A viral video from the event shows Varun taking Gigi by her arm and calling her on stage. The supermodel, dressed in a golden saree, arrives on stage as Varun suddenly lifts her up in his arms and swings her around.
Actor Varun Dhawan was one of the artistes who performed on Day Two of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) Galastage on Saturday night. While the actor’s performance was applauded but his gesture of calling supermodel Gigi Hadid on stage and then lifting her up without asking her raised a few eyebrows.
A viral video from the event shows Varun taking Gigi by her arm and calling her on stage. The supermodel, dressed in a golden saree, arrives on stage as Varun suddenly lifts her up in his arms and swings her around.
Hadid looks visibly surprised by this and the incident had many questioning if this was a scripted moment or not. After the video went viral and was posted on several social media sites, many fans criticized Varun for his actions.
“No one likes to get touched or kissed without their consent that’s basic manners ..calling them on the stage to lift and kiss them when you know that the other person has no choice but to just go with the flow…boundaries yaaar," writes a user. Another commented, “This needs to be scripted or else it's f***ing weird. This man needs to stop lifting people like this and kissing.” Many wondered if Gigi was annoyed at the incident. “She will never come to India after this,” one comment read.