Varun Dhawan – Bio, Wiki, Career, Height, Age, Social Media, Net Worth, Family, Hobbies, Interesting Facts, Controversies, And, More

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Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan is a famous and one of the highest-paid actors in India. He is the son of director David Dhawan. He works in different Genres. In the beginning, he worked as an assistant director with Karan Johar in 2010, in the movie My Name is Khan. He made a promising debut in Karan Johar’s Student of the Year movie in 2012. Let’s explore life, career, success, journey, and many more.

Varun Dhawan

BIOGRAPHY

Varun was born in 1987, on 24 April in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the son of well-known director David Dhawan. He graduated from Nottingham Trent University, England in the field of Business and Management. In addition, his brother Rohit Dhawan, is also a director like his father. Varun’s mother’s name is Karuna Dhawan. He joined the film industry scene in 2012. 

Varun Dhawan Biography

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

He is a young and popular actor in India. But he has many fans from other countries as well. In addition, he has millions of followers on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, like Tiger Shroff. So, here we go for social media details.

Varun Dhawan social media

Instagram46.5 M followers 
Facebook12 M followers
Twitter 12 M followers 
YouTube 555 K Subscribers 

WIKI

Varun Dhawan Wiki

You know what? Varun has a soft spot for animals in his heart, like Allu Arjun, Hamza Ali Abbasi, and Song Joong-ki. His pet dog’s name is Joey.

Interestingly, he shares the same zodiac sign as singer Arjit Singh and actor Harshad Chopda. So, there are many things that fans would like to know about their favorite actor. Let’s give them a look.

Full NameVarun David Dhawan
NicknamePappu 
GenderMale 
Date of Birth24 April 1987 (Friday)
Zodiac SignTaurus 
Age(as of 2023)36 years 
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra 
Home TownJuhu, Mumbai 
Current ResidenceJuhu, Mumbai
NationalityIndian 
Religion Hinduism 
School Bombay Scottish School. Mumbai 
College/ UniversityNottingham Trent University, England
EducationGraduation in Business and Management 
ProfessionActor 
Weight75kg
Height 5’9’’
Eye ColorDark brown 
Hair ColorBlack 
Body MeasurementsChest: 40 inches 
Waist: 32 inches
Biceps: 15 inches
Chest Size40
Shoe Size Coming soon 
Dress SizeComing soon 
Marital StatusMarried 
Girlfriend(s)Sara (when he was in the USA)
Taapsee Pannu, actress (Rumored)
Natasha Dalal, Fashion Designer
SpouseNatasha Dalal
ChildrenNo 
HobbyDancing
Swimming
Reading 

Parents and siblings

Varun Dhawan parent and sibling

He belongs to a Punjabi Hindu family. His father is David Dhawan, who is a film director in India. His brother Rohit Dhawan is also a film director like his father. 

Father David Dhawan
Mother Karuna Dhawan 
Brother Rohit Dhawan 

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Varun’s Wife

Varun Dhawan wife

Varun’s wife is Natasha Dalal. Natasha Dalal and Varun were in a relationship for a long time. Then, they converted their long-term relationship into marriage in 2021 on January 24. Natasha Dalal is a fashion Designer. She has her own fashion house in Juhu, Mumbai.

Early age 

Varun Dhawan early life

He was born in Maharashtra, Mumbai. He completed his schooling at Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai. His higher education is at Nottingham Trent University, England. His father David Dhawan and his brother Rohit Dhawan are directors. So, he also joined the industry in 2012.

Career 

Varun Dhawan career

He started as an assistant director with Karan Johar in the film My Name is Khan’. 2012 was the year of his acting career in the film industry, like Alia Bhatt, Student of the Year was his acting debut. From 2012 to 2018, he made 11 blockbuster movies and this journey continues. Let’s have a look at the names of the films

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Student of the Year 2012
Main Tera Hero2014
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhanian2014
Badlapur 2015
ABCD – Any Body can dance -22015
Dilwale 2015
Dishoom 2016
Badrinath Ki Dulhanian 2017
Judwaa 22017
October 2018
Sui Dhaga 2018
Kalank 2019
Street Dancer 3D2020
Jugjugg Jeeyo 2022
Bhediya 2022
Bawaal 2023

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Varun was nominated 50 times and he won 38 awards. Let’s give sight to a few of them.

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In 2013

For his work in the movie ‘Student of the Year’, he was nominated for awards, Big STAR Entertainment Awards, Filmfare award, Screen award, Zee Cine award, Star Guild award, and the categories were Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut – Male, Best male debut, Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, Best male debut, Best male debut respectively. He won two Stardust awards in the categories Breakthrough Performance -Male and Best Actor Male.

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In 2015

Based on the movie Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhanian, He was nominated for a Screen Award, Star Guild Award, and Big STAR Entertainment Awards. The categories were Best Actor, Best Actor in Leading Role, Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male, and Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Male respectively.

But he won two awards, one Star Guild award as Best Actor in a Comic Role and the second International Indian Film Academy Award as Best Performance in Comic Role. These are both awards he won because of his movie Main Tera Hero. Further, he was also nominated in other awards categories due to this movie.

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In 2016 

Varun won four awards, and the details are. Two awards for his performance in Badlapur film were Big Star Entertainment Awards and the nominees were Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male and the Most Entertaining Actor in Action Film – Male. 

For his movies Dilwale (in which his co-star was Shah Rukh Khan), Dishoom, and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhanian, he won two Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards as the Best Entertainer of the Year and Best Jodi with Alia Bhatt respectively. 

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In 2017 

He received two Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for his movie Badrinath Ki Dulhanian Favorite Dancing Star and Best Entertainment Film for his performance in Dishoom, he received the International Indian Film Academy Award as Best Comedian and Star Screen Award for Best Comedian.

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In 2018 

Amazingly for his two movies Badrinath Ki Dulhanian and October, he won four awards, two on behalf of each, Star Screen Award, Zee Cine Award, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award, and Jagran Film Festival Award respectively. The nominations were Best Comedian, Best Actor (Jury’s Choice), Best Actor Male, and Favorite Movie Actor. There were also categories for which he was nominated. 

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In 2023 

 He received two Zee Cine Awards for his work in two movies. The movies were Jugjugg Jeeyo and Bhediya. The awards category was Best Performance of the Year

Furthermore, he has also received three Organizational Awards. They were the Pinkvilla Style Icon Award, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award, and Indian Television Academy Award.

Varun Dhawan Award

FAVORITES

 You must want to know about the favorite things of Varun Dhawan. So, here they are 

FoodChicken
Cheesecake
Mishti Doi
Actor(s)Govinda
Dwayne Johnson
Actress(es)Priyanka Chopra
Katrina Kaif
Deepika Padukone
ColorRed
Black
Singer Drake
Sonu Nigam
MoviesBollywood: Guide
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Rang De Basanti
Raja Babu
Kagaz Ke Phool
Hollywood: American Psycho
Perfume Gucci
Restaurant Shiv Sagar in Mumbai
Dancer Michael Jackson
Destinations Goa
Maldives
Landon
Sport Football
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Varun income sources

Further, his sources of income are the following;

  • Acting
  • Hosting
  • Brand endorsement
  • Influencer marketing

Net worth

As per the estimate, his monthly income is around 1 INR crore, and his annual income is almost 15 INR crore. According to analysis, his net worth is USD 26 million, INR 205 crore.

Varun Dhawan networt

Varun’s Car Collection

As in most cases, boys love to have their car collection. Many in their struggling years have dreams regarding cars and when they earn a handsome amount they do so. Here, Varun’s story is also similar and now we will know his car collection. 

The prestigious car brands owned by him are BMW, Audi, Mercedes Benz, and Range Rover. So, remarkable vehicles like the Audi Q7 valued at INR 85 lakhs, and the Mercedes Benz 350D valued at INR 88 lakhs.

Varun is not only interested in vehicles but also his interest in Bullets like singer Diljit Dosanjh. He owned the Royal Enfield Bullet which was valued at INR 3.7 lakhs. There is no doubt that he is a man of good taste. 

Controversies

Varun Dhawan contraversies

There are some controversies about Varun.

He was criticized for his inappropriate attitude with American supermodel Gigi Hadid. It was said that he made her uncomfortable during dance performance by lifting her and kissing her. But Gigi Hadid denied this statement. Dhawan took to Twitter to answer that nothing happened without anyone’s consent, the entire performance was pre-planned.

Once Varun made a baseless comment on Kriti Sanon that she was dating the Prabhas. But Kriti denied these rumors through Instagram.

INTERESTING FACTS

Varun Dhawan Interesting facts

  • Varun does not smoke.
  • Anil Dhawan is his uncle.
  • As Varun informed in an interview, his grandfather used to work at HSBC Bank in Hong Kong.
  • After completing his graduation, he tried to get a job in a London-based bank but could not get that opportunity. 
  • Varun learned his acting skills from Barry John’s acting school. He along with Arjun Kapoor did a short film “White Mountain” there.

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