The Bollywood stars are the youth icons. Youth follow what their icons do in their life, and the stars should realise their responsibility towards society.
Mumbai Police issues a challan and reminds Varun Dhawan of road safety norms.
The Mumbai Police issued a challan to Varun Dhawan for taking a selfie with a fan from his car on Thursday.
The actor immediately responded with an apology, saying that he did it because he did not want to disappoint a fan.
In response to the Mumbai, Police Varun tweeted.”My apologies. Our cars weren’t moving since we were at a traffic signal and I didn’t want to hurt the sentiment of a fan. But next time I’ll keep safety in mind and won’t encourage this,”
The actor was warned and told to consider safety first by The official Twitter handle of Mumbai Police. They shared snapshots of a newspaper article featuring Varun pulling off the selfie stunt on the road. The actor is seen partly out of his car’s window and taking a selfie with a female fan in an auto rickshaw.
“Varun Dhawan these adventures surely work on the silver screen, but certainly not on the roads of Mumbai. You have risked your life, your admirer’s and few others.
“We expect better from a responsible Mumbaikar and youth icon like you! An e-challan is on the way to your home. Next time, we will be harsher,” tweet by Mumbai Police read.
Later, Mumbai Police appreciated Varun Dhawan for his prompt reply and spirit. “Quite a galactic coincidence for the photographer to be on the same signal to capture your gesture, in a good intent nevertheless risky. Leaning out even in a stationary vehicle can be distracting for others considering your popularity. Glad you took our message in d right spirit”
Of course, Mumbai Police schooling the Student of the Year was met with appreciation on the platform.
Later in 2017, Dhawan starred in his father, David Dhawan’s comedy film Judwaa 2, a reboot of David’s 1997 comedy film Judwaa, alongside Jacqueline Fernandez and Tapsee Pannu. The film turned out to be a major commercial success, becoming the second highest grossing Indian film of 2017.
In 2018, Dhawan will appear in Yash Raj Films’ Sui Dhaaga directed by Sharat Katariya alongside Anushka Sharma. Another upcoming film by Varun Dhawan is titled ‘October’ which is scheduled to release in June 2018. The film will be directed by Shoojit Sircar and will be a slice-of-life romantic film. Actress Banita Sandhu will feature in the film opposite Varun.