Varun, Alia and Sidharth made their Bollywood debut with Student of the Year
New Delhi:
Bollywood newcomer Varun Dhawan says hedoes not consider Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra, hisco-stars of debut film Student of the Year, as competitorsin the industry.
Varun, 26, whose second film Main Tera Hero is hittingscreens much later than Alia and Sidharth's films, said thethree of them are still good friends and are cordial to eachother.
"I don't consider Alia and Sid as my competitors. Nobodywho started his/her career with me is my competitor. I competewith myself. I don't even keep a tab on what Alia and Sid aredoing. We watch each other's works and congratulate eachother.
"We are still very friendly and even before taking flighta to Delhi, Sid had given me a long list of eating joints whichI must try," said Varun, who was in the capital to promote hisupcoming release Main Tera Hero with co-star Ileana D'Cruz.
Directed by father David Dhawan, the film is a journey ofa non-serious boy, who eventually becomes a responsible man.
The film, which also stars Nargis Fakhri, will hit theatresthis Friday.Varun said though his father is sweet at home, he was ahard task master on sets of the film.
"Dad is like a lion on sets. He looks lenient but he isreally strict when it comes to work. He is punctual andexpects others to be on time," Varun said.
Varun also cleared the air that his second project tooktime to release because he left one film in the middle to dohis father's film.
"After SOTY, I started shooting my next film HumptySharma Ki Dulhania but I left the project midway and startedshooting my dad's film. It was not a commercial decision,rather it was an emotional one. My father is old now, he issixty plus and I feel it is my priority to work with him firstthan with anyone else," he said.
Varun, 26, whose second film Main Tera Hero is hittingscreens much later than Alia and Sidharth's films, said thethree of them are still good friends and are cordial to eachother.
"I don't consider Alia and Sid as my competitors. Nobodywho started his/her career with me is my competitor. I competewith myself. I don't even keep a tab on what Alia and Sid aredoing. We watch each other's works and congratulate eachother.
"We are still very friendly and even before taking flighta to Delhi, Sid had given me a long list of eating joints whichI must try," said Varun, who was in the capital to promote hisupcoming release Main Tera Hero with co-star Ileana D'Cruz.
Directed by father David Dhawan, the film is a journey ofa non-serious boy, who eventually becomes a responsible man.
The film, which also stars Nargis Fakhri, will hit theatresthis Friday.Varun said though his father is sweet at home, he was ahard task master on sets of the film.
"Dad is like a lion on sets. He looks lenient but he isreally strict when it comes to work. He is punctual andexpects others to be on time," Varun said.
Varun also cleared the air that his second project tooktime to release because he left one film in the middle to dohis father's film.
"After SOTY, I started shooting my next film HumptySharma Ki Dulhania but I left the project midway and startedshooting my dad's film. It was not a commercial decision,rather it was an emotional one. My father is old now, he issixty plus and I feel it is my priority to work with him firstthan with anyone else," he said.
