Here's a look at Varun Dhawan's Bollywood journey as he turns a year older
Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, who will soon be seen on the silver screen in Any Body Can Dance 2, is on the fast track to stardom as he turns 28. After scoring full marks for Student of the Year, Varun is now receiving accolades for his performance in Badlapur. High-profile films with big banners, including Rohit Shetty's Dilwale, are already in the pipeline. Here's a look at his Bollywood journey as he turns a year older.
Varun Dhawan was born on April 24, 1987 in Mumbai to filmmaker David Dhawan and his wife Karuna.
Varun's elder brother Rohit is a director whose first film was Desi Boyz (2011).
Varun, who has mostly lived in Mumbai, also has a degree in Business Management from UK's Nottingham Trent University.
Varun's Bollywood journey began as an assistant director to filmmaker Karan Johar in My Name Is Khan (2010).
Varun made his acting debut in 2012 with Karan Johar's Student of the Year which also featured first-timers Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. The movie did fairly well at the box office and Varun received rave reviews for his role as Rohan, the ambitious son of a rich businessman, determined to win his school's annual championship.
Varun's next film was 2014's romantic comedy Main Tera Hero, directed by his father and co-starring actresses Ileana D'Cruz and Nargis Fakhri. The movie, a remake of the Telugu film Kandireega, received an average response at the box office. Varun's performance as a college student who sets out to rescue the love of his life from the clutches of a notorious gangster in Bangkok went down well with the audience.
2014's Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania starred Varun as a Delhi boy who falls in love with a girl from Punjab - played by Alia Bhatt - and follows her all the way to Ambala to woo her family. The film was a runway hit and Varun charmed audiences with his boy-next-door act.
In 2015, Varun Dhawan featured in Sriram Raghavan's critically acclaimed revenge drama Badlapur. The film, which also starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi and Yami Gautam, did fairly well at the box office.
Varun will soon be seen on the silver screen in Remo D'Souza's Any Body Can Dance 2, in which he co-stars with Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhu Deva and Lauren Gottlieb. He is currently busy shooting for Rohit Shetty's Dilwale along with Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kriti Sanon. Also on the cards is Dhishoom with John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez.
We wish Varun a very happy birthday and a great year ahead.
