‘Scared of air turbulence’ Varun Dhawan deboarded plane citing director’s health as excuse, recalls Janhvi Kapoor: ‘It’s my responsibility…’ 

Varun added, “When we were coming back to Mumbai after wrapping the Udaipur schedule, it was raining cats and dogs. Janhvi, Maniesh Paul, I, and a few others got onto a plane. We were all sitting, and then people started telling me that the weather in Mumbai was bad. The situation was as if they had announced the alert that comes after red for Mumbai. Hearing all this, I got up, saying I can’t fly.”

Janhvi interjected, “Then he started giving a performance to the air hostess about how he had to deboard. He’s like, ‘You know, my director is really unwell.'” When Varun pointed out that Shashank Khaitan was actually in pain, Janhvi clarified, “But he had been in pain the whole schedule. Yet, he had travelled back and forth about five times. Varun was like, ‘I don’t know what he’ll do without me. It’s my responsibility. I have to go back.’ Hearing this, I also approached the door, wondering if I should stay or go.”

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Varun, nonetheless, maintained that the flight had already been delayed by then due to weather conditions, and a few other passengers had also deboarded. “I came near the gate, holding my pillow. I really wanted to go back to Mumbai to meet my dogs. ‘Are you really going?’ I asked, and he said yes and asked if I wanted to come. It felt like a moment with the BGM of Veer-Zaara playing in the background.”

However, he deboarded the flight without her. Fast forward a few hours, and Varun is at their hotel in Udaipur when Janhvi and Maniesh arrive, saying they also got off the plane. When asked why, Maniesh said, “Arrey, woh Janhvi rone lagi plane mein. Main kya karu, chodu usko? Toh leke aagaya (Janhvi started crying on the plane. What should I have done? Left her there? I’ve come with her).”