Varun Dhawan’s father David Dhawan is a famous veteran filmmaker who has given many iconic films to Bollywood. Recently, the Citadel actor recalled that his father was ready to abandon him on the streets of London after he expressed his desire to watch Kuch Kuch Hota Hai instead of Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan.
Recently, during a conversation with Indian Express, Varun Dhawan recalled that Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan was premiered in London. The producers sent him a limousine which had posters with funny faces of Govinda and Amitabh Bachchan on it.
The Citadel actor recalled that as they were walking through the streets of London, he was “dying” to watch Kuch Kuch Hota Hai; He clarified that he did not know Karan Johar then.
“Kuch Kuch Hota Hai just felt like a cool movie, but my father said, ‘Stop it, I’ll leave you here on the streets.’ I remember telling him you can’t treat children like this here and my father was like, ‘He’s treated so badly, why did I bring him here’,” he recalled. The actor admitted that the first day of Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan was big because of the “mass factor”, but Kuch Kuch Hota Hai became much bigger and revealed how he was eventually launched by Karan Johar.
Varun Dhawan started his acting career with the film Student of the Year, released in 2012, alongside Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. Notably, KKHH and BMCM were head-to-head at the box-office with their releases on the same date in 1998.
On the work front, Varun has Raj & DK’s spy action film Citadel: Honey Bunny with Samantha Ruth Prabhu. It will release on November 7, 2024, and he also has Callis’ actioner Baby John in the pipeline.
Talking about his upcoming ventures, Varun mentioned that he wanted to do commercial and masala action with Baby John. When he watched The Family Man, he thought everyone looked so good that he wanted to work with the director duo.
“Both of these titles, Baby John and Honey Bunny, are (cute) and come at a time when I’m the father of a daughter! It’s just a coincidence and I hope the universe is conspiring to make this all the more special.” Is.” He added.
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