It was a bitterly cold day when Varun Dhawan landed in Hong Kong for the grand unveiling of his own wax figurine in Hong Kong's Madam Tussaud's. But with the frenzy of fans asking him to take his shirt off, the happy-to-oblige Bollywood movie star didn't exactly go full monty, but more half mast. The puns and innuendos just write themselves...
Went with my photographer Ruby Law (who had never seen or met an Indian star before - or the fanaticism unique to Bollywood) mid-way through the press conference asked, 'What is happening?!" And a little later, "Is this normal?"
Where do I begin to explain...
My full feature on the actor is up at SCMP.com here.
