Actor profile

Varun Dhawan

24th April 1987 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Acting

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.

28 Movies 15 TV Shows 2 In Production 50 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai poster

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai 4th June 2026 as Jass

Border 2 poster

Border 2 23rd January 2026 as Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya

Thamma poster

Thamma 21st October 2025 as Bhaskar

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari poster

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari 2nd October 2025 as Sunny Sanskari

Baby John poster

Baby John 25th December 2024 as IPS Satya Verma/John

Stree 2 poster

Stree 2 15th August 2024 as Bhaskar

Munjya poster

Munjya 7th June 2024 as Bhaskar

Bawaal poster

Bawaal 21st July 2023 as Ajay Dixit

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani poster

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani 8th July 2023 as Unnamed Cameo

Bhediya poster

Bhediya 25th November 2022 as Bhaskar

JugJugg Jeeyo poster

JugJugg Jeeyo 24th June 2022 as Kuldeep 'Kuku' Saini

Antim: The Final Truth poster

Antim: The Final Truth 26th November 2021 as Special appearance in "Chingari" song

Coolie No. 1 poster

Coolie No. 1 25th December 2020 as Raju / Kunwar Mahendra Pratap

Street Dancer 3D poster

Street Dancer 3D 24th January 2020 as Sahej

Kalank poster

Kalank 17th April 2019 as Zafar

Sui Dhaaga - Made in India poster

Sui Dhaaga - Made in India 28th September 2018 as Mauji

Nawabzaade poster

Nawabzaade 27th July 2018 as Special appearance in "High Rated Gabru" song

October poster

October 13th April 2018 as Dan

Judwaa 2 poster

Judwaa 2 29th September 2017 as Raja / Prem

Badrinath Ki Dulhania poster

Badrinath Ki Dulhania 10th March 2017 as Badrinath

Dishoom poster

Dishoom 29th July 2016 as Junaid Ansari

Dilwale poster

Dilwale 18th December 2015 as Veer

ABCD 2 poster

ABCD 2 19th June 2015 as Suresh "Suru" Mukund

Badlapur poster

Badlapur 20th February 2015 as Raghav (Raghu)

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania poster

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania 11th July 2014 as Rakesh Kumar Sharma aka Humpty

Main Tera Hero poster

Main Tera Hero 4th April 2014 as Sreenath Prasad aka 'Seenu'

Student Of The Year poster

Student Of The Year 19th October 2012 as Rohan Nanda

The White Mountain poster

The White Mountain 8th January 2010 as Dealer

Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle poster

Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle 25th September 2025 as Self

Citadel Honey Bunny poster

Citadel Honey Bunny 6th November 2024 as Bunny / Rahi

The Great Indian Kapil Show poster

The Great Indian Kapil Show 30th March 2024 as Self

Case Toh Banta Hai poster

Case Toh Banta Hai 28th July 2022

Dance Deewane poster

Dance Deewane 2nd June 2018 as Himself

Rising Star poster

Rising Star 4th February 2017 as Self

Yaaron Ki Baraat poster

Yaaron Ki Baraat 8th October 2016 as Self

The Kapil Sharma Show poster

The Kapil Sharma Show 23rd April 2016 as Himself

The Kapil Sharma Show poster

The Kapil Sharma Show 23rd April 2016 as Self

Comedy Nights Bachao poster

Comedy Nights Bachao 15th September 2015 as Self

The Anupam Kher Show poster

The Anupam Kher Show 6th July 2014 as Himself

Comedy Nights with Kapil poster

Comedy Nights with Kapil 22nd June 2013 as Self

Koffee with Karan poster

Koffee with Karan 19th November 2004 as Self

Indian Idol poster

Indian Idol 28th October 2004 as Self

Kaun Banega Crorepati poster

Kaun Banega Crorepati 3rd July 2000 as Self

Doosara Mahayudh poster

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Doosara Mahayudh 18th October 2028 as Bhaskar Sharma

Pehla Mahayudh poster

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Pehla Mahayudh 11th August 2028 as Bhaskar Sharma