Varun Sharma

Varun Sharma (born 4 February 1990) is an Indian actor who has starred in commercially successful films including Fukrey (2013), Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015), Dilwale (2015), Fukrey Returns (2017) and Chhichhore (2019).

This article is about the film actor. For the Indian cricketer, see Varun Sharma (cricketer). For the TV actor born in 1990, see Varun Sharma (actor).

Varun Sharma
Sharma in 2020
Born (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materThe Lawrence School, Sanawar
Occupationactor
Years active2013–present
RelativesNilima Sharma (sister)
jhanavi rawat(sister in law)

Education

He began his studies at The Lawrence School in Sanawar, later transferring to Apeejay School in Jalandhar to complete Class 11 and 12. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Media, Entertainment and Film Technology from ITFT Chandigarh.

Career

In 2013, Sharma appeared in his first Bollywood film, the comedy-drama Fukrey, directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. It emerged as a commercial success with earnings of ₹700 million (US$9.2 million) worldwide.

In 2015, Sharma first appeared in Abhishek Dogra's comedy Dolly Ki Doli and successful romantic comedy Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, co-starring Kapil Sharma, came next. His final film of the year was Rohit Shetty's action romance Dilwale alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Kajol, and Kriti Sanon, which broke several box office records and proved to be his highest-grossing release. The feature grossed over ₹4 billion (US$52 million) worldwide to emerge as one of Indian cinema's highest grossers.

Varun starred alongside Kriti Sanon and Late Sushant Singh Rajput in Dinesh Vijan's reincarnation romance Raabta (2017). It received a negative response from critics and flopped at the box office. Later in 2017, Sharma starred in a sequel to Fukrey, entitled Fukrey Returns, which was a major box office success with a worldwide gross of ₹1 billion (US$13 million).

In 2018, he appeared briefly alongside Govinda in the comedy FryDay. In 2019, Sharma starred in Arjun Patiala alongside Sanon and Diljit Dosanjh, Khandaani Shafakhana alongside Sonakshi Sinha and Badshah, and Chhichhore alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor.

In 2020, Varun has also been seen as the host for Flipkart Video's (OTT video streaming platform owned by Flipkart) comedy show, Sab Se Funny Kaun.

His next film is Roohi Afzana, directed by Hardik Mehta and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner Maddock Films,[1] which co-stars Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor is slated to release in 2021. After the release of Roohi, news are floating about Varun Sharma's manager late Disha Salian's name has been credited at the end credits as Disha had managed Varun throughout the shooting of Roohi.[2]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films and series that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Director Reference
2013Fukrey Dilip "Choocha" SinghMrighdeep Singh Lamba
Rabba Main Kya Karoon GaganAmrit Sagar Chopra
Warning Anshul PandeyGurmmeet Singh
2014 Yaaran Da Katchup Fateh KingAbhay Baiju Chabbra
2015 Angrej Cameo appearance as Young Amrinder Gill Simerjit Singh
Dolly Ki Doli Manjot ChaddhaAbhishek Dogra
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon KaranAbbas Mustan
Dilwale Sidhu Yamatra Rohit Shetty
2017 Raabta RadhaDinesh Vijan
Fukrey Returns Dilip "Chucha" SinghMrighdeep Singh Lamba
2018 FryDay Rajiv Chabbra
2019 Arjun Patiala Onida Singh Rohit Jugraj Chauhan
Khandaani Shafakhana Bhooshit Bedi Shilpi Dasgupta
Chhichhore Gurmeet "Sexa" Singh Dhillon Nitesh Tiwari
2020 Jai Mummy Di Cameo appearance as Young SanjuNavjot Gulati
2021 Roohi Kattanni Qureshi Hardik Mehta
Chutzpah Vikas Bhalla Simarpreet Singh
2023 Cirkus Mava Rohit Shetty Filming
2023 Fukrey 3" Dilip "Chucha" Singh Mrighdeep Singh Lamba Filming[3]

Awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2013Fukrey Screen AwardsBest Actor In A Comic Role (Male)Nominated[4]
Star Guild AwardsMost Promising Debut (Male)Nominated
Star Guild AwardsBest Performance In A Comic RoleWon
Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor In A Comic RoleWon

References
  1. "Janhvi Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao's Roohi Afza Titled Changed Again to Roohi Afzana". News18. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. "Roohi: Late Disha Salian gets a special mention in the film's end credits". 11 March 2021.
  3. "Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Pulkit Samrat, and Manjot Singh's Fukrey 3 goes on floors". Bollywood Hungama. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. "Winners of 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards 2014". Cinebag. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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