Varun Dhawan on Fatherhood: "I'd Kill Anyone Who Hurts My Daughter"

Actor Varun Dhawan is obviously loving the highs and lows of motherhood as he delivered his first kid, a baby girl called Lara, with wife Natasha Dalal on June 3, 2024. Varun opened up about his change into a father in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, sharing the strong protective instincts he experiences and how his new job has changed his viewpoint on life—especially with relation to his own father.

Varun's observations on fatherhood were quite direct. He spoke of his intense need to defend his daughter, pointing out that whereas women's maternity sometimes reveals a strong, tiger-like instinct, fatherhood sets off a comparable desire in men. "You feel a protection towards your daughter for some reason when we become parents," Varun added. "I would kill anyone who causes her even so much (small) damage. I say that with great dead seriousness. In actual terms, I would kill them. The actor's unvarnished words highlight how profoundly his love for his child has awakened a new, almost primordial element of himself.

Although his remarks seem excessive, they draw attention to the close relationship parent-child share. Varun then went on to say that having children has also changed his perspective of his own parents, particularly his father, David Dhawan, filmmaker. When he thought back on his early years, Varun said he used to find his father's protective attitude and incessant anxiety somewhat overdone. "What is his problem? I would be like. Why does he want me close by when I am not a child? Varun reported. "But today that I have a baby, I so understand."

Varun has been able to relate to his father's fear and urge to keep his family close from this fresh angle. He clarified how his dad's regular calls to his mother and his emphasis on family togetherness—once appear pointless—now make perfect sense. "I began to grasp my father's fears, hyperactivity, worry about "be home at time," a little bit better. Varun said, simply wanting everyone to be together as a clan, as a pack.

Many newlywed parents who suddenly find themselves facing the same worries they formerly believed to be overdone may find great resonance in this. Parenthood appears to have a way of changing your perspective in ways you cannot quite equip for. Varun's candour on his path from son to father provides a moving look at the emotional development that follows a child's birth.

Although the actor has always renowned for his open and friendly demeanour, this interview revealed a more reflective side of Varun—one that is discovering happiness, responsibility, and even some dread in his new fatherly role. Having always been close to his family, the actor now knows personally what his own father must have experienced raising him.

Varun's narrative reminds us that becoming a parent is much more than just the love you have for your child; it also about how it drives you to examine your own upbringing and relationships. Varun is obviously still learning a lot on his road into fatherhood; it is only beginning.

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