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Move over, Naseer. Varun Dhawan is now practicing what Naseeruddin Shah preaches. Method acting. The young actor pulled out all stops-including the one uncorking the alcohol bottle-to lend authenticity to his sozzled scene.</div>
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Director Sriram Raghavan has introduced Varun Dhawan to the painful pleasures of method acting. For two of his important dramatic sequences in new-director Shashank Khaitan’s Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (HSKD), Varun has attempted the acme of authenticity and a level of realism that none of his contemporaries can dream of.</div>
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The last time a major star actually got drunk for a film was when Shah Rukh Khan, who normally abstains from alcohol, took to alcohol for the drunken scenes of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas.</div>
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Now Varun, who is rapidly acquiring a reputation for going all-out for his characters, actually hit the bottle while doing a lengthy scene for HSKD.</div>
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Since Varun was off alcohol, the sudden indulgence hit him hard. Apparently, the actor had to be physically supported by the crew as he wobbled and stumbled all over.</div>
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Varun blames Sriram Raghavan for the unscheduled spot of method acting. Says Varun, “I had finished shooting the first-half of Sriram Raghavan’s film, when I came into the climax of HSKD. So, maybe I was a little more intense in my approach than I’d have been otherwise.”</div>
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Not into alcohol lately, Varun’s drink went straight to his head. “There is a scene where I had to be drunk in the climax. It was shot at 4 am. I took a risk and actually consumed alcohol for the scene. Can you imagine, drinking at 4 am? I hadn’t had any alcohol for a while. It suddenly hit me and I was actually drunk.”</div>
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Varun says he was scared as he had lost control of his body movements. “Yes, it was scary, and it was a scene staring into Ashutosh Rana’s big intimidating eyes. That scene is very precious to me.”</div>
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Sounds tough? Wait. Varun has also done the longest one-take dramatic monologue of commercial Hindi cinema in the same film. Trying his utmost to remain modest, Varun says, “I’ve a done a 7-minute one-take emotional shot in the film. At the end of the shot, I cry, wipe my tears and move on. That’s how life is. I hope I managed to hold the shot together for 7 minutes and I prayed the audience doesn’t get restless. Full credit goes to my director. Shashank knows how to control my energy on camera. He bullied me a lot on the sets.”</div>
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The last one-shot dramatic monologue that was as lengthy was in Luv Ranjan’s Pyaar Ka Punchnama where Kartik Tiwari tried to articulate what women want.</div>
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When Varun got drunk for 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'

Move over, Naseer. Varun Dhawan is now practicing what Naseeruddin Shah preaches. Method acting. The young actor pulled out all stops-...