Before Varun Dhawan made his Bollywood debut in 2012 with Student of the Year, he worked as an assistant to Karan Johar on My Name Is Khan (2010). It seems that he played a body double for Jimmy Sheirgill in one scene.
Even though Varun Dhawan was a star kid, the heartthrob worked as an assistant director in a couple of films before debuting in Dharma Production’s Student Of the Year. So are you wondering why we bringing this to you today as a trivia piece? Well, it is because way before SOTY, Varun starred in front of the camera and that too was a body double for Jimmy Sheirgill. Also Read-Shah Rukh Khan’s Next With Rajkumar Hirani to deal with the concept of ‘Donkey Flight’; Check Details
Wondering which film it was? It was Karan Johar’s 2010 film My Name Is Khan. An Instagram page has caught this interesting detail and has shared it with the world to see. Also ReadNakuul Mehta shares a glimpse of how baby Sufi and mom Jankee spend time at home; Watch Adorable Video
Sharing the post to social media, the Bollywood page wrote, “An almost blink-n-miss moment, we could see Varun Dhawan being a stand-in for Jimmy Sheirgill in this scene for “My Name Is Khan”. Additionally, he was an Assistant Director for the film along with his debut co-star Sidharth Malhotra! Do tag @varundvn in the comments below! Also Read-Garam Masala fame Nikita Rawal robbed of Rs 7 lakhs at gunpoint in New Delhi; “I dreaded they would rape me”
The post includes an image that read, “Did you know Varun Dhawan was also a part of ‘My Name Is Khan’? We noticed that he was a stand-in for Jimmy Sheirgill playing a young Zakir Khan in a scene. He was also an AD on the film.” It was followed by a video clip that saw the young lad playing a body double as well as a screenshot where his face is partially visible. Check it out here:
Commenting on the post that shared this trivia about Varun Dhawan starring in My Name Is Khan, a user wrote, “I think varun dhawan hi hai scene me but aawaj Jimmy ki hai.” Another commented, “Omg, never noticed.” Some other replies to this post included, “OMG! I never noticed,” “Baaz Ki Nazar” and “Nazar dekho bande ki.”
In the past, Varun said that My Name Is Khan ‘practically changed’ his life. On its nine-year anniversary in 2019, he shared a behind-the-scenes photo featuring Sidharth Malhotra, who also worked as an assistant director on the film, and Karan, among others. “#9YearsOfMNIK a film I learnt soo much on. It practically changed my life. Also, this is the only picture I have where @abhivarman is smiling. Thank you @karanjohar,” he wrote.
Varun Dhawan will be seen next in Raj Mehta’s comedy Jug Jugg Jeeyo, which also stars Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. The film marks Neetu’s return to acting after several years; she was last seen on the big screen in 2013 in Besharam, starring her son Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role.
Apart from this, Varun also has Amar Kaushik’s horror-comedy Bhediya with Kriti Sanon and Sriram Raghavan’s war drama Ekkis in the pipeline.
IMAGE CREDIT VARUN DHAWAN INSTAGRAM
SOURCE: HINUDUSTAN TIMES