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Varun Dhawan (born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who appears 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'', for which he received a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut. In 2014, he played leading roles in the comedies ''Main Tera Hero'' and ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania''. The following year, Dhawan played an avenger in Sriram Raghavan's crime thriller ''Badlapur'' and starred in the dance film ''ABCD 2''. ==Life and career== Dhawan was born on 24 April 1987 in a Punjabi family to David Dhawan, a film director, and Karuna Dhawan. He has an elder brother, Rohit, who is a film director. He has a degree in Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom. Prior to his acting career, Dhawan worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on his directorial ''My Name Is Khan'' (2010). Two years later, Dhawan made his acting debut with Johar's romantic comedy ''Student of the Year'' alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt.〔 He was cast as Rohan Nanda, the teenage son of a rich businessman, who competes with his girlfriend (played by Bhatt) and best friend (played by Malhotra) to win an annual school championship. Film critic Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama reviewed: "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!" 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". ''Student of the Year'' was a financial success,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Varun Dhawan )〕 grossing worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Collections/world_total#.VbC_lvmSiYA )〕 In 2014, Dhawan had two film releases. His first appearance was in the comedy ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014), a remake of the Telugu film ''Kandireega'', which was produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and directed by his father. He played the leading role of Sreenath "Seenu" Prasad, an impetuous brat, who is in love with Ileana D'Cruz's character but is forced to marry the character played by Nargis Fakhri. Raedita Tandon of ''Filmfare'' reviewed: "()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." ''Main Tera Hero'' proved to be a box office success with worldwide earnings of . Dhawan then played Rakesh "Humpty" Sharma, a flirtatious Punjabi boy who engages in a romantic affair with an engaged woman, in the romantic comedy ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania''. Co-starring Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Shukla, the film was described as a tribute to ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995) by Johar, who served as producer. 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. ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' earned worldwide.〔 The crime thriller ''Badlapur'' (2015) from director Sriram Raghavan saw Dhawan play a man who over the course of 15 years avenges the murder of his wife and son. Portraying the character was a "terrifying" experience for Dhawan, who "slipped into depression as after a point it no longer felt like I was acting in a film". Raja Sen of Rediff.com praised Dhawan's acting range, writing that he "sheds his easy-breezy charm but, crucially, not his slightly hapless natural likeability and bubbles up volcanically, his eyes frequently doing the talking." The film was a commercial success as well. He then starred opposite Shraddha Kapoor in a sequel to the dance film ''ABCD: Any Body Can Dance'', entitled ''ABCD 2'', in which he portrayed the real life character of Suresh Mukund, a dancer from Mumbai who wins the 2012 World Hip Hop Dance Championship. The film's opening-day collection of led Box Office India to consider it an emergence of Dhawan's star power. ''ABCD 2'' eventually earned over worldwide.〔 As of July 2015, Dhawan is filming alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kriti Sanon for ''Dilwale'', a comedy-drama from director Rohit Shetty. He is also filming for his brother, Rohit's action drama ''Dishoom'', alongside John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez. In addition, Dhawan will star with Alia Bhatt in Karan Malhotra's drama ''Shuddhi''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Varun Dhawan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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