Actor Varun Dhawan has apologised for his “Nepotism rocks” act at the IIFA Awards in New Jersey, that created a stir over social media last week.

Varun, son of veteran filmmaker David Dhawan, along with filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Saif Ali Khan, sparked the controversy over the nepotism debate at the awards gala. Later, all three of them received flak on social media with twitteraties calling their act “disappointing”.

“I express my apology and regret… I am extremely sorry if I have offended or hurt anyone with that act,” Varun tweeted on Tuesday.

Karan and Saif, who were hosting the gala, revisited the much-talked about nepotism issue that started in Bollywood when actress Kangana Ranaut branded Karan as a “flagbearer of nepotism” on his chat show “Koffee With Karan”.

When Varun joined the two actors on stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the Best Performance in a Comic Role for “Dishoom”, Saif joked that the actor had made it big in the industry because of his father.

“You are here because of your papa,” Saif quipped.

Varun said: “And you’re here because of your mummy (veteran actress Sharmila Tagore).”

Karan then promptly added: “I am here because of my papa (late filmmaker Yash Johar).”

They then said in unison: “Nepotism rocks”.

Later on, a string of criticism followed over Twitter, describing what the personalities said was unfunny and joking about Kangana in her absence was unfair. 

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Filmmaker Karan Johar, along with actors Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan — all of whom belong to film families — didn’t shy away from raking up the nepotism debate once again at the IIFA Awards event in New York on Sunday night.

Karan and Saif, who were hosting the gala, revisited the much-talked about issue which started in Bollywood when “Queen” star Kangana Ranaut branded Karan as a “flagbearer of nepotism” on his chat show.

When Varun joined the two actors on the stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the Best Performance in a Comic Role for “Dishoom”, Saif joked that the actor had made it big in the industry because of his father, director David Dhawan.

“You are here because of your pappa,” Saif quipped.

Varun said: “And you’re here because of your mummy (veteran actress Sharmila Tagore).”

Karan then promptly added: “I am here because of my pappa (late filmmaker Yash Johar).”

They then said in unison: “Nepotism rocks”.

Varun then didn’t leave a chance to take a potshot at Karan saying: “There was a song in your film… ‘Bole choodiyan, bole kangana.”

Karan, with his quick wit, then commented: “Kangana naa hi bole toh achha hai… Kangana bahut bolti hai. (It’s better Kangana doesn’t say anything, she talks a lot.”

At the IIFA Awards night, actors Taapsee Pannu and “The Black Prince” actor Satinder Sartaaj didn’t miss a chance to ask Karan if they could get a role in his films or feature on “Koffee With Karan” respectively.

“It is my dream to be on ‘Koffee With Karan”, sir. Ek baar zarur bulaana (Call me at least),” Sartaaj said.

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We all know why Kattapa killed Baahubali, but Varun Dhawan still seems to be in awe of the iconic moment as her recreated it with “Baahubali” star Prabhas.

Varun on Tuesday shared a photograph of himself along with the “Baahubali: The Conclusion” star. In the image it can be seen that the “Main Tera Hero” actor is seen doing the iconic pose, where Katappa kills Baahubali in the first instalment of S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus.

“‘Baahubali’. (I) did only what Katappa did before this. Prabhas is really cool and down to earth, more power to him but i have got his sword now,” Varun captioned the image.

“Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”, is a 2017 Indian historical fiction film. It is the continuation of “Baahubali: The Beginning”. It was originally made in Telugu and Tamil and dubbed into Hindi, Malayalam, German, French, Japanese and English.

The film also stars Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati and Sathyaraj in lead roles.

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The Zee Cine Awards 2017 stage will be enlivened with the presence of superstar Salman Khan, as well as performances by young stars Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan.

“The Bhaijaan of Bollywood will be the star attraction of the night with his high-voltage performance. While the viewers will have to wait for more details, we are happy to share that the ‘Sultan’ (actor) will surely shake a leg,” read a statement from the organisers.

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Salman starrer “Sultan” is also competing in a maximum of nine categories, including the Best Film, for the Zee Cine Awards 2017.

Adding more fun and frolic to the awards event will be “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” stars Alia and Varun, who will groove to their respective hit tracks.

“Fans will also get a chance to enjoy the endearing chemistry between Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan,” the statement read.

Zee Cine Awards 2017 will be held on March 11, and will be telecast on Zee Cinema on a later date.

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Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who will turn 36 on February 25, had a pre-birthday party here with wife Mira and a host of his friends from Bollywood. He had the “best” time, he says.

“#bestbirthdayever,” Shahid posted on Instagram, with an image featuring him with wife Mira, who was dressed in an Anita Dongre creation for the special occasion.

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The party, held here on Sunday, saw Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Karan Johar, Sonakshi Sinha, Vishal Bhardwaj, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Farah Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, R. Balki, Gauri Shinde, and Varun Dhawan and others in attendance.

Shahid, who is awaiting the release of “Rangoon” and is loving his phase as father to daughter Misha, looked casual in a white t-shirt and jacket teamed with a pair of denims.

While Katrina went for an easy and breezy maxi dress, Deepika attended her “Padmavati” co-star’s party wearing a tank top with metallic pants, and Sonakshi kept it sporty in a racerback dress with a black sports jacket and sneakers.

Karan Johar was seen posing with Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara, whom he is reportedly going to launch as an actress with “Student Of The Year 2”.

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Are actress Sonakshi Sinha and singer-rapper Badshah joining hands for an album or song? It seems so, going by the image the “Akira” star shared on her Twitter page on Sunday.

Twinning and winning at the recording studio with @Its_Badshah! #waitforit pic.twitter.com/MrmeyMo3vQ

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) February 19, 2017

“Twinning and winning at the recording studio with Badhshah,” Sonakshi tweeted.

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Last year, when Sonakshi was promoting “Akira” in Delhi, Badshah joined her for an impromptu gig.

Popular for his independent albums such as “Born Star” and “Terminator”, he has also rapped for films such as “Fugly”, “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, “Shivaay” and “Ok Jaanu”.

His latest song is “Tamma tamma again” from Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt-starrer “Badrinath Ki Dulhania”.

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Presenting Humsafar from new hindi movie “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” starring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt. The movie is directed by Shashank Khaitan & Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta.

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Actor Varun Dhawan got flowers for his “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” co-star Alia Bhatt on Valentines Day.

Varun shared a photograph of himself holding a bunch of white lillies and posed for the camera.

डीयर Vaidehi, #ValentinesDay ke liye hum tumhaare liye phool laaye hai! #BadriVailentine @aliaa08 pic.twitter.com/PdYu0t1CQB

— Varun Badri Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) February 14, 2017

“Dear Vaidehi, Valentine’s Day ke liye hum tumhaare liye phool laaye hai! (For Valentine’s Day, I have got you flowers),” he captioned the image. Vaidehi is the character Alia plays in “Badrinath Ki Dulhania”. Alia thanked Varun and also shared a photograph of the actor, saying: “Thanks Badri. Here, I have a fool (flower) for you too.”

थैंक्स बद्री. Here, I have a फूल for you too. #BadriVailentine @varun_dvn pic.twitter.com/qTN1T0WOPT — Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) February 14, 2017

Arrey. Hum ache ladke hain. आई लव यू to the moon & back! #Badrivailentine @aliaa08 pic.twitter.com/jA5wW6JeyX

— Varun Badri Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) February 14, 2017

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Varun and Alia are gearing up for the release of the upcoming film.

This will be the third time the duo will be seen together. Varun and Alia made their acting debut with filmmaker Karan Johar’s “Student Of The Year” in 2012 and in 2014 the two were seen in “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania”.

“Badrinath Ki Dulhania”, which is the second film in the “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” franchise, is directed by Shashank Khaitan. Produced by Karan Johar, the film is slated for release on March 10.

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Old is always gold: Bappi Lahiri on ‘Tamma tamma’

Bappi Lahiri, the original composer of the 1990s’ hit song “Tamma tamma” — a reprised version of which has been used in upcoming comedy “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” — says the track will always be considered special.

In a video message, shared by actress Alia Bhatt on her Twitter page, Bappi said: “Tamma Tamma’ is back again. Old is always gold.”

The super awesome Bappi da!!!! Love him!!!! #TammaTammaAgain @thebappilahiri @Varun_dvn pic.twitter.com/mMmaFA9quH

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) February 13, 2017

Starring Alia and Varun Dhawan in the lead, “Badrinath Ki Dulhania”, the second film in the “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” franchise, has been directed by Shashank Khaitan.

The film marks the third time collaboration of Varun and Alia. Both of them made their acting debut with “Student of the Year”.

Produced by Karan Johar, the film is slated for release on March 10.

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