Published 21:31 IST, October 7th 2019

Varun Dhawan: The 'Badlapur' actor on his equation with David Dhawan

Varun Dhawan the Bollywood actor known for his performance in his debut movie Student Of The Year opens up about his father David Dhawan and their relationship

Reported by: Gunjan Shah
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Varun Dhawan is a Bollywood actor who me his first on-screen appearance with 2014 film Student Of Year. He is son of rewned Bollywood director, David Dhawan who is kwn for his movies like Coolie . 1, and Hero .1. far-son duo has been seen in two Bollywood films, Main Tera Hero and Judwaa 2. Here is what Varun Dhawan has to say about his far, David Dhawan:

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"My D never planned to launch me in Bollywood"

In an interview, when Varun was asked about how to make it big in tinsel town, he replied that it takes a lot of will power, hard work and sincerity. He also ded that ever since ir childhood, neir he r his bror Rohit Dhawan got any preferential treatment from ir far. Varun recalled how his far, David Dhawan, was asked to launch ir kids in Bollywood, and he denied that too. Thus it was a challenge for Varun as well, he said.

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Right from beginning, Varun said that he h to work very hard. He said that he took acting lessons, and also was an assistant director in My Name Is Khan (2010). vants of learning and working on himself helped him, he said. Varun also said that though his filmy connections me it easier for him to meet people, that was end of vants.

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Varun said that his far, David Dhawan also h to go through many struggles to make his mark in Bollywood as well. He said that coming from a small town his far h connections in industry and h to work very hard to give m a good life. He ded that his far, David Dhawan was a gold medallist from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). David edited for Doordarshan before he got opportunity to edit Saaransh (1984). Varun ded that he me 50 films and has a success rate of 70-80%.

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Varun Dhawan's upcoming movies

Varun Dhawan was last seen in 2019 Bollywood movie Kalank that did t perform as expected at box-office. He will make his next appearance on-screen in Street Dancer 3D, Coolie . 1, Shai . 1 Reboot and Shuddhi. far-son duo will make a return with upcoming films Shai . 1 Reboot and Coolie .1 which are remakes of popular movies by same names.  movies initially starred Govinda, and were directed by David Dhawan and will w feature Varun Dhawan in his shoes, for reprised versions.

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19:59 IST, October 7th 2019