How Varun Dhawan Caused His Own Downfall | Filmanter

Varun Dhawan was once one of the most exciting young actors in Hindi cinema.
From Student of the Year to Badlapur, October, and Badrinath Ki Dulhania, audiences followed him across genres and trusted his choices.

So what went wrong?

In this video, I look at Varun Dhawan’s creative journey — the phase where everything worked, the moment things started slipping, and why his recent choices feel directionless. This is not a hate video, and it’s not about box office numbers alone.

Using films like Judwaa 2, Coolie No. 1, JugJugg Jeeyo, Bhediya, Baby John, and the Border 2 teaser as reference points, this video explores how audience trust is built — and how easily it can be lost.

More importantly, it asks a harder question:
Why does Varun Dhawan feel… easy to ignore today?

This video is about relevance, creative risk, and why “playing it safe” can sometimes do more damage than taking a real chance.

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Varun Dhawan (Wiki):
Varun Dhawan (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋəɾʊɳ d̪ʱəʋən]; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, Dhawan has appeared in a variety of genres, from romantic-comedies to action. Between 2012 and 2018, he appeared in eleven consecutive commercially successful films. During the 2010s, he was featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, reflecting his commercial presence within the Indian film industry.[1][2][3]

The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from Nottingham Trent University.[4] He began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in My Name Is Khan (2010) and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama Student of the Year. He rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies Main Tera Hero (2014), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017); the action comedies Dilwale (2015), Dishoom (2016), and Judwaa 2 (2017); the dance film ABCD 2 (2015); and the drama Sui Dhaaga (2018). Dhawan also received praise for portraying an avenger in the thriller Badlapur (2015) and an aimless man coping with loss in the drama October (2018), roles that differed from his usual on-screen persona.

This success was followed by several films that faced critical and commercial challenges starting with the period drama Kalank, though the 2022 releases the family drama Jugjugg Jeeyo and the horror comedy Bhediya were well-received. Aside from acting, he is a prominent celebrity endoser for several brands and products. Off-screen, Dhawan is married to designer Natasha Dalal with whoom he has a daughter.

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