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Varun Dhawan keen to act in remake of SRK's Baazigar and Darr

November 27, 2015 11:19 IST

A look at the latest updates from Bollywood.

Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan, who plays Shah Rukh Khan's younger brother in Dilwale, has revealed that he would love to star in the remake of SRK's blockbusters, Baazigar and Darr.

Dhawan also revealed that whenever he does happy films, he likes to balance them with dark, revenge-themed films.

Earlier, the actor got thumbs up from the critics for his serious role in Badlapur.

Diwale also stars Kajol and Kriti Sanon, and is set to release on December 18.

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Deepika says 'Ranbir marriage' remark misunderstood

Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone was reportedly really 'hurt' when her comment about Ranbir Kapoor's marriage went viral on the social media, and was taken out of context.

In a recent interview, the 29-year-old actress was quoted, saying 'Ranbir can't get married till I allow it.'

The Tamasha costars clarified the statement and explained that it was taken out of context.

Ranbir said that Deepika said it in jest, adding "They had asked me when will I marry. Then they saw Deepika, like she is my mom, and asked her what she feels about it."

He also said that sometimes people just read the headlines and not the actual material inside.

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Ranbir-Katrina to resume Jagga Jasoos shooting in January

Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif will resume the shooting of Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos in January.

In an interview with a newspaper, Ranbir, who is also one of the film's co-producers, said that a schedule was lined up in January and the film would release around June.

The 33-year-old actor also revealed that Jagga Jasoos was 50 percent complete.

The Barfi! actor said that the director had a unique style of working, adding that he was attempting something he had not done before.

Jagga Jasoos is a story of a teenage detective in search of his missing father. Besides Ranbir and Katrina, it also features Govinda.

Source: ANI