Alia Bhatt Reveals She Had A Crush On Varun Dhawan In Viral Video: 'We Will Not Say But...'

Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra made their debut together in Karan Johar’s film Student of the Year in 2012. Sidharth, Varun and Alia now share a good bond and have worked with each other a few times again. After Student of the Year, Varun and Alia went on to collaborate on more romantic films like Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Kalank. Their chemistry is not only appreciated by fans on-screen but also off-screen during their public appearances. As such, they were once asked if they ever had a crush on each other.

Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, Alia said, “Just because we’re at Ishq FM doesn’t mean we have to talk about who all we’ve had a crush on. List badi lambi hai, at least meri toh bohot lambi hai.” Varun quickly chimed in, “Meri nahi hai bhai lambi.” Alia said, “At least I’m honest, Varun is a liar.”

Varun said, “It’s been… I think it’s a friendship, when you’re very fond of someone, there’s a lot of love and there’s a lot of respect. It’s a friendship more than romantic…” Alia said, “I’m sure at some point, which we will not say here, but mainly in life we’re friends.” When asked to clarify her statement and tell if she ever had a crush on Varun, Alia said, “I don’t think you can not have a…ishq complicated.” The old interview has now resurfaced on Reddit and has gone viral.

Although Varun and Alia share a very good friendship today, Karan Johar recently revealed on Koffee with Karan that Varun and Sid did not want him to cast Alia in the film. Karan said, “I still remember with Alia, the first time that she walked in, how both of you sent me messages saying you can’t cast her. One of you said she is too young. I am saying it started like this but when we shot with her, three months post that for a photo shoot, I remember she stood quiet and didn’t look at either of you. Either she was conscious or shy because you all already knew me. She didn’t know me at all. We did the photo shoot, and right after that, I mean, I knew at the first shot.” Karan added that Varun Dhawan sent him pictures of other actresses he could cast instead of Alia.