Karan Johar’s student, Varun Dhawan, isn’t dating Taapsee Pannu!

Varun Dhawan

Karan Johar’s protégé and veteran director David Dhawan’s son, Varun Dhawan, has been in the spotlight recently. The young actor has made a successful Bollywood debut with Karan Johar’s 2012 campus romance, Student of the Year, alongside Siddharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. The actor is now journeying towards stardom, popularity and fame as he has begun working on his upcoming projects. Well, for a youngster who has quickly stepped up the ladder in B-town, a bunch of rumors pointing out his relationship status are bound to come up.

Varun has been linked up with several people before. Earlier a rumor of him dating a US-based girl had sprouted up. This however was proven untrue. Later, after the release of Karan Johar’s Student of the Year, Varun was rumored to be dating his co-star, Alia Bhatt. More recently, the youngster has been linked with southern actress Taapsee Pannu. The rumors sparked off after the handsome hunk was spotted with the actress in suburban Mumbai.

As we all know by now, these are mostly baseless rumors that spark off, making innocent friendships look like something more. Karan Johar’s debutant, Varun, seems unaffected by these dating rumors. In a previous interview, Alia Bhatt also spoke her mind about rumors as such saying, “I don’t really care about people discussing my personal life. I’m fond of Varun and Sid (Siddharth Malhotra) but no I’m not going out with either. And no, I have no boyfriend in Bandra. A boyfriend doesn’t really fit into my scheme of things right now. My boyfriend is Student of the Year.”

Student of the Year – Love, relationships, rivalry and sports!

Not a lot of films that hit the big-screen remain in memories forever. Well, some of them do and continue to enthrall audiences months after their release. One of these is Karan Johar’s Student of the Year. The film is a campus romance that revolves around a love triangle and a sporting event. Starring newcomers Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, this film was crowned a blockbuster and is one of the many jewels on Karan Johar’s crown!

Abhimanyu Singh aka Abhi (Siddharth Malhotra), a middle-class boy, enrolls at a well-heeled school on a scholarship. Here, he is torn between two groups at school, the affluent children of some of the richest folks in the country and the middle-class kids. Despite his background, Abhi manages to befriend the wealthy campus sweetheart Shanaya Singhania (Alia Bhatt) and her boyfriend Rohan Nanda (Varun Dhawan). Rohan and Abhi become best friends and the former introduces the latter to a world of riches and extravagance. However, when Abhi falls in love with Shanaya and her boyfriend Rohan learns of their feelings, the two best friends turn into rivals.

When the school’s gay dean, Yogendra Vasisht (Rishi Kapoor), announces the Student of the Year competition, Abhi and Rohan lock horns. They then compete against each other, trying to win the school trophy and Shanaya’s heart.
The film released on the 19th of October, 2012, and could very well have a sequel coming up soon!