27 Facts About Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films.

Varun Dhawan has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018.

Varun Dhawan began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in My Name Is Khan, and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama Student of the Year.

Varun Dhawan rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies Main Tera Hero, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, and Badrinath Ki Dulhania ; the action comedies Dilwale, Dishoom, and Judwaa 2 ; the dance film ABCD 2 ; and the drama Sui Dhaaga.

Varun Dhawan's elder brother, Rohit, is a film director known for his debut venture Desi Boyz, while his uncle, Anil, is an actor.

Varun Dhawan has a degree in business studies from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom.

Varun Dhawan made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen film Student of the Year alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt.

Varun Dhawan was cast as Rohan Nanda, the teenage son of a rich businessman, who competes with his girlfriend and best friend to win an annual school championship.

Varun Dhawan next starred in the romantic comedy Main Tera Hero, a remake of the Telugu film Kandireega, which was produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and directed by his father David.

Varun Dhawan played an impetuous brat who is involved in a love triangle.

Varun Dhawan then played Rakesh, a flirtatious Punjabi boy who engages in a romantic affair with an engaged Punjabi woman, in Shashank Khaitan's romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.

Varun Dhawan next starred opposite Shraddha Kapoor in the dance film ABCD 2, in which he portrayed the real-life character of Kings United founder Suresh Mukund, a dancer from Mumbai who went on to win the 2012 World Hip Hop Dance Championship.

Varun Dhawan next appeared in the action cop comedy Dishoom, directed by Rohit, alongside John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez, as a rookie Indo-Emirati cop.

Varun Dhawan reunited with Khaitan and Bhatt for the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania, in which he played the titular character, a chauvinist fiance to Bhatt's character.

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote that Varun Dhawan "impresses as a boy-struggling-to-be-a-man".

Varun Dhawan received his second Best Actor nomination at Filmfare for the film.

Varun Dhawan had two releases in 2018, Shoojit Sircar's drama October and Sharat Katariya's social problem film Sui Dhaaga.

Varun Dhawan brings a similar naivete to Mauji, albeit endearingly.

Varun Dhawan began the new decade with the dance film Street Dancer 3D, which Namrata Joshi of The Hindu termed a "compilation of indistinguishable performances".

Varun Dhawan worked with his father for a third time in Coolie No 1, a 2020 adaptation of the Govinda-starrer 1995 film of the same name, which owing to the COVID-19 pandemic released online on Amazon Prime Video.

In 2022, Varun Dhawan starred alongside Kiara Advani in Jugjugg Jeeyo, a comedy-drama about divorce.

Varun Dhawan played the title role in Bhediya, the third instalment in Dinesh Vijan's horror-comedy universe.

Varun Dhawan hosted the 2013 Stardust Awards ceremony with Sidharth Malhotra and Ayushmann Khurrana, and a segment of the 59th Filmfare Awards.

Varun Dhawan was part of the 20th Screen Awards, co-hosting the show alongside Shahrukh Khan and Richa Chadda.

In September 2014, Varun Dhawan became the brand ambassador of newly formed Indian Super League club FC Goa.

Varun Dhawan has appeared in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list since 2014, peaking at the 15th position in 2018, when the magazine estimated his annual income to be 495.8 million and listed him as one of the highest-paid celebrities in the country.

On 24 January 2021, Varun Dhawan married his long-time girlfriend, fashion designer Natasha Dalal.