Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, who was in Dubai to promote his epic romance ‘Bawaal’ with Janhvi Kapoor atop the floating hotel QE2, describes love as transformative but seems to have a problematic take on the role of women in marriages. In his eyes, women are tasked with doing the heavy-lifting in a relationship, indicating a skewed understanding of gender roles and expectations.
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00:00Why have you come to the city of Hitler?
00:01The real world war will now begin.
00:14Good afternoon, this is Manjusha Radhakrishnan from Gulf News.
00:17I'm the entertainment editor.
00:19Today I have a very talented ensemble from Bawal, the cast and crew on QE2.
00:24It's a floating hotel and it's also very historic.
00:27I feel it.
00:28It's the perfect spot to go for a trailer reveal.
00:32What do you think?
00:33Totally, it's dynamic, it's new.
00:37Always when I'm planning to launch a film or do something,
00:41I'm always trying to look at what can we do, how can we create Bawal.
00:46This is a great setting.
00:47It has so much significance to our film and world war as well.
00:50So great to be here, great to be back in Dubai and create Bawal.
00:55What about you, Janvi?
00:57You're a big hit with Gulf News.
00:58Whenever we have your name online, I don't know, it just goes crazy, the website.
01:02She creates a Bawal each time on the Gulf News website.
01:06But are you happy to be a part of such a tumultuous love story?
01:10Of course, I'm happy to be a part of anything that has all of them involved,
01:14the people that I look up to.
01:16And like we said before during the press conference that it's such a special story
01:21and we're so thrilled that we got to introduce this
01:23in such a big way in Dubai, a city that I think we all love so much.
01:26Brilliant.
01:27And Sajid, honestly, when I saw this trailer of the movie,
01:29saw the scale, the stars, etc.,
01:32I assumed it would go the traditional theatrical route.
01:34I was very surprised when I realized it will come first on Amazon Prime.
01:38What are your thoughts?
01:39Why did you, what kind of?
01:41It's not I, I thought it's we, we decided after watching the film
01:45that this needs international coverage.
01:47Really in your life, you know, I've been making films for 36 years, 37 years actually.
01:52And there are rare times where you feel that this should be watched
01:56all over the world at the same time in their languages.
02:00And I got this opportunity with this film,
02:02like I got the opportunity last film to get a national award.
02:05So we all are talking about this chemistry,
02:07but this chemistry shouldn't be also sidelined.
02:10We have a great chemistry.
02:11We've delivered something very beautiful last.
02:14And I think with this, people will be very,
02:17I mean, happy to see this cinema all over the world at the same time.
02:21Right, of course.
02:21And Nitesh, comparing a love story to the atrocities of World War II,
02:26it's a bit of a stretch.
02:27Were you very fearful that it's going to, you know,
02:29I mean, how can you compare World War II and its crime to a love story?
02:33I mean, I'm sure you guys felt the pain, but how can you compare the two?
02:36And what are your thoughts?
02:37Did you fear as actors that it would come across as trite?
02:40So no, as long as you are mindful of the sensitivities
02:44which are involved in the subject.
02:46And secondly, also about the treatment, you know,
02:49to make it extremely believable.
02:52So to say something like that, you know,
02:57I think people should hold on to their opinions till they see the film.
03:02And I don't think any of those fears will be found true, is what I'm saying.
03:07It's something which is very meaningful, something which is very beautiful
03:11and something which respects, you know, whatever has happened
03:15and takes a leaf out of the history and tries to correct the present.
03:20So, you know, that's what we should be doing.
03:22Not trivialising war or the crime itself.
03:24You should see the film, yeah.
03:25Okay, brilliant.
03:26I was not a great, would you like to add to that as well,
03:29as actors where you get a bit fearful?
03:31No, yeah.
03:31And I'll tell you why, because I've spent so much time fearing.
03:36You're fearing what?
03:37You're fearing the future.
03:38And you don't know life.
03:40Nobody knows what's going to happen the next second.
03:42And we spend so much time fearing, fearing what's going to happen.
03:45And this is a constant battle as humans that we have.
03:47We have to fight ourselves, fight our own insecurities.
03:50So, but I think it's time to go for it.
03:53Give it your all, just go all in.
03:55All, just go all in.
03:57It's a leap of faith.
03:58Yeah, go with, just jump.
03:59And I think when you have like such gifted and such celebrated makers with you,
04:05I think eventually they are doing the thinking.
04:07As an actor, you have to go all in and try and convince them.
04:10That is the power of acting, right?
04:11I have to convince the audience that why Arju goes on this journey with Nisha.
04:15So, I've gone all in.
04:16All in?
04:17Yeah.
04:17How about you, Janhavi?
04:18I mean, I think it's important to note that none of us are trying to compare
04:24any of the characters' problems to the atrocities of the Second World War.
04:27It's more just a lesson.
04:31And I mean, without divulging more, it's,
04:35I think everyone will get a better idea about why
04:37the Second World War is such an important metaphor in our film after watching the film.
04:40But I don't think we're trying to demean, diminish,
04:43or trivialise the gravity of this war at all.
04:49But it's an important theme in the film.
04:53And it's one that we can't ignore.
04:54And I feel like everyone will understand it far more once they see the film.
04:57And you know, today, see, the internet or social media
05:00will want to create a bawal out of anything and everything.
05:02When Jojo Rabbit gets made, you know, you're all okay.
05:06And just because it's being made by the West, you're like all okay to accept it.
05:09You think that?
05:09Yeah, 100%.
05:10There is a discrimination.
05:13By our own audiences.
05:15But that was a satire on the Second World War.
05:18I'm just saying there's always, when the West does it,
05:21we are always very accepting that they can pull it off.
05:24And definitely because of their efficiency and their prowess and their work,
05:27how they, you know, merge CG and everything.
05:31But we are very doubtful when makers try something here.
05:35But how will we break new ground if we don't try?
05:38Right.
05:38So you're pushing new boundaries with this one.
05:40Listen, I did not pay attention to my history class.
05:43So before the trailer launch, I actually looked up World War II,
05:46when did it start, etc.
05:48Did you guys have the same issue?
05:49Or was I the only one?
05:50I have no clue who was voting against who won finally.
05:54But he knew everything.
05:56He and she actually.
05:57You are a history buff?
05:59Yeah, specifically the Second World War.
06:01Wow.
06:02I did not see that coming.
06:03How about you?
06:04My dad was a history teacher for a very long time.
06:07And he was very interested in World War II.
06:10So I had no choice but to grow up knowing about World Wars.
06:14Right, right.
06:15Brilliant.
06:16Okay, well, last question.
06:17We have been asked to wrap.
06:18What's the best part about acting in a very turbulent love story?
06:24You know, does it have a happy ending?
06:25You don't have to reveal that.
06:26But do you believe in true love wins all?
06:29I think so.
06:30Different versions of it.
06:31But the most fun part of it for me were actually the scenes where
06:35both our characters were in conflict.
06:37I think as actors, those are always fun scenes to do.
06:40And you?
06:41I mean, I'm married.
06:42So I definitely believe in the institution of marriage.
06:44And I believe how it can, you know, change people for the better.
06:48And this film has a very interesting take on marriage.
06:52And the kind of impact it can have on a man, you know.
06:56And I really believe men need to be domesticated.
07:00We need to be taught about it.
07:01I truly believe that.
07:02Did you actually say that?
07:03I truly believe men need to be taught.
07:05Some men at least.
07:05And women will do that for you?
07:07I think women are definitely the most superior species.
07:10For sure.
07:10There's no doubt about that in my mind.
07:12At least I think of them that way.
07:13Because my mother, my wife.
07:14So you got domesticated after you got married?
07:16I thought I had by my mother.
07:17But then I think after I got married, even further more.
07:19Well done, you.
07:20Well done, your wife.
07:21How about you, Sajid?
07:22Still a believer in love?
07:23Yeah, definitely.
07:24I, 90% of my films are around love stories only.
07:27So if there's a war, it's love.
07:29If there's underworld, there's love.
07:31Anything, any premise you place me, there's love in it.
07:35Excellent.
07:36And Nitesh, what about you?
07:37There's always a strain of love in your movies.
07:39I would not make anything which I don't believe in.
07:41So that should answer your question.
07:43Excellent.
07:44Thank you so much for speaking to us.
07:45And I hope love wins.
07:47And not war.
07:48Thank you so much for your time.
07:50Take care, guys.