Varun Dhawan: Media has given me six fictional girlfriends

Touted as the next ‘big’ superstar with nine thumping hits and a critically acclaimed last film — ‘October’, Varun Dhawan is indeed on a roll. Despite being a star kid with the obvious trappings of stardom, he is endearingly humble and down to earth. One of the most searched actors on the internet, a teeny-bopper’s poster boy and a pin-up star for females of varied ages, and for kids as well. His passion, hard work and commitment show on screen and the audience just love him.Ask Varun Dhawan if he is the next big superstar of Bollywood, and he laughs it off, saying, “Honestly, thank you for saying that. But for me, it’s crystal clear that I got into this line for the love of films, for what I learn as an artiste. But I am passionate about my work and I give it my all.And I really can’t take all the credit because I have honestly been extremely lucky to have worked with directors like Sriram Raghavan (Badlapur) or Remo D’Souza in ABCD 2 or even my father David Dhawan who came from a small town and made it big — he’s a very simple man, Shashank Khaitan (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania) or Shoojit dada (October). So, I don’t really bother about what tag I get — superstar or whatever — I just pour my passion into my work. For instance, Shoojit Sircar — as an actor I just loved working for a man like him. And now I have worked with another perfectionist Sharat Katariya for Sui Dhaga and I feel truly blessed. Likewise, I’m happy these fabulous directors picked me to act in their films.