paired together for the first time for Sui Dhaaga – Made in India. The film is set to release on 28 September this year. The film is directed by Maneesh Sharma and Sharat Katariya after their blockbuster Dum Laga Ke Haisha.
