As an actor, you can't keep concentrating on film's business: Varun Dhawan

Critical acclaim with big box collections is the recipe for a memorable film, but Varun Dhawan believes actors must steer clear of the numbers to satisfy the artiste in them.

With the "Dulhaniya" series, "Badlapur", "Judwaa 2" and "October", the actor is propelling to strike the balance between larger-than-life cinema and closer-to-earth films. He believes it is unfair to divide the art of storytelling.

"It's not fair to demarcate art. It's film business but as actors we have to stop concentrating on the business part of it (all the time).

"We have to concentrate on the art part of it because eventually we are not here to only do business. As an artiste, it is something totally different," Varun told PTI in an interview here.

The actor says he is aware that most of his films have turned out to be moneyspinners but he is in the movies more for the craft than the cash registers.

"Sometimes you have to let go and do these films. Try, mix-match, explore and create.

"I know because my films have done business and they do make money. So people sometimes don't realise that I'm in films for the craft and I love it the most. That's my priority."
"... Where 'Sui Dhaaga' is concerned, the approach towards the film was definitely a mix of things that I learnt on 'October' and 'Judwaa 2'."
"I think giving it back and proving that 'Don't do this to me even I have self-worth' is what I found very cool. And I've been through something like that while growing up myself. The decisions I wanted to make or made are against the tide."