Mumbai: After an influencer alleged that she was approached for a review of first look of ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’, Varun Dhawan responded to the claim.
Instagram influencer Simran Bhat shared a Reel on Tuesday accusing Varun of orchestrating fake reviews for the film’s teaser.
She claimed that two individuals approached her at Rajiv Chowk Metro station and pushed her to give a reaction though she hadn’t watched the teaser.
“Two people stopped us and said a Varun Dhawan film teaser had been released. Can you please review it? I told them I hadn’t watched it yet. The guy said, it’s okay, we’ll tell you what to say. I questioned how it could be a review if they tell us what to say? The girl tried to reason that it’s because I hadn’t watched it yet. But if you want a genuine review, take it from those who have watched it,” the infleuncer said.
She further claimed that the woman who approached her insisted that she should watch the teaser on the spot.
“The girl insisted that I watch it then. I said it was getting late and I needed to be somewhere. Accha niklo niklo! Jao jao. (Okay, fine, just leave) I was like, bhai, Varun Dhawan ke itne bure din aagaye kya ki usko fake reviews lene pad rahe hai? (Is Varun Dhawan going through such bad times that he needs to fake reviews?) What the hell?” Simran added.
Reacting to the allegations, Varun commented under her Reel, “Hope you get the views you really want with this video (claps emoji).”
Simran responded, “@varundvn Sir with due respect I don’t need to do these kinds of things for views. I already am satisfied with my numbers…”
Re-sharing his comment on her Instagram Stories, Simran reiterated, “With due respect I’m already getting good views and Tbh I’m satisfied with my numbers.”
Posting screenshots of Varun’s comments, she added, “Secondly if I needed attention I should have posted it on my feed but it was a trial reel. And this actually happened with us. Also you should definitely once check with your pr team kyuki isse aapki hi image p farak padd rha h. (because it’s affecting your image).”
Simran also posted a screenshot of another comment, which the actor seems to have deleted.
“First of all ma’am u have convinced urself that someone who has come and asked u has asked u because I sent them to u all this for views.” Posting it she wrote, “Woh sab toh thik h lekin aapne comment delete kyu kiya (All this is fine but why did you delete this comment?)” read the comment.
Directed by David Dhawan, ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ features Varun, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in lead roles.
The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 22.
