Varun Dhawan recently spoke about a personal and emotional phase in his life involving his daughter, Lara. The actor shared that she was diagnosed with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip when she was around one and a half years old. His revelation surprised many fans and gave insight into a difficult time for his family.
Talking about the condition, Varun explained, “My daughter was diagnosed with DDH, in which the hip slips out of the hip socket. Ek pair lamba chota hojaata hai jiski wajah se walk tedi hojaati hai”. He also spoke about the long term effects if not treated properly, including early arthritis and slip disc issues.
He further said, “You get Arthritis early, slip disc early. West main iska bahut accha treatement hota hai birth pe hi India main har jagah nahi hai itna. But yahan bhi bahut acche doctors hai jo iska care karte hain (In the West, this condition is treated very well from birth itself. In India, that level of treatment is not available everywhere yet. But there are also many excellent doctors here who take care of it). She didn’t need to do a surgery. With one procedure they could put the hip back. But she had to be in a spica cast. That means she had to be in cast for 2.5 months. Which is extremely difficult. To put her in anaesthesia and then she woke up in a cast. Now the cast is out. I want to write a book on it.”
Varun and his wife Natasha Dalal welcomed their daughter on June 3, 2024, at Hinduja Hospital. The couple, who have known each other since childhood, got married on January 24, 2021, in a private ceremony with close family and friends.
In the same conversation, Varun also spoke about another challenging moment when his father, filmmaker David Dhawan, was in the ICU. He described feeling helpless during that time but also shared how his father’s attitude inspired him.
He said, “Helpless in that moment…aap kya hi kar sakte ho. But his passion and his resilience even in the weakest of the moment was something which inspired me. Like nothing. Matlab I got so much inspiration that a man in ICU is telling me go and work. Vo keh raha hai jaake kaam karo..producer ka paisa waste mat karo..jaake kaam karo…that gave me lot of power actually in that situation..like in the weakest situation you fight back.. don’t give up.. and me and my brother both went. I could not shoot without my brother that day. I was shooting with Mrunal ..she was there.. again she was very sweet..”
These experiences highlight a difficult yet important phase in Varun Dhawan’s life, where he managed personal challenges while continuing his professional responsibilities.