📌 Key Points
- Varun Dhawan dreamed of a Hollywood debut launched by Steven Spielberg.
- Dhawan wanted to impress his father, a film director, with his success.
- He took acting classes to hone his skills and prove himself.
- Varun debuted in Karan Johar’s ‘Student of the Year,’ a commercial hit.
Varun Dhawan revealed his initial ambition to debut in Hollywood, aiming for a launch by Steven Spielberg to impress his father. He prepared with acting classes, eventually debuting in Karan Johar’s ‘Student of the Year’, achieving instant success in Bollywood.
Dhawan’s Hollywood Ambitions
Actor Varun Dhawan made his Bollywood debut with Karan Johar ’s Student of the Year, alongside Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. The film turned him into an overnight sensation and firmly established him as one of the most promising young actors in the industry. However, Varun recently revealed that before making his debut in Bollywood, he had dreamt of being launched in Hollywood, and by the legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg .
He said, “My mother told me that your father is never going to launch you because he has never launched anyone and he will only work with you when he feels you have become a star.”
Impressing His Father: A Driving Force
Varun further revealed that this idea was deeply ingrained in him while he was growing up. Even though he came from a privileged background, he said he never allowed himself to rely on that privilege and instead worked hard to prove himself. He explained that he enrolled in acting classes.
Sharing how ambitious his early plans were, Varun said, “I enrolled in various acting classes. In fact, my plan was to debut in Hollywood to show my father. I wanted that either Steven Spielberg or Anurag Kashyap should launch me. Papa ko jhatka sirf in dono cheez se lag sakta hai (my father would have been shocked only by these two things). But he was also shocked when Karan launched me.”
Bollywood Breakthrough with Student of the Year
Varun eventually made his acting debut in 2012 with Student of the Year, which emerged as a commercial success and gave Bollywood a fresh new star. Before stepping in front of the camera, he had worked as an assistant director with Karan Johar on My Name Is Khan.
Following his debut, Varun went on to deliver several successful films, including Main Tera Hero, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Badlapur and ABCD 2. He was most recently seen in Border 2, which also starred Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty in lead roles. The film emerged as a box-office success.
From Hollywood dreams to Bollywood stardom, Varun Dhawan’s journey is a testament to his ambition and hard work. His successful debut paved the way for a string of popular films, solidifying his place in the industry.
