Varun Dhawan birthday special: His love story with Natasha Dalal, from childhood sweethearts to expectant parents

While soon-to-be dad Varun Dhawan celebrates his birthday today, let’s look back at his love story with Natasha Dalal which is a real-life blockbuster hit

Varun Dhawan turns 37 today. The soon-to-be father is currently gearing up for his next release, Baby John. In the last 12 years as an actor, the Bollywood heartthrob has left fans gushing over several onscreen romances— from Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) with Alia Bhatt to Bawaal (2023) co-starring Janhvi Kapoor. But his real-life love story with fashion designer Natasha Dalal is no less! In fact, it’s a sweet tale of how two individuals who grew up together found their happily ever after. It was in 6th standard that Varun first met Natasha. They were close friends for many years until they started dating after a music concert in their 20s.

Varun fell in love when he saw Natasha walking at a basketball court during lunch break. Clearly, love at first sight is an actual phenomenon! But the latter rejected him 3-4 times before she realised her true feelings for him. Thus began a courtship period which spread over a decade. But the love birds kept their relationship on the down low for the longest time. Then in 2018, Varun got candid about his real-life leading lady on an episode of Koffee With Karan, when he graced the couch with Katrina Kaif. The actor even confirmed that things are quite serious and he hopes to marry Natasha someday.