4 min readMumbaiMay 27, 2026 09:57 AM IST
Actor Varun Dhawan has been going all out in promoting his upcoming film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai. Recently, the actor was seen in conversation with his father, David Dhawan, during a celebration organised by Radio Nasha and PVR Cinemas. While chatting with David Dhawan, Varun commented on Dhurandhar being a ‘director’s win’, and missed out on crediting Ranveer Singh for the film’s success. This comment invited some flak from netizens.
Varun Dhawan’s comment about Dhurandhar
While discussing how filmmaking has changed today, David Dhawan mentioned, “I think anyone who has a pen and a phone feels they are a journalist. It has become very difficult. I can’t figure out which film became a hit and which one didn’t. It’s very difficult to gauge collections. But again, it’s run by the actors. Pehle bhi tha, abhi bhi hai (It existed earlier too, and it still exists now).”
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In disagreement, Varun cited Dhurandhar’s example and pointed out how the film was Aditya Dhar’s win. “Why do you feel that? Today, when you see Dhurandhar, you see someone like Aditya Dhar and the way he made the film. Toh woh toh director ki jeet thi na? (So that was the director’s win, right?),” Varun Dhawan asked. In response, David said, “He is one of a kind. Yes, that was a director’s win, but otherwise, if you see, actors ka zyada haath hota hai. (Actors have a bigger role in it).”
Netizens react to Varun Dhawan’s comment
Varun’s comment quickly went viral on social media, and some Reddit users went on to slam Varun for failing to give credit to Ranveer Singh for Dhurandhar.
One of the users wrote, “He could be right, he could be wrong, that’s not the case, but a former contemporary saying this, the narrative building to discredit Ranveer entirely is way too obvious.” Another user commented, “It’s so evident that Varun is jealous of Ranveer; he cannot even pull half of what Ranveer has done in Dhurandhar 1 and 2.” A third user wrote, “Any movie is a team effort, just with a good director, a movie doesn’t work either. You need a good cast that can portray the story that doesn’t feel like a movie. That’s what Dhurandhar did. He should ask his son not to take any credit for any movie anymore. Varun can act sometimes, but with this loose talk, nobody would take him seriously.”
Another user said, “Had it been a flop, it would be Ranveer’s flop.” One of them also wrote, “Wow! So much work to discredit someone. Would like Varun to say the same about Animal.”
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About Dhurandhar, Ranveer Singh, and Varun Dhawan
Dhurandhar 1 and 2 have seen phenomenal success both commercially and critically. Starring Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Akshaye Khanna, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi in important roles, the film was directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by Jio Studios and B62 Productions. The franchise went on to collect over Rs 3000 crores at the box office. The first part of Dhurandhar was released in December, and the second instalment was released in March this year.
While Ranveer will be seen in Pralay next, the actor is currently embroiled in the Don 3 controversy, where FWICE has issued a non-cooperation directive against him.
As for Varun Dhawan, his latest film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai releases on June 5; the film also stars Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. It is directed by David Dhawan and produced by Ramesh Taurani.
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