ĭhawan and Shraddha Kapoor at a promotional event for ABCD 2 in 2015
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania emerged as one of top-grossing Indian productions of the year, earning ₹1.11 billion (US$15 million) worldwide. Rohit Khilnani of India Today praised his screen presence, and Nandini Ramnath of Mint noted how much he stood out in the "few quieter scenes" of the film. Starring him alongside Bhatt a second time after Student of the Year and debutant television actor Sidharth Shukla, the film was described as a tribute to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) by Johar, who served as producer and had briefly cameoed in the blockbuster. ĭhawan then played Rakesh, a flirtatious Punjabi boy who engages in a romantic affair with an engaged Punjabi woman, in debutante writer-director Shashank Khaitan's romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. The film emerged as a commercial success grossing 780 million Indian rupees worldwide. Raedita Tandon of Filmfare commended Dhawan on his comic timing and compared him favorably to Govinda and Prabhudheva. He played Sreenath "Seenu" Prasad, an impetuous brat who is involved in a love triangle between his true love interest Sunaina Goradia, played by Ileana D'Cruz, and his one-sided lover Ayesha Singhal, the daughter of a dreaded gangster-cum-don, played by Nargis Fakhri. įollowing a year long absence from the screen, similar to that of co-stars Bhatt and Malhotra who had their second releases before him in 2014, Dhawan appeared in two films, the first of which was the romantic comedy Main Tera Hero (2014), a remake of the Telugu film Kandireega, which was produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and directed by his father David. Student of the Year was a success, grossing ₹1.09 billion (US$14 million) worldwide, and his performance earned him a Best Male Debut nomination at Filmfare. 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". He was confident as Rohan Nanda, the teenage son of a rich businessman, who competes with his girlfriend Shanaya (Bhatt) and best friend Abhimanyu Singh (Malhotra) to win an annual school championship. 1 (2020), all of which were critical and commercial failures, impeding his career.ĭhawan at the trailer launch of Student of the Year in 2012ĭhawan made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's romantic comedy drama Student of the Year alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. Following the success of these films, he has since headlined the period drama Kalank (2019) and the musical film Street Dancer 3D (2020), as well as the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama Coolie No. He received praise for playing an avenger in the crime thriller film Badlapur (2015) and an aimless man coping with loss in the drama October (2018). ĭhawan rose to prominence with starring roles in the romantic comedies Main Tera Hero (2014), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), the action comedies Dilwale (2015), Dishoom (2016), and Judwaa 2 (2017), the dance film ABCD 2 (2015) and the drama film Sui Dhaaga (2018). Dhawan has been featured in eleven consecutive box-office successes between 20. He began his work in the film industry as an assistant director to Karan Johar on the drama film My Name Is Khan (2010), and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama Student of the Year. The son of film director David Dhawan, he studied business management from the Nottingham Trent University.
One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in Forbes India 's Celebrity 100 list since 2014. Varun Dhawan ( Hindi pronunciation: born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films.
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