'Dilwale' famed actor Varun Sharma was in for quite a surprise recently, when he got a call from a production house. The offer was a role in a Punjabi film - surprisingly it was not for the actor but for his pet!!!

Varun whose just come back from his first schedule of 'Rabtaa', took a break and visited his home town in Jalandar. On touching base with Varun he stated got a call from one of the major production houses who told him that they have a very interesting role for his pet dog. Sharing about this, Varun further said, "I was taken aback, it was difficult for me to digest it and without giving it a thought I said no."

"Shooting for films is a hectic task. with Lights and grilling schedules it takes a toll on our health. I got a pet being an animal lover so that I can spend sometime with him and not because I can make money out of him," stated Varun.