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Varun Dhawan

Name in Native Language: "वरुण धवन" (Hindi/HI)
Model (person) | * 04/24/1987 (37) | Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Varun Dhawan (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋəɾʊɳ d̪ʱəʋən]; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018. The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from the Nottingham Trent University. He began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in My Name Is Khan (2010), and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama Student of the Year. He rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies Main Tera Hero (2014), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017); the action comedies Dilwale (2015), ()
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Varun Dhawan is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. The son of film director David Dhawan, he studied Business Management in England, after which he worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on the 2010 drama My Name Is Khan. Dhawan made his acting debut with Johar's 2012 romantic comedy Student of the Year, a box office success, for which he received a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut. In 2014, he starred as the protagonist of two commercially successful comedies— Main Tera Hero and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Varun Dhawan as Actor(23)

as Bhaskar2024 Stree 2
as Bhaskar2023 Bhediya 2
as Spl. appearance2023 Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
as Ajay Dixit2023 Bawaal
as Bhaskar2022 Bhediya
as Kuldeep 'Kuku' Saini2022 JugJugg Jeeyo
as Special appearance in the song "Vighnaharta"2021 Antim: The Final Truth
as Sahej2020 Street Dancer 3D
as Raju / Kunwar Mahendra Pratap2020 Coolie No. 1
as Zafar2019 Kalank
as Cameo Appearance2018 Welcome to New York
as Dan2018 October
as Badrinath2017 Badrinath Ki Dulhania
as Raja / Prem2017 Judwaa 2
as Junaid Ansari2016 Dishoom
as Raghav (Raghu)2015 Badlapur
as Suresh "Suru" Mukund2015 ABCD 2
as Veer2015 Dilwale
as Sreenath Prasad aka 'Seenu'2014 Main Tera Hero
as Rakesh Kumar Sharma aka Humpty2014 Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
as Rohan Nanda2012 Student of the Year

TV Shows/Series with Varun Dhawan as Actor(10)

as himself2018 Dance Deewane
as himself2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
as himself2015 Comedy Nights Bachao
as himself2004 Indian Idol
as himself2004 Koffee with Karan
as himself2000 Kaun Banega Crorepati

Movies with Varun Dhawan as Crew(3)

Sound/Playback Singer2015 ABCD 2
Sound/Playback Singer2014 Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
Directing/Assistant Director2010 My Name Is Khan

Additional Information

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Full Name: Varun Dhawan
Citizenship: India
Born: Friday, 04/24 1987 (April) in Mumbai, Maharashtra (India) (current age: 37 years + 1 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN), Hindi (HI), Punjabi (PA)
Educated at: Nottingham Trent University
Spouses (current/former): Natasha Dalal
Siblings: Rohit Dhawan
Father: David Dhawan
Varun Dhawan frequently works together with these people:
Karan Johar (23x, Crew)
Kiku Sharda (15x, Actor)
Salman Khan (9x, Actor)
Shashank Khaitan (9x, Crew)
Kapil Sharma (9x, Actor)
Akshay Kumar (8x, Actor)
Farah Khan (8x, Crew)
Sonakshi Sinha (8x, Actress)
Arijit Singh (8x, Crew)
Sachin Sanghvi (8x, Crew)
Jigar Saraiya (8x, Crew)
Tanishk Bagchi (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:199800, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 04/09/2024