âœI Paid David Ji Big Money...almost Rs. 70 Croreâ - Vashu Bhagnani Calls Out David Dhawan

Veteran producer Vashu Bhagnani publicly lashed out at director David Dhawan and his actor-son Varun Dhawan, over the reuse of the track Chunari Chunari in Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, starring Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur, and Pooja Hegde. The veteran producer also took sharp digs at filmmaker David Dhawan and his son Varun, accusing them of failing to take accountability for the heavy financial losses suffered after the disastrous performance of Coolie No. 1.

On Friday, Vashu held a press conference to address his ongoing dispute with David Dhawan. During the interaction, the producer claimed that producer Ramesh Taurani and Tips cannot use the songs from his 1999 film Biwi No.1.

Vashu also claimed that the storyline of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai appears to bear similarities to Biwi No.1, which featured Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Karisma Kapoor.

During the press conference, Vashu also opened up about the losses he suffered after Coolie No 1 flopped.

The producer continued, “It was the time of COVID and David ji told me, ‘Aapka jo bhi nuksaan hua hai, we’ll take care of in future. Let’s start Biwi No 1.’ Accordingly, we worked on Biwi No 1 for six months. One day, Rohit Dhawan told me that the script is not ready. Since its creative work, I decided not to hurry. Aaram se picture banate hai (Let’s make the films at a relaxed pace)… I suffered a loss of Rs. 27 crores in Coolie No 1. Varun never even bothered to check ki uncle ka nuksaan hua hai; kaun poora karega? (how much loss did I bear? And who will pay for it?)”