Varun Dhawan has tasted success with most of his big screen outings since his debut film ‘Student of the Year’, but the actor says that in the film industry one cannot let success go to one’s head.
“As an actor, you cannot take the stardom or your success very seriously. Every Friday things change… All of this (stardom) is here because of cinema. Like I say, I am here to be an actor — whether it is doing comedy, dance or action roles — if I am able to evoke an emotion among the audience, then my work is done,” Varun said at the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit.
The actor, who was here on Saturday for India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit, also said he is overwhelmed with the love that is showered upon him by his fans. He took a vow to “work really hard to make sure that it continues”.
Talking about ‘Dilwale’, one of his only films that under-performed at the box office, Varun said ”I will never say that ‘Dilwale’ was a mistake. Rohit has entertained the audience for years and years, and it also starred Shah Rukh Khan who is a super duper star. Maybe a lot of people didn’t like the film, maybe I was also not at my best.”
“I could have done way better” said the actor, who feels “the current generation is not as ‘fast’ as people say” in terms of relationships.
Varun also revealed that he was all of 13 when he kissed for the first time. Back then, he was a teenager, but now he says he understands that people need to “invest in relationships” for sustaining them.
He also spoke of how the Indian film industry, which produces over 1000 films every year, is not going through such a rosy phase economically.
“The film industry is economically not going through a great period. As an industry, we need to get our act slightly together and make sure people come in more for content and performances” Varun said.
Varun <<<Siddarth. Varun comedy ke naam pe overacting karta hai.
Varun Dhawan being son of producer and director understand the trade better than most..
Plus he is pretty straight forward.. Hope he works a lil on acting , he has the pot to become superstar..
Loved when he said ‘maybe I was also not at my best’. Not many stars say it so openly.
Btw, I don’t think Main Tera Hero was a setback for him. A lot of people I know liked it.
Well said varun
Well said Varun very humble and hard working guy. Still room for improvement but by distance quite ahead of his contemporaries.
Big league acting best performance
Shah Rukh/Aamir/Ajay
Ajay/Shah Rukh/Aamir
Aamir/Ajay/Shah rukh
Akshay
Salman
Intermediate
Hrithik
Shahid
Eemran
Current ones
Varun
Ranbir
Ranveer
I see them having constant and long competition like the 3 khans. No one close to them for now.
The Rest
Arjun/Sushant
Shushant/Arjun
Tiger
Sidharth
Note this is strictly based on Acting skills call it Character portrayal or Versatility .
What about dishoom??? it was average at box office..
if average or just recovery films r success, then Raaz Reboot shud be one at 40cr.
I think that he hasn’t made any mistake as far as carrer is related.All the movies that he has done so far have been successfull leaving ‘Dilwale’ And ‘Dishoom’ too some extent.
But kudos to u @Indicine to use word like ‘bombed’ for Dilwale,although it underperformed but in terms of worldwide box office it is profitable movie.
No Offence to SRK and his fans
Thank u
Next year watch out for Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. They have the best line ups
@KHILADI,bro I am also an Akki fan but how can u say something like Sidharth >>> Varun.It may be ur personal oppinion but the reality is Varun is a bigger star not just against Siddharth but he is biggest crowdpuller among the young brigade of stars.Even In the acting department he is very good e.g Badlapur but Siddharth as far his performances in movies is considered is a very below average actor.
Sorry if u got offended.
Thanx
@Gagan,I agree with u
varun dhawan film of choice is good
film by film his stardom r increasing
he is good in mass comedy acting
allrounder
one day he will be next salman khan
varun and sidharth both debut in soty
and in soty sidharth is in main lead
but now varun has left the sid
in sucess ratio
upcoming film of varun and my predication
badrinath ki dulhaniya 90 cr
judwaa 2 100 cr
sudhi 80 cr
when life gave u chance to prove urself ,then use it like varun did in badlapur .
He was awesome in mai tera hero ,and loved his intense acting in badlapur and many says he do overacting ,if he do overacting in movies like mth and dishoom ,then i loved his overacting atleast it is better than remain expressionless .He just did overacting in Dilwale(his worst performance) ,otherwise he is awesome and had a bright future in bollywood.
Actingwise ,Ranbir >> Varun >> Ranveer singh
Didnt expect this from indicine. .
Dilwale bombed? ???
Like seriously? ?
It has been 10years you are doing this work but seems like indicine didnt learn anything
@Harjit and Waliur Rahman, it was IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) article, which we’ve subscribed to. We’ve now edited the article.
@CANNES how dare you put Srk name on top of acting list? Even Akshay is a much better than Srk now has proven. For me top 3 is Aamir Ajay Akshay.
Dilwale is a failure, called by rohit shetty in interview. Srk and now varun admit that dilwale is a setback, a failure at Xmas.
Dilwale didnt bomb on the box office…stop spreading negativity
@CANNES what a stupid list. Nobody told you to add Over acting list there.
Well said Varun. You are a rockstar. I loved the way that you enjoyed what you done in front of camera rather than just only act.
I still remember that when the trailer of SOTY out, he was the only one among the three new comer who impressed me.
After watching the film, the things remained same. Later Alia also proved herself with Highway and 2 states. Not impressed by Sid so far.
I still laugh when some media people and fans says that SID is better and bigger than Varun both in terms of talent and box office. Varun has an edge over Sid Both in screen presence and boxoffice.
If Dilwale did 160cr then it would be clean hit how it boomed at boxoffice
With increasing times, the reliability of Indicine Content is going down. Who said Dilwale & Main Tera Hero were flops? Do your home work better Indicine else you will loose visitors like me. Even your prediction of movies are turning out to be inaccurate more often.
Thanks for posting his interview..love him and I think his star power is underated
Varun is the most ‘loved’ young actor among his contemporaries. Almost every kid in India loves him.
My favorite actors
Srk
Akshay
Shahid
Varun
Although Srk and akki are my favourite. I like shahid and Varun too.
Most overrated star. He doesnt even know ABCD of acting. Only ranveer can become next superstar + great intense actor after Ajay devgn.
Thanks indicine :)
And i apologise for my misbehaviour.
his movies are all low budget. so always chance of making it big in final collection.
not a big deal. except badlapur, all his movies are stereotyped.
i dont see much future in this guy. max of 2 years more.