Varun preps for two months to play Param Vir Chakra awardee Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya in Border 2
(From left) Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan on the set of Border 2
There’s not a moment to rest for Varun Dhawan, who is in the war zone. Well, only cinematically. While we are aware that Sunny Deol is reprising his role of Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri from Border (1997), Diljit Dosanjh plays Air Force Officer Nirmal Singh Sekhon, and Ahan Shetty portrays a Naval Commander in the Anurag Singh-directed film Border 2, Dhawan’s character had remained under wraps until now. An insider informs us that he will play Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, who received the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery and was promoted to Colonel after the 1971 Indo-Pak war in 1976.
Before the shoot kicked off in the second week of January in Jhansi, Madhya Pradesh, Dhawan had physically prepared for the shoot over two months. “Apart from holding look sessions with designer Sheetal Sharma, Varun met Indian officers, celebrated Army Day with them and [in conversations] tried to gain a deeper understanding of their lives,” said a source, adding that the cast and crew prepped for a year before going on floors. “Varun’s scenes will begin with his departure from Sisana village in Haryana, joining the army, to his journey in the Indo-Pak war.”
Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya
His physical prep involved three hours of cardio and weightlifting every day, followed by training in handling arms and ammunition. “Varun’s first scene includes a massive action sequence, with heavy artillery and guns, designed by Hollywood filmmaker Nick Powell. Major Hoshiar Singh led from the front at Jarpal post in the Shakargarh sector and refused evacuation till the ceasefire, though he was heavily wounded.” The Major was ordered to capture the Pakistani locality of Jarpal by establishing a bridgehead in the Shakargarh sector. The source added, “To encourage and motivate his men to stay strong and fight, he went from trench to trench, and even manned the machine gun on his own. His company fought back all the attacks, imposing heavy mortality on the Pakistani army.” An ex-Army Major was roped in to give approvals on everything — from references and research to the badges and uniforms.
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