Who Is Varun Dhawan?
Varun Dhawan is a young Bollywood actor, model, and playback singer. He is one of the fresh, young and highest paid Bollywood actors who become popular in a very short time and gained a lot of fame. Varun was born on April 24, 1987, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Varun has a nickname Pappu.
Dhawan son worked as an assistant director on the SRK starred drama film My Name Is Khan in 2010. Dhawan made his acting debut with a Karan Johar’s drama film Student of the Year in 2012.
Earlier Life
Varun is the younger son of famous film director David Dhawan and nephew of actor Anil Dhawan. The actor has an elder brother Rohit Dhawan who is a filmmaker too. This talented actor becomes popular because of his good looks, cuteness, sexy body, and personality.
Varun studied in Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai and completed Higher education from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. Later completed his business management from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom.
Debut & Succes Story
After completing his business management from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom, Pappu started working as an assistant director to Karan Johar. And spent some time on Barry John’s acting school to learn acting skills.
Dhawan son worked as an assistant director on the SRK starred drama film My Name Is Khan in 2010. Dhawan made his acting debut with a Karan Johar’s drama film Student of the Year in 2012. Varun achieved Lions Gold Awards as Favorite Debut (Male) and Stardust Awards as Breakthrough Performance – Male for his debut film ‘Student Of The Year (2012)’.
Dhawan debut as a playback singer in 2014’s romantic film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania in the song “Lucky Tu Lucky Me”. Later he sang the song “Happy Birthday” for the 2015’s self starrer dance film ABCD 2.
Karan Johar producing and Shashank Khaitan directed 2014’s romantic Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Sriram Raghavan directed the crime thriller Badlapur(2015) was the breakthrough for Varun.
Varun starred first 11 films, Student of the Year (2012), Main Tera Hero (2014), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), Badlapur (2015), ABCD 2 (2015), Dilwale (2015), Dishoom (2016), Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), Judwaa 2 (2017), October (2018), Sui Dhaaga (2018) were commercially successful.
Personal Life
There is no controversies about Varun’s relationship with any of his co-actors. He is in an open relationship with his longtime beau Natasha Dalal before starting his Bollywood career. Natasha was born to businessman father Rajesh Dalal and homemaker mother Gauri Dalal in Mumbai. She belongs to a middle-class Hindu family.
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Varun Dhawan Complete Details
Below are the complete details about Varun Dhawan (Age, Height, Body measurement, Shoe Size, Social Accounts, Family, Friends, Address, House, Affairs, Controversies, Favorite Things, Hobbies, Vehicle Collection, Car Collection, Movies, Bike Collection, Net Worth, Income, Side Business, Hit Flop, Upcoming Movies, Awards, Unknown facts and more details).
Personal Life | |
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Name | Varun Dhawan |
Real Name | Varun Dhawan |
Nicknames | Pappu |
Born | 24 April 1987 |
Age | 36 Years. (As In 2024) |
Birth Place | Mumbai, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor, Playback Singer, Youth Icon. |
Religion | Hindu |
Astrological sign | Taurus |
Physical Info/Stats | |
Height | 5 Feet 8 Inches 1.72 Meters |
Weight(Approx) | 72 kg |
Body Measurements | Biceps: 15 Inches Chest: 40 Inches Waist: 32 Inches |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Shoe Size | 10 Inches(US). |
Education | |
School | Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai. |
College & University | College: H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. University: Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom. |
Educational Qualification | A degree in Business Management. |
Other | Varun learned acting skills form Barry John’s acting school. |
Family & Friends | |
Father | David Dhawan (Director & Producer). Born: 16 August 1955. Age: 68 Years. (As In 2024) |
Mother | Karuna Dhawan. |
Brother | Rohit Dhawan (Film Director) - Elder Brother. |
Sister | N/A. |
Sister-In-Law | Jaanvi Desai Dhawan - Rohit Dhawan's Wife(Married: 2012). |
Relatives | Anil Dhawan(Actor) - Uncle. Born: 27 November 1950. Age: 73 Years. (As In 2024) Anil Dhawan is the elder brother of David Dhawan. |
Other Relatives | Punit Malhotra (Director). Born: May 13, 1982. Age: 41 Years. (As In 2024). 2010's film I Hate Love Stories fame director Punit Malhotra is the Second cousin of Varun. Their dads are first cousins. |
Best Friends | Arjun Kapoor(Actor), Karan Johar(Director & Producer), Alia Bhatt(Actress). |
House & Address | |
Residence Address | House 1: A/15, Sagar Darshan, Carter Road, Khar West, Mumbai. This is David Dhawan's House(Apartment). House 2: Beachwood House Oberoi Enclave Complex, Juhu, Mumbai. In 2017, Varun Dhawan bought an apartment in Beach Wood House at Oberoi Enclave complex which is Next To JW Marriot Hotel in Juhu, Mumbai. |
Office Address | Sangeeta Apartment, Juhu, Mumbai. |
Social Accounts | |
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YouTube | Varun Dhawan YouTube |
Websites | N/A |
Controversies | |
Threaten By A Fan | On 5 Apr 2019 evening, a female fan, Archana Dange created a ruckus outside his Juhu residence. She was waiting for a couple of hours to meet him. Varun came pretty tiredly and late. But she refused to leave and got into a squabble. Initially, she said she will hurt herself. When she was still not able to get through to Varun, she kept on saying that she will kill Dhawan's GF Natasha Dalal. Later she has been arrested under the sections 504 (punishment for intentional insult and with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). |
Sohail Slaps Varun | According to some news sites, there was a rumor that, during an argument, Sohail Khan hit Varun on the face. But both continuously denied that. |
Spouse & Children | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Spouse | N/A |
Wife Occupation | N/A |
Childrens | N/A |
Pets | Dog (Name: Angel). |
Girlfriends & Affairs | |
Alia Bhatt (actress) (Rumores) | Born: March 15, 1993. Age: 30 Years. (As In 2024). |
Natasha Dalal (Fashion Designer) | |
Favorites & Hobbies | |
Hobbies | Watching Movies, Swimming, Acting, Playing Video Games, Workout. |
Likes & Dislikes | Likes: Eating Too Much Chicken, Workout. Dislikes: Alcohol, Smoking. |
Favorite Color | Red, Black |
Favorite Food | Chicken, Pizza, Spanish. |
Favorite Actor | Bollywood: Govinda, Mehmood. Hollywood: Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, Dwayne Johnson. |
Favorite Actress | Bollywood: Priyanka Chopra. Hollywood: Angelina Jolie. |
Favorite Director | Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Sriram Raghavan, David Dhawan. |
Favorite Movies | Guide, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Rang De Basanti, American Psycho, The Doors, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Raja Babu. |
Favorite Sports | Football, Cricket. |
Favorite Perfume | Gucci. |
Favorite Holiday Destinations | London, Dubai. |
Favorite Fruit | N/A |
Net Worth & Income | |
Salary | Per Ad: ₹50 Lakh - 2 Crores(INR). Per Film: ₹10 - 15 Crores(INR). |
Net Worth | $15 - 20 Million(US). ₹100 - 130 Crore(INR). |
Vehicle Collection | |
Bike Collection | Polaris Sportsman 850(Quad Bike), Royal Enfield. |
Car Collection | Audi Q7. |
Others | Vanity Van. |
Career | |
Total Movies | Click Here To Know. |
Debut Film | My Name Is Khan(2010) - As A Director. Student Of The Year (2012) - Lead Debut. |
Turning Point Movies (Breakthrough Movies) | Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2015). Badlapur (2015). |
Hit/Flop & Box Office | Click Here To Know. |
Awards | |
Awards won | 12 (Till 2017). Click Here For Details & Updates. |
Total Nominations | 35 (Till 2017) Click Here For Details & Updates. |
Other Business/Side Business | |
Production House | N/A |
Clothing Brand | Dhawan and Only. Varun launches this clothing line earlier 2018. |
Others | N/A |
Upcoming Movies | |
Starring | Varun Dhawan Upcoming movies. |
Varun Dhawan Unknown Interesting Facts
18Star Family
Pappu is the Son Of famous Bollywood director David Dhawan. The younger brother of Bollywood director Rohit Dhawan. And the Nephew of Bollywood actor Anil Dhawan.
17Relatives
2010’s film I Hate Love Stories fame director Punit Malhotra is the Second cousin of Varun. Their dads are first cousins.
16Nicknames
His nickname Pappu was given by his father David Dhawan.
15Naughty Varun
Varun was so much naughty when he was a kid. His parents had a tough time to disciplined him.
14Celebrity School Mates
John, Aamir Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Uday Chopra, Aditya Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Bijlani, Amrita Puri, Imran Khan, Varun Dhawan all are studied at Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai.
13Before Acting
After completing his business management from the Nottingham Trent University, Dhawan son worked as an assistant director on the SRK starred drama film My Name Is Khan in 2010.
12Short Films
Varun learned acting skills form Barry John’s acting school along with Arjun Kapoor. During that time he has done some short film projects. Together they did a short film project.
11David Refused To Launch
Papa David Dhawan refused to launch Varun in his home production. David said, ‘I wanted him to go out there and find his bearings’.
10Auditioned For ‘Dhobi Ghat’
He had auditioned for Aamir Khan produced film ‘Dhobi Ghat (2010)‘, which was directed by Kiran Rao but did not get the role.
9Director Sibling
Varun’s elder brother Rohit is an intelligent director. Few are aware of Rohit. Interestingly, Rohit has directed 2011’s film ‘Desi Boyz’ and 2015’s film ‘Dishoom’.
8During SOTY
During the shooting of his debut film Student Of The Year(SOTY), David Dhawan didn’t visit his son once, nor did he see a single frame of his son’s work before release.
7Playback Singer
Dhawan debut as a playback singer in 2014’s romantic film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania in the song “Lucky Tu Lucky Me”. Later he sang the song “Happy Birthday” for the 2015’s self starrer dance film ABCD 2.
6First Award
Varun achieved Lions Gold Awards as Favorite Debut (Male) and Stardust Awards as Breakthrough Performance – Male for his debut film Student Of The Year(SOTY).
5Hit Streak
Varun starred first 11 films, Student of the Year (2012), Main Tera Hero (2014), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), Badlapur (2015), ABCD 2 (2015), Dilwale (2015), Dishoom (2016), Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), Judwaa 2 (2017), October (2018), Sui Dhaaga (2018) were commercially successful.
4Wax Statue
Badlapur actor becomes the youngest Bollywood actor to get a wax figure at Madame Tussauds, Hong Kong in January 2018.
3The Rock’s Fan
Varun was a huge fan of wrestling and a huge fan of actor and wrestler, Dwayne Johnson “The Rock”. Once, Varun’ s fans requested Dwayne to wish Varun on his birthday and The Rock did that.
2Dearest Persons
Although Varun is the biggest fan of actor & wrestler Dwayne Johnson, Pappu admires Govinda and Sachin Tendulkar most. Varun grew up watching Govinda.
1Clothing Brand
Varun launches this own clothing line ‘Dhawan and Only’ earlier 2018.
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