Bad Newz writer Tarun Dudeja: ‘More than us, Vicky laughed at Kat joke’

Updated On: 05 July, 2024 04:05 PM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

Admitting that comedy is tough to write, Bad Newz writer Dudeja on weaving in the meta Katrina joke with Kaushal and how his actors elevated the material

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There is always a second time. Nine months ago, Tarun Dudeja’s debut directorial venture, Dhak Dhak, had a muted release. Today, in stark contrast stands his next, Bad Newz—starring Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk—which has generated much buzz before its theatrical release. “Dhak Dhak didn’t have a trailer launch event. At Bad Newz’s trailer launch, I sat in the first row. Karan Johar [producer] and Vicky took my name. The experience was the opposite of Dhak Dhak,” says Dudeja, who serves as the screenplay and dialogue writer.

That’s not where the differences end. The two movies are also poles apart in genre and tonality. While Dhak Dhak told the story of four women coming into their own over a road trip, Anand Tiwari’s directorial venture is a comedy centred on the rare medical condition, heteropaternal superfecundation, where a woman gets pregnant with twins from different men.

Tarun Dudeja