Alia Bhatt praises Varun Dhawan’s Border 2 performance amid trolls over his smile: "My dear friends has hit it out of the park"

Alia Bhatt showered praise on Varun Dhawan

• Alia Bhatt praised Varun Dhawan's performance in Border 2 on Instagram
• Border 2 receives rave reviews; Varun Dhawan plays Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya
• Varun Dhawan handled social media trolling well, impressing fans with his response.

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Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan starrer Border 2 is currently running in the theatres and has received rave reviews from the audience. Varun has received trolls over his smile, with several memes swirling around social media.

However, Varun's old friend and co-star, Alia Bhatt, has showered praise on the movie and the actor. Alia took to her Instagram Story and reviewed Border 2.

Sharing a scene from the film starring Varun Dhawan, Ahan Shetty and Diljit Dosanjh, the actress wrote, “Such a beautiful film.. @anurag_singh_films what fabulous performances by the entire cast!!!!! @iamsunnydeol @diljitdosanjh @ahan.shetty @sonambajwa @monajsingh @medhaarana @anyasinghofficial.”

Alia praised Varun and continued in the caption, “& my dear friends has hit it out of the park!!! Doing what he does best pouring his heart & soul into every single frame.. so happy for you @varundvn what a smashing start to the year! Congratulations to the entire team.”

In Border 2, Varun has portrayed the role of Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, PVC, an Indian Army officer from 3 Grenadiers. Medha Rana has played the character of his onscreen wife Dhanvanti Devi Dahiya.

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In a live chat, Varun won people over by teaching them how to smile like him and taking the teasing in stride like a good sport. Following the release of Border 2, a number of celebrities and fans expressed their support for VD and praised the actor for his powerful performance.

Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan started their Bollywood playing careers together 14 years ago in Karan Johar's Student of the Year, which also starred Sidharth Malhotra. They later appeared on screen together in Kalank (2019), Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014).

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While Alia is preparing for YRF's next spy thriller Alpha and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film Love & War, which co-stars husband Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal, Varun is currently busy stealing hearts with Border 2 in theatres.