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Varun Dhawan

Acting

Born April 24, 1987 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Also known as وارون دهاوان

Biography

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.

Filmography28 titles

My Name Is Khan

2010Assistant Director

The Great Indian Kapil Show

2024as Self

Border 2

2026as Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya

Sui Dhaaga: Made in India

2018as Mauji

Badlapur

2015as Raghav (Raghu)

Bhediya

2022as Bhaskar

Citadel: Honey Bunny

2024as Bunny / Rahi

Stree 2

2024as Bhaskar

Street Dancer 3D

2020as Sahej

Dilwale

2015as Veer

Thamma

2025as Bhaskar

Bawaal

2023as Ajay Dixit

Antim: The Final Truth

2021as Special appearance in "Chingari" song

The Bride of Badrinath

2017as Badrinath

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

2014as Rakesh Kumar Sharma aka Humpty

Jug Jugg Jeeyo

2022as Kuldeep 'Kuku' Saini

Munjya

2024as Bhaskar

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

2023as Unnamed Cameo

Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle

2025as Self

Baby John

2024as IPS Satya Verma/John

Koffee with Karan

2004as Self

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari

2025as Sunny Sanskari

Kalank

2019as Zafar

Student of the Year

2012as Rohan Nanda

Dishoom

2016as Junaid Ansari

Judwaa 2

2017as Raja / Prem

Coolie No. 1

2020as Raju / Kunwar Mahendra Pratap

Nawabzaade

2018as Special appearance in "High Rated Gabru" song