Varun Dhawan embraced parenthood in 2024 and welcomed daughter Lara. The actor has kept the little one away from the spotlight. In a candid chat, he opened up about a difficult phase as his daughter Lara was diagnosed with DDH at just 1.5 years old. The actor shared details of her treatment, recovery, and the challenges involved.
Varun reveals Lara was diagnosed with DDH
In a conversation at We Are Yuvaa, Varun revealed that when Lara was 1.5 years old, she was diagnosed with DDH. He said, “My daughter was diagnosed with DDH, in which the hip slips out of the hip socket. Ek pair lamba chota ho jaata hai, jiski wajah se walk tedi ho jaati hai (One leg becomes shorter than the other, which causes an uneven limp while walking). You can`t walk or run properly.”
Varun added, “You get arthritis early, slip disc early. West mein iska bahut accha treatment hota hai birth pe hi. India mein har jagah nahi hai itna. But yahan bhi bahut acche doctors hain 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 undergo 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 a cast for 2.5 months, which is extremely difficult. To put her under anaesthesia and then have her wake up in a cast. Now the cast is out. I want to write a book on it.”
He urged parents to closely observe their children’s movements and consult a paediatrician if they notice anything unusual.
Varun Dhawan on keeping Lara out of the public eye
Varun Dhawan and his wife, Natasha Dalal, welcomed their daughter, Lara, on June 3, 2024. However, the couple has still not revealed their baby girl’s face to the public. When a social media user asked him about his decision to reveal his daughter`s face, the Border 2 actor replied, “I would rather leave that decision to her. Social media should be her choice, not something I decide for her,” he said.
On the work front, the actor will be seen in his father David Dhawan’s directorial Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai. The film will arrive in cinemas worldwide on June 12, 2026. It also stars Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur in pivotal roles.
