David Dhawan, a filmmaker, revealed that he was purposefully hard on his son, Varun Dhawan, when they worked together for the first time on a film. Varun had recently been introduced to the profession by Karan Johar and was accustomed to a specific working style. He had already worked with Karan on the film My Name is Khan before making his acting debut in Student of the Year. In an interview with Arbaaz Khan on the show. Varun was constantly insecure when filming his debut film, most likely because of Sidharth. He claimed, “I was with him, and he was unhappy on occasion. I informed him, “These things happen in two-hero films.