Hindi film star Varun Dhawan on Sunday hit back at social media users who accused him of taking Gigi Hadid in his arms without her consent at the inauguration of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center here, saying the gesture was “well-planned”. ‘ Was. ,
In the video that is going viral on the internet, Dhawan can be seen performing when he helps American supermodel Hadid walk on the stage and then lifts her in his arms. The model looked surprised but then took a few steps back as the actor was twirling her and later planted a kiss on her cheek.
Before the controversy escalated, Dhawan quickly responded to a tweet calling him out for the act, clearing the air that it was a planned ploy.
“I guess today you woke up and decided to wake up. So let me burst my bubble and tell you that it was the plan for her to be on stage, so instead of going out and doing something about things Find a new twitter reason to. Good morning (sic),” the Bhediya star replied on one of the tweets.
The said tweet was later deleted by the user.
Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center (NMACC), located within the Jio World Center in Bandra Kurla Complex, was inaugurated on Friday and a fashion showcase was launched on the second day of the opening ceremony on Saturday.