
“Four of the boys Pavan, Rohit, Vernon and Suresh are in the cast of ‘ABCD 2’. I knew I had to tell their story,” said Remo. But then I came across the real-life story of these boys from Nala Sopara who went all the way from their home town to win a dance show in Las Vegas. “I thought I had exhausted my appetite for a dance film when I made ‘ABCD’. Varun Dhawan ( source:)Įven more interestingly, Suresh, whom Varun Dhawan plays, also has a role in “ABCD 2”. The aspirational dance film is based on the true-life story of four boys – Rohit, Pavan, Suresh and Vernon – who are part of a dance institute named Fictitious Dance Academy. He donated his golden jacket from the film Dishoom in 2017, the proceeds for which went to the NGO Slum Soccer.TMC MP Nusrat Jahan finally breaks silence on separation from Nikhil Jain makes shocking revelations Not one to advertise his charity works, Varun Dhawan has raised funds for flood victims in Uttarakhand in 2013. He plays a male chauvinist in Badrinath Ki Dulhania, which is part of the Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania franchise. The film was one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of all time despite being given bad reviews.

In 2015, Varun was part of an ensemble cast, which included Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, and Kriti Sanon, in the action drama Dilwale.

Shraddha Kapoor is said to have voiced her apprehension at not living up to the dancing abilities of Varun, who owes his prowess to the training of Shiamak Davar. While the film was panned by critics, but it was a box office success. ABCD2 saw him co-starring with childhood friend Shraddha Kapoor. Nevertheless, the performance had him nominated as best actor for a number of different awards. The experience was traumatic as Varun immersed himself in the character and actually slipped into depression. Varun proceeded to act in the dark Badlapur, playing a man who avenges the death of his wife and son.

Varun Dhawan also played the titular role in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, which won him the Stardust Best Actor-Comedy/Romance Award in 2014. He went on to display his impeccable comic timing in Main Tera Hero, a remake of the Telugu film Kandireega, directed by David Dhawan in 2014. Varun Dhawan made a lasting impression with his acting and dancing skills in the commercially successful Student of the Year, which was directed by Karan Johar.
