- Acting films
- 25
- Acting avg
- 6.28
- Peak run
- 2022’24
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Varun by the numbers
Average
6.28
24 rated films
Vote weighted
6.28
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
15y
2012 to 2026
Total votes
2.51K
across every film
Best
7.5
Border 2
Worst
5.1
Coolie No. 1
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  Border 2 | Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya | 7.5 | 37 |
| 2025 |  Thamma | Bhaskar | 6.5 | 58 |
| 2025 |  Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari | Sunny Sanskari | 5.6 | 25 |
| 2024 |  Baby John | IPS Satya Verma/John | 6.0 | 27 |
| 2024 |  Stree 2 | Bhaskar | 6.7 | 108 |
| 2024 |  Munjya | Bhaskar | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2023 |  Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Unnamed Cameo | 6.2 | 98 |
| 2023 |  Bawaal | Ajay Dixit | 6.5 | 40 |
| 2022 |  Bhediya | Bhaskar | 6.9 | 81 |
| 2022 |  JugJugg Jeeyo | Kuldeep 'Kuku' Saini | 6.4 | 51 |
| 2020 |  Coolie No. 1 | Raju / Kunwar Mahendra Pratap | 5.1 | 74 |
| 2020 |  Street Dancer 3D | Sahej | 6.6 | 46 |
| 2019 |  Kalank | Zafar | 5.8 | 62 |
| 2018 |  Sui Dhaaga - Made in India | Mauji | 7.3 | 103 |
| 2018 |  Nawabzaade | Special appearance in "High Rated Gabru" song | · | 10 |
| 2018 |  October | Dan | 7.0 | 120 |
| 2017 |  Judwaa 2 | Raja / Prem | 5.3 | 119 |
| 2017 |  Badrinath Ki Dulhania | Badrinath | 6.5 | 149 |
| 2016 |  Dishoom | Junaid Ansari | 5.5 | 104 |
| 2015 |  Dilwale | Veer | 6.6 | 358 |
Better together?
Varun Dhawan's regulars
- Alia BhattCo-star · 4 films · 6.13 avg▼−0.21
- Shashank KhaitanDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.18 avg▼−0.08
- Rajpal YadavCo-star · 3 films · 5.58 avg▼−0.52
- David DhawanDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.35 avg▼−0.58
- Remo D'SouzaDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.17 avg▲+0.44
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan movies · Shashank Khaitan and Varun Dhawan movies · Rajpal Yadav and Varun Dhawan movies · David Dhawan and Varun Dhawan movies
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