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Varun Dhawan Reveals How He First Met Sara Ali Khan as a Teen Girl

Varun Dhawan revealed on "The Kapil Sharma Show" how he first met Sara Ali Khan when she was 15, stalking him in a gym. Sara pretended to be on a phone call while following Varun, who was confused by her behavior. The duo promoted their 2020 film "Coolie No. 1," a reboot of David Dhawan's 1995 movie. Varun and Sara haven't collaborated on any project since that film.

When Varun Dhawan revealed how he first met Sara Ali Khan

Mumbai, June 13

When Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan graced "The Kapil Sharma" show together to promote their 2020 laughter ride, "Coolie No. 1", Varun revealed how he first met Sara as a young girl when she was just around 15 years old.

Varun was heard sharing the tale in his own words, saying, "My film 'Student Of The Year' had already been released, and I had gone to the gym. A young specs-clad girl was running everywhere while on her phone. I was entering the lift, and she was exiting it, but then she took a sudden U-turn and came back into the lift. She called someone while staring at me, and laughing at the same time. I don't know exactly what she was trying to do."

Varun recalled thinking, "Who is this girl talking to?", given that there is no network in lifts.

Then Sara started silently following Varun as he came out of the lift.

When host Kapil Sharma asked Sara whom she was talking to, she confessed that she just needed to pretend to do something while she was stalking Varun.

Speaking about "Coolie No. 1", the movie has been made under the direction of David Dhawan with Vashu Bhagnani producing it under his home banner, Pooja Entertainment.

The movie is a reboot of David Dhawan's own 1995 outing of the same name, starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor.

Interestingly, the film itself was a remake of the 1993 Tamil drama "Chinna Mapillai".

"Coolie No. 1" marked Varun and Sara's first on -screen pairing, and these two have yet to work together on a project since.

Meanwhile, recently, Varun was seen leading another David Dhawan directorial, "Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai", with Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde as the leading ladies.

The film, which is assumed to be David Dhawan's last directorial film before his retirement, reached the movie buffs on June 5 this year.

— IANS

Reader Comments

Siddharth J

Classic Kapil Sharma show moments! Varun's impression of Sara pretending to talk on the phone in the lift is pure gold. But honestly, the movie 'Coolie No. 1' didn't do justice to both their talents. They deserved better scripts. Still, nice to see these behind-the-scenes tales.

Nisha Z

I love how Sara is so upfront about her fan-girling! 🤩 She's so relatable. And Varun coming from a film family still remembers these small moments. That's true desi charm. Do miss seeing them together on screen though!

Aman W

While this anecdote is sweet, I wish Indian cinema would move past remakes. 'Coolie No. 1' was just a copy of an old film. Varun and Sara are talented but deserve original content. At least the Kapil show episode was entertaining. 😅

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