‘I never said Dilwale is like Inception’

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan has finally explained the remark which started a social media storm and is still the most frequently asked question from the ‘Student of The Year’ star.

In the year 2015,  after the trailer launch of ‘Dilwale’, the actor reportedly compared the Rohit Shetty movie with acclaimed Hollwyood filmaker Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ and has since been ridiculed online and have been questioned about the remark several times since the day he made the remark.

Recently, in an interview with Arbaaz Khan, the actor denied comparing the two movies but also  explained why the statement was attributed to him.

“Let me explain it, for the last time, people can also see that clip online, the thing was that the (Dilwale) trailer was launched and one man told the press that we couldn’t understand anything (about the

plot) from the trailer, so I was there and I tried to become a little cheeky and asked him did you see the Inception trailer? did you understand the trailer? so in the same way you didn’t understand this trailer,” said Dhawan.

The actor maintained that it may be a stupid statement but he never compared the two movies and it was some journalist who attributed this comparison statement to him.

Dilwale, the 2015 high-budget venture, starring heavy weights like Sharukh Khan and Kajol along with Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon flopped badly despite trying to capitalise on the popularity of the lead pair and a marketing campaign targeted at the ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ audience.

Inception, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, was a hugely successful science fiction film and had nothing in common with the masala Bollywood flick.