Rising Star of 2014 - VARUN DHAWAN.

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VARUN DHAWAN

Varun Dhawan (born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. The son of film director David Dhawan, he studied Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University after which he worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on the 2010 drama My Name Is Khan. Dhawan made his acting debut with Johar's 2012 romantic comedy Student of the Year, a box office success, for which he received a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut. In 2014, he starred as the protagonist of two commercially successful comedies" Main Tera Hero and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.

EARLY LIFE

Varun Dhawan was born on 24 April 1987 in Mumbai to film director David Dhawan and Karuna Dhawan. He is the younger brother of director Rohit Dhawan, nephew of actor Anil Dhawan and cousin of actor Siddharth Dhawan. He did his early schooling from Bombay Scottish School. He has a degree in Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

DEBUT

STUDENT OF THE YEAR

BUT 2014 TOOK HIS CAREER TO NEW HEIGHTS

MAIN TERA HERO

HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA

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Varun Dhawan's Filmography

STUDENT OF THE YEAR (2012)

Box Office - SEMI HIT

Directed By: Karan Johar

Produced By Dharma Productions

Co-starring: Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Rishi Kapoor, Sana Saeed

CRITICS: Film critic Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungamareviewed: "Varun is excessively talented, supremely confident and hardly look like first-time actor. Photogenic, charming and self-assured,shine in his respective role, enact his part with gusto. Varun is a talent one can't help but marvel at. In fact, Varun is here to stay!"^[4] 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".^[5]

MAIN TERA HERO (2014)

Box Office - Semi Hit

Directed By David Dhawan

Produced By: Ekta Kapoor (Balaji Telefilms)

Co-starring: Ileana D'cruz, Nargis Fakhri, Anupam Kher

CRITICS: Raedita Tandon of Filmfarereviewed: "[T]his movie belongs to Varun Dhawan. From the very first frame, Varun has your undivided attention. He may not be Govinda but his comic timing is impeccable. Especially, for a one-film old actor. Screen presence, acting chops; Prabhudheva like dancing skills, this boy has it all."^[10]

HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA (2014)

Box Office - HIT

Directed By Shashank Khaitan

Produced by Karan Johar (Dharma Productions)

Co-starring: Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Shukla, Ashutosh Rana

CRITICS: Rohit Khilnani of India Today praised Dhawan's screen presence, and Nandini Ramnath of Mint noted how much he stood out in the "few quieter scenes" of the film.^[13]^[14]