It literally became a cliffhanger for Varun Dhawan when a car perched precariously on a cliff for a stunt in Coolie No. 1 went horribly wrong. Recounting the experience, Varun’s dad director David Dhawan says, “Nothing untoward happened. But it could’ve turned ugly. You see, the door of the car in which Varun was shooting got stuck. When we saw what was happening, we froze. But Varun remained totally calm. He was extricated from the car before any mishap.”
As a father shouldn’t David dissuade Varun from doing such dangerous stunts? David, who has been directing films for the last 45 years, shoots back, “Why only Varun? I recommend full safety for all my heroes when they do action scenes. In fact, we had taken safety measures for the stunt with Varun also. But these young actors want to push the action into the daring zone. Varun belongs to that enthusiastic generation that would do anything to ensure optimum authenticity on screen.”
