Varun Sharma

Varun Sharma (born 4 February 1990) is an Indian film actor who has starred in commercially successful films including Fukrey (2013) and Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015). Following a series of financial failures, his highest-grossing releases came with the action comedies 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 at the premiere of Fry Day. in 2018
Born	(1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Nationality	India
Alma mater	The Lawrence School, Sanawar
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000-present

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$9.8 million) worldwide.

In 2014, he made his Punjabi debut with Yaaran Da Katchup.

In 2015, Sharma first appeared in Abhishek Dogra's comedy Dolly Ki Doli, a box office flop. The 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$56 million) worldwide to emerge as one of Indian cinema's highest grossers.

Following a two-year absence from screen, Sharma starred alongside Sanon and 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$14 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. His next film is Roohi Afzana which co-stars Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director	Ref
2013	Fukrey	Dilip "Chucha" Singh	Mrighdeep Singh Lamba	Completed
	Rabba Main Kya Karoon	Gagan	Amrit Sagar Chopra	Completed
	Warning	Anshul Pandey	Gurmmeet Singh	Completed
2014	Yaaran Da Katchup	Fateh King	Abhay Baiju Chabbra	Completed
2015	Angrej	Cameo appearance as Young Amrinder Gill	Simerjit Singh	Completed
	Dolly Ki Doli	Manjot Chaddha	Abhishek Dogra	Completed
	Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon	Karan		Completed
	Dilwale	Sidhu Yamatra	Rohit Shetty	Completed
2017	Raabta	Radha	Dinesh Vijan	Completed
	Fukrey Returns	Dilip "Chucha" Singh		Completed
2018	FryDay	Rajiv Chabbra		Completed
2019	Arjun Patiala	Onida Singh	Rohit Jugraj Chauhan	Completed
	Khandaani Shafakhana	Bhooshit Bedi	Shilpi Dasgupta	Completed
	Chhichhore	Gurmeet "Sexa" Singh Dhillon	Nitesh Tiwari	Completed
2020	Jai Mummy Di	Cameo appearance as Young Sanju	Navjot Gulati	Completed
	Roohi Afzana	Paramjeet	Hardik Mehta	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
2013	Fukrey	Screen Awards	Best Actor In A Comic Role (Male)	Nominated[1]
		Star Guild Awards	Most Promising Debut (Male)	Nominated
		Star Guild Awards	Best Performance In A Comic Role	Won
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor In A Comic Role	Won

References

1. "Winners of 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards 2014". Cinebag. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

External links

• Varun Sharma on IMDb