Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan (born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor and model. In 2012 he made his debut in Student of The Year alongside Siddharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt.

Early Life
Varun Dhawan was born to Indian film director, David Dhawan  and his wife, Karuna Dhawan. He is the younger brother of director, Rohit Dhawan, who made his directorial debut with the 2011 film, Desi Boyz . He has mentioned that he wanted to become a wrestler when he was a child. He has a degree in business management from Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Career
Prior to his acting debut, Dhawan and his Student of The Year co-star, Siddharth Malhotra worked as assistant directors to Karan Johar on his 2010 film My Name is Khan.

Debut and Breakthrough (2012)
In 2012, Dhawan made his debut in  Karan Johar's Student of the Year  along with S iddharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt .   His performance and dancing skills was appreciated with film critic Taran Adarsh  from Bollywood Hungama  stating, "Both Sidharth and Varun are excessively talented, supremely confident and hardly look like first-time actors. Photogenic, charming and self-assured, it's tough to say who's better, Sidharth or Varun? Both shine in their respective roles, both enact their parts with gusto. Sidharth gets some terrific moments, while Varun is a talent one can't help but marvel at. In fact, all three, Siddharth, Varun and Alia, are here to stay!"  similarly CNN-IBN  film critic Rajeev Masand <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> wrote, "It’s Varun Dhawan who stands out with a confident, charming turn, able to tackle both comical and vulnerable scenes with ease". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> film critic Komal Nahta <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> commented, "Varun Dhawan does very well as the spoilt brat but there are a few places where he needs to buck up. Varun is the best dancer among all three". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> Raedita Tandan from Filmfare <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> wrote, "Among the performances, Sidharth, Varun and Alia do their best not to seem like newcomers and they emerge triumphant. Varun is charming his brilliant dancing skills deserve a special mention. The three make confident debuts". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> film critic Anupama Chopra <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> from Hindustan Times <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> commented, "Critically, the leading men, Varun and Sidharth, work. They don't instantly set the screen on fire like Hrithik Roshan or Ranbir Kapoor did in their first films. But they grow on you. Karan puts a heavy burden on them. They are the backbone of this film, but they pull it off. If you have patience and a taste for the overblown, check them out". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> 'Student Of The Year' is doing fantastic at box office within first three days of its release with collections in the vicinity of 32 crores. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> The film was released on 19 October 2012 in over 1400 screens across the country and garnered positive to mixed reviews from critics and good box office collections. Varun Dhawan next film is Main Tera Hero. The film is a remake of a telugu blockbuster, Kandireega and will be produced by Ekta Kapoor's production house, Balaji Motion Pictures. Varun Dhawan won award for Lions Favourite Debut : Male – Varun Dhawan for Student Of The Year in 19th Lion's Gold Awards 2013.