Vashu Bhagnani He is currently embroiled in a legal tiff with a filmmaker David Dhawan. The producer, in a recent interaction, said the director’s son, Varun Dhawannever checked on him after their last collaboration ‘Coolie No. 1 failed at the box office in 2020. The producer held a virtual press conference to address his legal battle with David Dhawan and music label ‘Tips’.
Vashu Bhagnani’s ‘Coolie No. He explained the economic losses of 1’
According to the IANS report, the suit filed by Vashu Bhagnani in Katihar, Bihar, centers on the Bollywood film ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ in which he stars. Varun Dhawan. The latter filed a suit against Tips Industries and associated parties, ‘Biwi No. 1′.Talking about the same, she told the media, “Very honestly, after this case, there is bitterness in every relationship. But Varun hasn’t called me in 2 years anyway. We did ‘Coolie No. 1’ in 2020 and suffered a loss of INR 27 crores; he never bothered to ask how I was doing. If the relationship wasn’t going well, if I had a lot of money with him, he’s like my child, children make mistakes.The immediate driving force behind the lawsuit was the recreated use of the iconic song ‘Chunari Chunari’ from ‘Biwi No.1’.The producer further mentioned, “My heart is broken. I am not afraid of anyone in this world, not even my father. I am proud that I have never wronged anyone. But I am broken because after doing so much, I am pretending to be a thief, a fool. Varun Dhawan is saying these things. David Ji is saying these things. Ramesh Ji too. There is no need for that.”“We had such a good relationship. Even now I’m saying, give them this call, I’ll fix it in 10 minutes. But if they don’t want it, how can it be fixed? They were so sure till 3 days ago, ‘What can Vashu do to us?'” he added.Vasu Bhagnani said that even though Tips owned the audio rights, the intellectual property and entertainment permissions related to the underlying film still required permission or involvement from his side.
More about ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’
Directed by David Dhawan, the film stars Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde. The film is slated to hit theaters on June 5, 2026.
