Varun Dhawan and David Dhawan they have recently opened up about their personal and professional lives. The filmmaker also shared his experience of working with the former superstar Govinda. During the interaction, the actor revealed that while writing the script for the film, he would imagine how his father Govinda would perform that particular scene.
Varun Dhawan talks about comparing David Dhawan to Govinda in films
The last episode of Kapil Sharma‘ comedy show featured Varun Dhawan and his filmmaker father David Dhawan as guests. In a candid interaction, the director shared, “I have done 17 films with Govinda – all of them have been superhits. I think Govinda is one of the best actors I have worked with.”
Varun was quick to say, “Whatever scene is being written, every scene he remembers Govinda, he thinks about how Chichi Bhaiyya would do the scene. Then I tell him that I also have to do it for my audience, but that I have a very high standard to fulfill.’The actor shared what kind of references his father would always give Salman KhanGovinda or Anil Kapoor would do a particular scene. He added, “But I need to know how Varun would do that scene.”
More on David Dhawan and Govinda’s partnership
Govinda and David Dhawan have collaborated in several films including ‘Hero No. 1’, ‘Coolie No. 1’, ‘Raja Babu’, ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ and so on. The last project they did together was the 2009 film ‘Do Not Disturb’. In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Govinda stated that the films he and David Dhawan used to make can now be made only with his son, Varun Dhawan.David Dhawan and Varun Dhawan have worked together in ‘Main Tera Hero’, ‘Judwaa 2’ and ‘Coolie No. In films like 1’ (2020). They will be teaming up for another movie titled “Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai” which is slated to release on June 12, 2026.
