Acting credits
47
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Varun Dhawan
Acting
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Movies: 31Series: 17Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 1108119
IMDb ID: nm3315894
Known for: Acting
Born: April 24, 1987
Age: 39
Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 6.36
Wikidata: Q7916220
Other jobs
Playback Singer (2)Assistant Director (1)Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Varun Dhawan.
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
as Jass
2026 Movie
Border 2
as Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya
2026 Movie
Thamma
as Bhaskar
2025 Movie
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari
as Sunny Sanskari
2025 Movie
Baby John
as IPS Satya Verma/John
2024 Movie
Stree 2
as Bhaskar
2024 Movie
Munjya
as Bhaskar
2024 Movie
Bawaal
as Ajay Dixit
2023 Movie
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
as Unnamed Cameo
2023 Movie
Bhediya
as Bhaskar
2022 Movie
JugJugg Jeeyo
as Kuldeep 'Kuku' Saini
2022 Movie
Antim: The Final Truth
as Special appearance in "Chingari" song
2021 Movie
Coolie No. 1
as Raju / Kunwar Mahendra Pratap
2020 Movie
Street Dancer 3D
as Sahej
2020 Movie
Kalank
as Zafar
2019 Movie
Sui Dhaaga - Made in India
as Mauji
2018 Movie
Nawabzaade
as Special appearance in "High Rated Gabru" song
2018 Movie
October
as Dan
2018 Movie
Judwaa 2
as Raja / Prem
2017 Movie
Badrinath Ki Dulhania
as Badrinath
2017 Movie
Dishoom
as Junaid Ansari
2016 Movie
Dilwale
as Veer
2015 Movie
ABCD 2
as Suresh "Suru" Mukund
2015 Movie
Badlapur
as Raghav (Raghu)
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Varun Dhawan.
Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
Citadel Honey Bunny
as Bunny / Rahi • 6 eps
2024 Series
India's Got Latent
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
The Great Indian Kapil Show
as Self • 2 eps
2024 Series
Case Toh Banta Hai
1 eps
2022 Series
Dance Deewane
as Himself • 2 eps
2018 Series
Rising Star
as Self • 3 eps
2017 Series
Yaaron Ki Baraat
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self • 9 eps
2016 Series
Comedy Nights Bachao
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Anupam Kher Show
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
Mission Sapne
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Self • 5 eps
2013 Series
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
as Self • 5 eps
2008 Series
Koffee with Karan
as Self • 6 eps
2004 Series
Indian Idol
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Kaun Banega Crorepati
as Self • 2 eps
2000 Series