Varun Dhawan reveals he fought with Kiara Advani during JugJugg Jeeyo shoot: ‘She said I am chauvinistic’

The Karan Johar-backed family drama talks about relationships and marriage. A scene in the film that’s been appreciated by fans has Varun and Kiara arguing as they deal with differences as a married couple. In an a chat with Pinkvilla, Varun said that before filming the particular sequence, they actually got into a fight.

“I and Kiara got into 2-3 fights before we shot the scene, genuinely. Because we were discussing the scene and she was like ‘I will say this.’ And I was like ‘but that’s not my point of view.’ As a man that’s not my point of view. I have to earn for my family because that’s what I have been taught. She’s like ‘no you are chauvinistic.’ How’s that chauvinistic? Your brother and father think the same way. Then why am I chauvinistic if I feel I need to earn for my family. That’s what I was taught by my parents,” he told Pinkvilla.

A family entertainer, JugJugg Jeeyo released on June 24, and also stars Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Maniesh Paul and Prajakta Koli. The film had a decent opening as it minted Rs 9.28 crore on its first day.

In her review for The Indian Express, Shubhra Gupta said the film dilutes its big ideas. A part of her review read, “Falling back on the familiar Big Fat Punjabi Wedding with opulent sets, wedding clothes, ‘naach-gaana’, ‘shor-sharaaba’, every time the film threatens to get real and spiky.”