Varun Dhawan mourns the loss of his aunt; Bollywood celebs pay their condolences

Varun Dhawan on Saturday took to his Instagram handle to share that he has lost his aunt (maasi). Paying a heartfelt tribute to her, Varun shared a picture and Gayatri mantra in caption.

Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Malaika Arora, Manish Malhotra, Sophie Choudry, Sonal Chauhan, Punit Malhotra, and ors paid ir condolences.

Sonam wrote: "Omg. I'm so sorry, Varun Dhawan". Sophie commented: "So sorry for your loss, Varun Dhawan. Love and prayers to family. May her soul rest in peace." Nushrat Bharucha wrote, "My God! So sorryyy varun!! deepest condolences"

Mouni Roy, Anushka Ranjan, Sonakshi Sinha, Daboo Ratnani, Zoya Akhtar, Huma Qureshi, Remo D'Souza too dropped ir deepest condolences. According to photographer Viral Bhayani's Instagram caption, Varun's aunt was based in Chicago.

Meanwhile, amid COVID-19 pandemic, Varun Dhawan has been contributing in various ways. t just did he pledge over Rs 50 lakh to central and state relief funds, he also promised to help daily w workers of film industry. actor had also participated in I for India concert to raise funds for COVID-19. 

On work front

Varun Dhawan will next be seen on big-screen in Coolie 1, alongside Sara Ali Khan. movie is helmed by David Dhawan and is a remake of 1995 film of same name, that starred Govinda and Karisma Kapoor. movie was slated to release on May 1, 2020. However it has been postponed due to global pandemic, and or date has been officially anunced yet. Varun Dhawan also has Sunil Khetarpal's biopic on hold.