Varun Dhawan's alliance with Shoojit Sircar in October has
grabbed the right kind of buzz.
When it comes to the leading lady to be paired opposite
Varun, the actor shared a blurry photo of his #October girl.
Now, it is finally disclosed that UK based Banita Sandhu has
been confirmed to star opposite Varun.
When Shoojit was questioned about casting Banita by a famous
tabloid, he got frank and told that he had Banita in mind for the movie as he
felt she could fit the character right.
"We did look at other actors [for Banita’s part], but
then one day, I called her and told her that I may be casting her in the film
and that she should start doing workshops," Shoojit told.
The filmmaker further added, "But slowly, Juhi (Chaturvedi),
Ronnie (Lahiri) and I zeroed in on her and were sure that, ‘She is the girl we
should go for’. My casting director also felt that she was the right person for
this character."
On why he chose to work with a newcomer when he could have
worked with an established actress instead, Shoojit specified, "It has
never mattered to me if I am working with established or non-established
actors. The demands of the script is all that matters. The script required a
certain face,vulnerability and innocence, so we did many auditions."
Shoojit also told that October will mostly go on floors in
October, this year.
