My dad wishes to work with Rajkummar: Varun Dhawan

Mumbai Sep 16 (IANS) Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan says a star is a big word for his achievements to be tagged as and he believes that actors like Ayushman Khurana Rajkummar Rao Bhumi Pednekar are some of the new-age stars in making.

"I can remember the conversation with dad after watching Bareilly Ki Barfi that we loved watching dad said: yaar this Rajkumar is such a brilliant actor I feel like making a film with him! and I also personally feel that they are doing something right to get that love and appreciation from audience " Varun said.

He was present here at the Jagran Cinema Summit - Future of Cinema on Friday evening. In conversation with film critic Mayank Shekhar in the concluding session he was asked about his opinion on new-age stardom.

"In a year when much-anticipated films are not doing well at the box office actors like Ayushmann Khurrana Rajkumar Rao Kriti Bhumi are making differences. So far Bhumi has acted in three films -- Dum Laga Ke Haisha Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Shubh Mangal Savdhan and all of them are hits " Varun said.

Admitting that he is popular on social media which he enjoys a lot the "Main Tera Hero" actor said: "There is a little hypocrisy there. When I meet people at the public events or put out trailer or videos on social media I get a response from thousands of people. Are they all going to the theatre? Does the love I get from social media gets translated at the box office?"

"Not all the time. But a real star is who gets that at the theatre and have a steady fan-follower for years like Amitabh Bachchan Salman Khan Shah Rukh Khan " he added.

--IANS
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