Parag Maniar (BOMBAY TIMES; March 31, 2014)

Varun Dhawan has done the impossible. He has convinced Ekta Kapoor to ride pillion. It will be for the first time that Ekta will allow a man to take her for a ride.

 Ekta says, “I am petrified of mean machines. To date, I’ve never been on one though I have clicked pictures on a bike just for kicks. I have entrusted my safety to Varun,” adding, “I guess there’s a first time for everything. Varun has been too charming for me to say no. I’m finally losing my bike virginity to him.”

 Varun says that he used to take Ileana D’Cruz and Nargis Fakhri on his bike for long rides. “But it took a lot of convincing from me to get Ekta on the back seat. Believe me, it is the first time that I have had to put in so much effort to convince a girl,” he says.

 Interestingly, as a part of the promotional campaign today, there will be a troupe of biker girls following Varun in Mumbai. At various pit-stops, he will give one lucky female fan a chance to ride with him. And Ekta will be the final girl on his bike.

 Main Tera Hero, produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, releases April 4.