Varun Dhawan admits doubting himself after Karan Johar didn’t cast him in recent films

Actor Varun Dhawan stepped into Bollywood after making his debut with Karan Johar’s directorial venture Student Of The Year, also starring Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. The actor then went on to feature in quite a few Dharma Productions films including Kalank, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Badrinath Ki Dulhania and the latest one was JuggJug Jeeyo.

However, in the latest episode of Koffee With Karan season 7, Varun admitted that he was doubting himself after KJo didn’t cast him in his recent films (Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani) The Badlapur actor felt that he must be slipping in his A-game.

During the conversation, when asked how he felt when he signed Ranveer Singh for a film over him, He said, “It definitely made me think, am I slipping in my game? Have I not created that right body of work or image as an actor for Karan to consider me in his films? Sometimes it was also along the lines of why Karan thinks I can’t do these roles. For me, it is more in terms of introspection of my competencies. It never leads to me feeling envious or defeated by your selection. I take it as an opportunity to analyze where I can possibly improve.”

 

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In the same episode of KWK 7, the Bawaal actor revealed that he finds Alia Bhatt as his biggest competitor. He added, “As a society, we also need to start accepting that our female leads can also be bigger than heroes. With Alia Bhatt’s smashing big openings, as a male actor, I seek inspiration from that and aspire to do it too as a performer.”

Varun Dhawan graced the Koffee With Karan 7 with his JuggJug Jeeyo co-star Anil Kapoor.

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