Varun Dhawan Early Life, Career, Wiki, Age, Family, Relationship, Actor, Affairs, Facts, Bio, Personal Life, Filmography, Awards, Nominations, Biography

Full Name : Varun Dhawan

Date Of Birth : 24 April 1987 

Birth Place : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Education : H.R. College of Commerce. Nottingham Trent University

Occupation : Actor

Years active : 2010–present

Height : 5′ 7″

Weight : 57Kg

Early Life And Career

Early life and career beginnings (1987–2014)

Dhawan was born on 24 April 1987 to David Dhawan, a film director, and Karuna Dhawan. His elder brother, Rohit, is a film director, while his uncle, Anil, is an actor. He completed his HSC education from the H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. Dhawan has a degree in Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom. Prior to his acting career, Dhawan worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on his directorial terrorist drama My Name Is Khan (2010).

In 2012, Dhawan made his acting debut with Johar's romantic comedy Student of the Year alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. He was confident as Rohan Nanda, the teenage son of a rich businessman, who competes with his girlfriend (played by Bhatt) and best friend (played by Malhotra) to win an annual school championship. Film critic Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama found Dhawan to be "a talent one can't help but marvel at" and CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand added: "It’s Varun Dhawan who stands out with a confident, charming turn, able to tackle both comical and vulnerable scenes with ease". Student of the Year was a success, grossing ₹970 million (US$14 million) worldwide.

In 2014, Dhawan had two film releases. His first appearance was in the comedy Main Tera Hero (2014), a remake of the Telugu film Kandireega, which was produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and directed by his father.[15][16] He played the leading role of Sreenath "Seenu" Prasad, an impetuous brat, who is in love with Ileana D'Cruz's character but is seduced by the character played by Nargis Fakhri. Raedita Tandon of Filmfare commended Dhawan on his comic timing and compared him favorably to Govinda and Prabhudheva.

Dhawan then played Rakesh "Humpty Sharma", a flirtatious Punjabi boy who engages in a romantic affair with an engaged woman, in Shashank Khaitan's romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. Co-starring Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Shukla, the film was described as a tribute to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) by Johar, who served as producer. Rohit Khilnani of India Today praised Dhawan's screen presence, and Nandini Ramnath of Mintnoted how much he stood out in the "few quieter scenes" of the film. Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania emerged as one of top-grossing productions of the year, earning ₹1.11 billion (US$16 million) worldwide.

Established actor (2015–present)

The crime thriller Badlapur (2015) from director Sriram Raghavan saw Dhawan play a man who over the course of 15 years avenges the murder of his wife and son. Portraying the character was a "terrifying" experience for Dhawan, who "slipped into depression as after a point it no longer felt like I was acting in a film". Raja Sen of Rediff.com praised Dhawan's acting range, writing that he "sheds his easy-breezy charm — but, crucially, not his slightly hapless natural likeability — and bubbles up volcanically, his eyes frequently doing the talking." He received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance.

Dhawan next starred opposite Shraddha Kapoor in a sequel to the dance film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, entitled ABCD 2, in which he portrays the real life character of Suresh Mukund, a dancer from Mumbai who wins the 2012 World Hip Hop Dance Championship. Critic Shilpa Jamkhandikar of Reuters criticised the film, finding Dhawan to be the only asset of the film, writing that "except for the honest note he strikes, the rest of the film could have been just a bunch of music videos". ABCD 2 earned ₹1.57 billion (US$23 million) worldwide; the film's commercial performance led Box Office India to consider it an emergence of Dhawan's star power. His final appearance that year was in Rohit Shetty's ensemble action drama Dilwale, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kriti Sanon, in which he played the younger sibling of Khan's character. Despite negative reviews from critics, the film was a major commercial success and rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.

Dhawan next starred in the action drama Dishoom (2016), directed by his brother Rohit, alongside John Abrahamand Jacqueline Fernandez. Despite mixed reviews, the film proved to be moderately successful at the box office. He then reunited with Khaitan and Bhatt for the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), in which he played the chauvinist fiancé of Bhatt's character. Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote that Dhawan "impresses as a boy-struggling-to-be-a-man". In addition, Tushar Joshi of Daily News and Analysis noted that "Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt prove that on screen chemistry can be enough sometimes to keep you engaged in an average plot with a predictable narrative". Dhawan received his second Best Actor nomination at Filmfare for the film. Later in 2017, he starred in his father's comedy film Judwaa 2, a reboot of the 1997 comedy film Judwaa, alongside Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu. Both Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Judwaa 2 proved to major commercial successes, with the latter earning over ₹2 billion (US$29 million). Forbes published that with nine consecutive box office hits and a 100% success ratio, Dhawan had established himself as a "bona fide Bollywood superstar".

The record of successful films continued with his next project, the Shoojit Sircar-directed drama October (2018). In it, he played Dan, an aimless hotel management trainee whose life undergoes a series of changes when his co-worker goes into a coma. In a highly positive review, Anna M. M. Vetticadof Firstpost commended Dhawan for "effac[ing] his starry swagger and trademark cutesiness to play Dan"; Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times considered it to be his finest performance to date and wrote that "his humour is innate, but his understanding of pain and how it affects the human behaviour is even better".

Upcoming projects

As of July 2018, Dhawan has completed filming the part of a labourer in Yash Raj Films' comedy-drama Sui Dhaaga directed by Sharat Katariya and co-starring Anushka Sharma. He has committed to the war film Rannbhoomi, which will mark his third collaboration with Shashank Khaitan, and to the dance film ABCD 3, opposite Katrina Kaif. He will also star in Abhishek Varman's period drama Kalank, which features an ensemble cast including Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sanjay Dutt.

Other work

Alongside his acting career, Dhawan performs on stage and has co-hosted two award ceremonies. In 2013, he performed at the Filmfare, Screen, and Stardust award ceremonies, and at an event in Hong Kong. He hosted the 2013 Stardust Awards ceremony with Sidharth Malhotra and Ayushmann Khurrana, and a segment of the 59th Filmfare Awards. He was also part of the 20th Screen Awards, co-hosting the show alongside Shahrukh Khan and Richa Chadda. In 2013, Dhawan performed at a special event alongside Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor and Huma Qureshito raise funds for the flood-affected victims of Uttarakhand.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that are in production

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	My Name Is Khan	—	Assistant director
2012	Student of the Year	Rohan Nanda
2014	Main Tera Hero	Sreenath "Seenu" Prasad
2014	Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania	Rakesh "Humpty" Sharma	Also playback singer for song "Lucky Tu Lucky Me"
2015	Badlapur	Raghav "Raghu" Purohit
2015	ABCD 2	Suresh "Suru" Mukund	Also playback singer for song "Happy Birthday"
2015	Dilwale	Veer Randhir Bakshi
2016	Dishoom	Junaid Ansari
2017	Badrinath Ki Dulhania	Badrinath "Badri" Bansal
2017	Judwaa 2	Raja/Prem Malhotra
2018	October	Danish "Dan" Walia
2018	Nawabzaade	Unnamed	Special appearance in song "High Rated Gabru"
2018	Sui Dhaaga	Mauji	Post-production
2019	Kalank	TBA	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
2013	Student of the Year	BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut - Male	Nominated
		ETC Bollywood Business Awards	Most Profitable Debut (Male)	Nominated
		Filmfare Awards	Best Male Debut	Nominated
		Screen Awards	Most Promising Newcomer – Male	Nominated
		Lions Gold Awards	Favorite Debut (Male)	Won
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Male Debut	Nominated
		Stardust Awards	Breakthrough Performance – Male	Won
			Superstar of Tomorrow – Male	Nominated
		Star Guild Awards	Best Male Debut	Nominated
		Times of India Film Awards	Best Debut - Male	Nominated
2015	Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania	Stardust Awards	Best Actor – Comedy/Romance	Won
			Superstar of Tomorrow – Male (also for Main Tera Hero)	Nominated
		Screen Awards	Best Actor	Nominated
		Star Guild Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
		BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male	Nominated
	Main Tera Hero		Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Male	Nominated
			Most Entertaining Actor – Male	Nominated
		Star Guild Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Won
		Screen Awards	Best Actor (Popular Choice)	Nominated
		International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Won
2016	Badlapur	Filmfare Awards	Best Actor	Nominated
		BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male	Won
			Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Film – Male	Won
	ABCD 2	Star Guild Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
	Dilwale	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Actor	Nominated
2017	Dishoom	Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Nominated
		Star Screen Awards	Star Screen Award for Best Comedian	Won
		International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Won
2018	Badrinath Ki Dulhania	Star Screen Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Won
			Best Actor – Male (Popular)	Nominated
		Filmfare Awards	Best Actor	Nominated
		Lions Gold Awards	Favourite Best Actor	Won
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor (Jury's Choice) – Male	Won
	Judwaa 2		Best Actor (Viewer's Choice) – Male	Nominated
		Star Screen Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Nominated
	October	NBT Utsav Awards	Best Actor	Won
		Indian Film Festival of Melbourne	Best Actor	Pending