He had a brief appearance in the recent film Dangal as a wrestler and now, the actor will be seen upcoming laughter ride. Vivan Bhatena will essay the role of villain in Varun Dhawan starrer Judwaa 2 . Varun plays double role in this flick and Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu are the lead actresses of this outing.

Vivan talks about this development by saying, “David sir saw me in Nikkhil sir's (Nikkhil Advani) 'Hero' and told Mukesh (Mukesh Chhabra, casting director) that he wanted me for 'Judwaa 2'. He praised my work in the earlier film when we met at a party at Salman sir's (Salman Khan) farmhouse. He has shown a lot of faith in me."

The actor also spoke about his role in the film. He stated, “I play a stylish villain who's lean and smart. Aalim Hakim has given me a new hairstyle and we are also considering adding a few tattoos to my body. David sir wanted someone as tough who could take on the macho, muscular Varun and believes I suit the part."

His character will also has some comic elements to it. Vivan Bhatena will commence filming for this movie from mid-February. Around April, he is likely to shoot for the London schedule.