Varun Dhawan clarified that his viral comparison of Rohit Shetty's Dilwale to Christopher Nolan's Inception was a sarcastic joke misunderstood by the public. Speaking on Samay Raina's India's Got Latent with Sharon Verma, he said audiences took his remark literally during Dilwale's 2015 promotions, turning it into a long-running meme. He admitted the humor failed and labeled it a bad joke.
