Varun Dhawan spills Bollywood secrets, recalls clashes with father in Farah Khan vlog

Gives fans unfiltered look at what it is really like to grow up in and work with Dhawan filmmaking dynasty

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Indian actor Varun Dhawan completely stole the show in Farah Khan’s latest vlog, turning a standard movie promotion into a exposee of vintage Bollywood secrets, hilarious family confessions, and some unexpected shade directed at Koffee with Karan.

Visiting Farah’s house alongside his father, legendary director David Dhawan, and co-stars Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur to promote Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, Varun gave fans an unfiltered look at what it is really like to grow up in and work with the Dhawan filmmaking dynasty.

While many assume that working with a superstar director father makes life easy, Varun quickly set the record straight. He revealed that shooting a movie with his father involves a lot of creative head-butting. Because David started his career as a film editor, he knows exactly how a scene will fit together before he even rolls the camera.

Varun confessed that their biggest on-set arguments are over "coverage"; while Varun often begs for more angles, his father flatly refuses. Explaining his father's rigid but brilliant workflow, Varun noted, "He is incredibly stubborn. He knows exactly what shot he wants, where the close-up needs to go, and what the flow of the performance should be. Our main fights are always about coverage."

To which David responded by saying he believes that excessive cutting ruins an actor’s natural comic timing, preferring to rely on a single, perfectly placed track shot or close-up. Looking at David's legendary track record, Varun admitted his dad's no-nonsense formula is hard to argue with.

Varun also proved he is just as much of a Bollywood fanboy as the rest of us. He actively grilled Farah Khan about her iconic choreography career, leading to Salman Khan’s iconic towel dance in Jeene Ke Hain Chaar Din.

Farah said that the step was completely accidental. Salman had simply walked out of his trial room holding the towel, and Farah spontaneously threw it into the routine. Varun also gushed over Pehla Nasha from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, stating, "That song is the absolute favourite song of my life. It is the best-choreographed song ever."

This prompted Farah to reminisce about standing on a shaky stool to capture a young Aamir Khan in the tea gardens.

Varun also reminisced about his days as an Assistant Director on My Name Is Khan, where he first crossed paths with Farah. He laughed about how incredibly terrified he, Alia Bhatt, and Siddharth Malhotra were when Farah came to choreograph Radha, their very first song for Student of the Year. "My life's very first song was choreographed by Farah ma'am, and I was the only one who didn't get shouted at!" Varun joked.

Farah also presented David and Varun with luxury watches and surprised leading ladies Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur with stunning lab-grown diamond pendants. To which Varun hilariously compared the experience to Bollywood’s ultimate talk show, Koffee with Karan, calling Farah's vlog the all-time favourite.

Showing off his domestic side, Varun wrapped up the vlog by stepping into the kitchen with Farah to help whip up a comforting, mildly-spiced plate of mutton rice.