We didn't mean to hurt anyone's sentiments: Varun on molestation controversy

Mumbai: Varun Dhawan has his hands full, with films and high praise for his latest release, ‘Badrinath Ki dulhaniya’. The actor is riding high on the success of the film and feels some people not liking or objecting to the alleged molestation scene does not ‘count as mass opinion’.

In one of the scenes Varun can be seen touching inappropriately sparking controversy and some have even labelled it as ‘molesttaion’. Varun, however, does not look at it that way. “Out of 10, if two don't like something, that doesn't count as mass opinion. People who felt that way are entitled to their opinion, it's totally fine with me. It was supposed to be a funny scene and meant to portray how Badri's male ego is shattered. In 3 Idiots, there's a scene where a character confuses a Hindi word for 'balatkar' (rape). People should have been offended by that as well. We didn't mean to hurt anyone's sentiments and if we did so unknowingly, we apologise,” Varun reportedly said.

The actor, who is currently busy with the remake of 1997 blockbuster ‘Judwaa’ by the same name, is elated to learn that the audience is liking his film. The character of Badri, Varun insists, is one of his most special characters.

“People seem to have liked it. It feels good when a character becomes iconic. I have been getting letters from all over the country, be it UP or Rajasthan. The idea of doing a character like Badri is to make him memorable; it's one of my most special characters. Growing up, I would hear about the dowry menace and women not being treated as equals so it was exciting to get script where I could make some kind of a statement about such issues,” added Varun.