Farah Khan, Varun Dhawan take a dig at Vashu Bhagnani as actor arrives late for shoot on her show
Mumbai, June 5
Choreographer-director Farah Khan recently invited Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and his father David Dhawan to her house, and took a subtle dig at producer Vashu Bhagnani.
The timing of the jokes makes it interesting as Vashu Bhagnani and Varun's father are engaged in a legal stand-off over the issue of music royalty.
As Varun arrived a little later than his father at Farah's house, he decided to make up for it by bringing gifts not for Farah but her house help and YouTube star Dilip.
As the actor entered Farah's house, he said, "This is better than Trump's house. I got something for Dilip".
Farah asked, "You didn't get anything for me? You came late".
Varun quipped, "You are not asking why I am late".
Seeing the perfect set-up, Farah threw the punchline, as he said, "Did you go to meet Vashu ji?"
Varun said, "That's what I went to handle".
Meanwhile, the lawsuit, filed by Vashu Bhagnani, centres on the Bollywood film 'Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai', starring Varun Dhawan. Vashu Bhagnani filed a lawsuit against Tips Industries and associated parties, alleging unauthorized use of intellectual property linked to older hit films like 'Biwi No.1'.
The producer earlier held a virtual press conference, and also made a targeted comment on David Dhawan's son, Varun as he said that the actor never checked on him after their 2020 collaboration 'Coolie No. 1' sank without a trace.
Talking about the same, he earlier told the media, "Very honestly, after this case, there is some bitterness in all relationships. But Varun hasn't called me in 2 years anyway. We made 'Coolie No. 1' in 2020, suffered a loss of INR 27 crore, he never even bothered to ask how I was doing. If he maintains the relationship, fine. If not, that's fine too. I lost a lot of money being with him. He is like my child, children make mistakes. Father and son, so be it".
The immediate trigger behind the lawsuit was the recreated use of the iconic song 'Chunari Chunari' from 'Biwi No.1'. Vashu Bhagnani claimed that although Tips owned audio rights, the underlying film-linked intellectual property and recreation permissions still required consent or involvement from his side.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Typical Bollywood drama! 😅 Varun coming late and bringing gifts for the house help instead of Farah - such a desi move. But Vashu Bhagnani's comments about Varun not calling for 2 years are quite serious. Relationships in the industry are so fragile.
Interesting how Farah manages to make everything light-hearted even when there's a legal battle going on. That's the charm of her show. But Vashu ji has a point - if you worked together and the film flopped, at least a courtesy call would be nice. Shows lack of professionalism.
Varun is lucky Farah has a sense of humour! Imagine being roasted on national TV for being late and not bringing gifts. 😆 But the Vashu Bhagnani issue is serious - 27 crore loss is no joke. Bollywood needs better contracts and communication.
The Chunari Chunari song recreation issue - pretty standard Bollywood dispute over rights. But Varun handling it with humour on Farah's show shows he's taking it in stride. Still, Vashu ji's emotional comments about Varun not calling are understandable. In our culture, relationships matter beyond work.
Love how Farah keeps it real and funny! 😂 But honestly, Varun needs to be more careful - Vashu ji's statement about him not calling for 2 years is a big deal. In India, we value relationships and respect. Hope they resolve this legally and personally.
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