Working with Nitesh Tiwari was always in Varun Dhawan's bucket list

Dubai: Varun Dhawan said that his upcoming feature film ‘Bawaal’, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, gave him the opportunity to play a character that goes through a journey of ‘realisation’.

‘Bawaal’ follows an ordinary but popular high school history teacher, Ajay Dixit (played by Varun), fondly called Ajju bhaiya, who enjoys a mini celebrityhood in his hometown.

Varun, 36, said that working with Nitesh was always on his bucket list and the filmmaker’s humility made him perform better.

“I had a great time working with him. I personally feel it’s one of my best characters, as there is an arc and realisation. As actors, we don’t always get this opportunity to share a philosophy through our films. In today’s time, when nothing is organic, this film is very important. It’s the closest to the truth of life at the moment,” the actor said at the film’s trailer launch.