Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1987
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Judwaa 2
- Dishoom
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Acting · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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…
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- Doosara Mahayudh — Bhaskar Sharma2028
- Pehla Mahayudh — Bhaskar Sharma2028
- Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai — Jass2026
- Border 2 — Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya2026
- Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari — Sunny Sanskari2025
- Thamma — Bhaskar2025
- Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle — Self2025
- Baby John — IPS Satya Verma/John
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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, Dhawan has appeared in a variety of genres, from romantic-comedies to action. Between 2012 and 2018, he appeared in eleven consecutive commercially successful films. During the 2010s, he was featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, reflecting his commercial presence within the Indian film industry.
The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from 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), Dishoom (2016), and Judwaa 2 (2017); the dance film ABCD 2 (2015); and the drama Sui Dhaaga (2018). Dhawan also received praise for portraying an avenger in the thriller Badlapur (2015) and an aimless man coping with loss in the drama October (2018), roles that differed from his usual on-screen persona.