Varun Dhawan to dance like SRK, Hrithik, Govinda and Prabhu Dheva

Not too many know this but Varun Dhawan is a terrific mimic.

In ABCD 2, this talent will be showcased. The actor will be doing takeoffs on four of his idols, in a totally improvised scene.

"There is a sequence in ABCD 2 where Varun is trying to impress his dance guru Prabhu Dheva," says a source. "The scene was written as straightforward impress-the-teacher routine. But Varun decided to make it exciting and dance like his favourite actors."

Apparently, the whole improvisation started with Varun suggesting to the choreographer -- director Remo D’Souza -- that he, Varun, dance like Shah Rukh Khan.

Says the source, "Varun has been shooting with Shah Rukh for Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale and is deeply impressed by him. Varun suggested he’d dance like SRK in ABCD 2. Then Varun decided to extend the scene to incorporate the dance styles of his other dancing idols, Hrithik Roshan and Govinda. Finally, Varun break in a Prabhu Dheva jig right in front of Prabhu Dheva."

Laughing over the crazy sequence Remo says, “It’s a nice homage scene in the film."

"It was something that I did impromptu," Varun says. "Remo Sir just gave me the brief that I had to impress Prabhu Dheva's character so I decided to try different styles of actors dancing; to impress him, including Prabhu sir's style! Remo Sir loves improvisations so there are various small things like this that I have done in ABCD 2."

Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar