The youthful and staggering Bollywood actor, Varun Dhawan is known for his outstanding acting in the  Bollywood movies, has been able to grow up as the Bollywood's "Real Superstar". Varun Dhawan, an Indian actor is a 31 years young superstar, who has come across the world as one of the country's highest-paid celebrities and has been featured in "Forbes India's Celebrity 100" list since 2014. Each of the about 11 films in which he has starred was commercially successful, establishing Dhawan in Hindi cinema. Dhawan is widely known for his part in the crime thriller 'Badlapur'.

He has over 19.5 million followers on his Instagram.

What is Varun Dhawan Famous For?

- As teenage heartthrob and leading actor of the new generation of Bollywood.

- An energetic and versatile actor (suitable for all the character)

- The only actor in Bollywood to have nine successive films from the just beginning of career without any flop.

Where was Varun Dhawan Born?

Varun Dhawan was born on 24th April 1987 in Maharastra, India. He holds Indian Nationality. He was born to an Indian film director David Dhawan, who has given hits movies like 'Judwaa', 'Biwi no.1', 'Coolie no.1', etc. in Bollywood and Karuna Dhawan, mother. Varun has an elder brother Rohit Dhawan, who is also a film director and his uncle Anil Dhawan, an actor. Belonging to the celebrity family and having a background of film industry  Varun always knew that he wanted to be an entertainer. His zodiac sign is Taurus.

Varun Dhawan did his basic schooling from Bombay Scottish School of Mumbai, he was a bright student and even had scored 82% in 10th standard. Then he completed his HSC from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics and went to the UK to do a degree in Business Management from one of the best universities, Nottingham Trent University. But he left the graduation undone, to start his career in the film industry, so Varun Dhawan can be said as a superstar just made for the Bollywood.

Dhawan during his childhood used to be a very naughty kid in the family and he was a great chicken lover. Varun Dhawan was like the black sheep of his family. 

His father David Dhawan gave him a nickname of 'Pappu' and everyone used to call him by the same name 'Pappu' in his house.

Prior to his acting career, Dhawan worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar's terrorist movie "My Name Is Khan" in 2010.

What are Varun Dhawan Films?

- Varun Dhawan established himself as an actor in Bollywood for the first time at the age of 24, with his debut in a romantic-comedy movie of 2012 "The Student of the Year", under the direction of Karan Johar.

- This was his first Debut movie along with Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra, which was their first movie as well. The movie became among the highest-grossing(US$ 13 million) Bollywood movies of the whole 2012.

- He even received a Filmfare nomination for Greatest Man Debut for his part. Film critic Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama found Varun to be 'a talent that one can't help but can marvel it', also he was said as 'a confident, charming actor who can tackle both comical and vulnerable scenes with ease'.

- In 2014, after his first hit movie, Varun gave further two more hits to film industry; first his appearance in the comedy movie "Main Tera Hero", directed by his father, where Dhawan was even compared with 'Govinda' and 'Prabhudeva', because of his fabulous comic timing. Dhawan then played a role of Punjabi boy in the romantic comedy movie "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania" alongside Alia Bhatt, which was a tribute to 90's hit "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" that turned out to be one of the top-grossing production of the year, earning US$ 15 million worldwide. This movie reiterated his affair with masala entertainers, besides proved him as a capable actor who can perform great even with first time director.

- In 2015, Varun was seen in crime thriller "Badlapur", where he played a role of a man who intended to take revenge of loss of his family, which he called as his "terrifying" experience. It was his first actual success, with his fan following providing his initial impetus. Dhawan's next starred movie was a dance sequel "ABCD2" in which he played a real-life character of Suresh Mukund, a dancer from Mumbai who won the 2012 "World Hip Hop Dance Championship".

- ABCD 2 earned 1.57 billion rupees (US$ 22 million) worldwide, that led "Box Office India" to consider it as the emergence of "Dhawan's star power". His final appearance in the year 2015 was in action drama movie "Dilwale", alongside Shah Rukh Khan that also had an earning of 400crore rupees. It is among the highest grossing Indian movies of all time, though this movie was met with mixed reviews.

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- Varun then was starred in the action humor movie "Dishoom" in 2016, directed by his brother Rohit Dhawan, that also turned out to be successful at the box office.

- In 2017, Varun Dhawan was cast in a romantic comedy movie "Badrinath Ki Dulhania", that as well turned out to be commercially a huge success, where Dhawan was said as "He portrays a right scene for a boy-struggling-to-be-a-man".

- This movie got Dhawan his second "Best Actor Nomination". Later, in the same year, Dhawan was starred in his father's comedy sequel "Judwaa 2", grossing 2 billion(US$ 28 million). 

- Forbes thus 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 2018 release, "October" and "Sui Dhaga". For October he was praised for his acting with immense emotion and his understanding of pain, for which he received a nomination for "Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor".

- Latest movie of Varun Dhawan of 2019, is 1940's prior movie "Kalank", where he is featured as a blacksmith and he has given his 500% hard work to his character and movie's promotions. Labeling it as "Meatiest role of Dhawan's Career", Kalank is set as the biggest opening of the year with a large earning of 26.5 crores in the opening day.

- Dhawan will be seen in Remo D'Souza's dance film "Street Dancer", alongside Shraddha Kapoor and will collaborate for the third time with Shashank Khaitan in "Rannbhoomi".

- Dhawan has also committed to star alongside Sara Ali Khan in "Coolie No.1", an adaptation of his father's movie of 1995.

- Alongside his career, Dhawan has also performed and co-hosted two award ceremonies.

Who is Varun Dhawan dating?

Bollywood superstar Varun Dhawan, with his boyish charm, lopsided smile and unconventional choices, has emerged as a teenage heartthrob. Though his growing fame worldwide, Varun Dhawan has always remained quiet in terms of his personal life and relation.

He hasn't spoken out much about his love life, however, it has been proved that Varun is in unconditional love with his long term girlfriend Natasha Dalal, who is a fashion designer. Recently, in a show "Koffee With Karan", Dhawan accepted his relationship with Natasha Dalal which was kept under wraps till then. He was all cool about revealing his relationship on national television and he added he is in a way of having a knot with Natasha.

Dhawan was rumored to have an affair with Sara Ali Khan, during his tour to the USA and with Tapsee Panu, during the shooting of "Judwaa 2".

Varun Dhawan in his personal life enjoys chilling out with his friends, and he loves playing with his niece (Rohit's daughter). Varun shares a great friendship with Arjun Kapoor, an actor beyond the cinema also.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

* Varun Dhawan’s performance in the film "The Student Of The Year" won him a Lions Precious metal Award for Preferred Debut (Man) and a Stardust Award for Breakthrough Overall performance – Male in 2013.

* He received the Stardust Award for Greatest Actor – Comedy/Romance for his overall performance in the film ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ in 2014.

* His role in ‘Main Tera Hero’ won him a Superstar Display screen Award and an IIFA Award in 2015.

* He earned two ‘BIG Star Entertainment Awards’ in 2015 for his part in the film ‘Badlapur’. He was awarded 'Star Screen Awards' for the best comedian for Dishoom.

* He won 'Star Screen Award', 'Zee Cine Awards' for his comedy role in "Badrinath ki Dulhania". He received an award for best actor for his role in "October". 

What are Varun Dhawan Body Measurements?

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Varun Dhawan stands at a height of 1.68 m i.e. 5 feet and 7 inches tall. He has a body weight of 172 lbs i.e. 78 kg. He has an athletic body build. He has a chest size of 40 inches, biceps size of 15 inches, and a waist size of 32 inches. He prefers the gym to maintain his body. He has dark brown eyes and his hair color is black.

What is Varun Dhawan Net Worth?

-Varun Dhawan has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014 indicating how popular he is, and reaching at the 15th position in 2018.

 In the same year, the magazine estimated his annual income to be  US$6.9 million and listed him as one of the highest-paid celebrities in the country. In the same year, the Indian edition of GQ featured him among the nation's 50 most influential young people and labeled him the  "most bankable and versatile star of his generation". Dhawan takes about 9-15 crores per film.

He has an Audi Q7 car, Royal Enfield, Polaris Sportsman(Quad Bike) to his property, earned by himself. 

Body Features of Varun Dhawan

Varun's has height 5 feet 9 inches and his weight is 172 lbs.