Varun Sharma

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Varun Sharma

Name :Varun Sharma
DOB :04 February 1990
(Age 33 Yr. )

Personal Life

Education Graduate in Media, Entertainment and Film Technology
Caste Brahmin
Religion Hinduism
Nationality Indian
Profession Actor, Comedian
Place Jalandhar,  Punjab, India

Physical Appearance

Height 5 feet 10 inches
Weight 80 kg (approx)
Body Measurements Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 36 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black

Family Status

Parents

Mother- Veena Sharma

Marital Status Single
Siblings

Sister- Nilima Sharma (Younger)

Favourite

Place Budapest
Food Suji wale golgappe​
Actress Shraddha Kapoor
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, Diljit Dosanjh

Varun Sharma is a famous Indian comedian and actor. Varun Sharma was born in Jalandhar, Punjab on February 4, 1995. At the beginning of his career, Varun appeared in commercials for companies like Airtel, Virgin Mobile, eBay, and Nissan Micra on television. His first film, 2013's Fukrey, earned him both the Star Guild Award and the Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role. Among the many Bollywood films in which he has appeared are Roohi, Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karu, Chhichhore, Dilwale, Khandaani Shafakhana, etc. 

Education

Sharma completed his education 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 ₹49 crore (US$8.9 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$50 million) worldwide to emerge as one of Indian cinema's highest grossers.
  • Sharma 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.[citation needed] 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 after that one was Roohi directed by Hardik Mehta and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner Maddock Films, which co-stars Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor. It released 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.

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2013FukreyScreen AwardsBest Actor In A Comic Role (Male)Nominated
Star Guild AwardsMost Promising Debut (Male)Won
Star Guild AwardsBest Performance In A Comic RoleWon
Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor In A Comic RoleWon

Facts

  • varun-sharma-aka-chucha-tringVarun Sharma worked as Nandini Shrikent's assistant on films like Talaash and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
  • Varun was seen on the HistoryTV18 show Ice Road Truckers.
  • When he was still in school, he began to act. When Sharma started college, he had already done theatre at the state and national levels. When he was in college, he used to act in serious plays.
  • He often plays roles that are funny and outspoken, but in real life, he is very shy.
  • If Varun didn't act, he would have been a pilot or someone who worked in aviation.
  • When preparing for a role, he goes to the place where his character grew up about 10 days before the shoot.
  • Varun's mother used to send him to school with aloo ke paranthe for lunch, but he preferred kulche with cold drink. So, Varun used to sell each parantha to a friend for Rs 5 each.
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