Varun Dhawan revealed that he and Kangana Ranaut were the first choices for the cast of Sriram Raghavan's Andhadhun, and said he regrets not doing the film. "I was busy with another film at that time, that's why I couldn't do it," he added. Andhadhun starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte and Tabu went on to win three National Film awards.