Many international and Bollywood stars attended the two-day Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) launch event in Mumbai last week. Videos of Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh and Varun Dhawan performing on stage at the NMACC gala on Saturday night went viral online.
One of the videos from the event showed Varun carrying American supermodel Gigi Hadid in his arms and twirling her. He also kissed her on the cheeks as she stepped off the stage at the end of the performance.
Varun faced a lot of criticism after this clip surfaced on the internet. A section of netizens slammed the actor for kissing Gigi without her consent.
Now, choreographer Shiamak Davar, who directed all the performances, has reacted to the controversy in recent interview with Hindustan Times. Sharing what actually happened, Shiamak said, ‘It is not true. It is Gigi who told Varun [to do so].'
Varun also clarified the incident on Twitter. He wrote, ‘I guess today you woke up and decided to be woke. So lemme burst ur bubble and tell u it was planned for her to be on stage so find a new Twitter cause to vent about rather then going out and doing something about things ..’
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