Varun Sharma

Varun Sharma (born 4 February 1990) is an Indian actor and comedian. Best known for playing "Choocha" in the Fukrey film series, he is known for his comic as well as supporting roles in various Hindi and Punjabi films.[1][2]

This article is about the film actor. For the Indian cricketer, see Varun Sharma (cricketer). For the TV actor born in 1990, see Varun Sharma (actor).

Varun Sharma
Sharma in 2020
Born (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
EducationThe Lawrence School, Sanawar
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2013–present

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.[3] 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. 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,[4] 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.[5]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films and series that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2013Fukrey Dilip "Choocha" SinghDebut
Rabba Main Kya Karoon Gagan
Warning Anshul Pandey
2014 Yaaran Da Katchup Fateh KingPunjabi debut
2015 Angrej Young ManPunjabi film
Dolly Ki Doli Manjot Chaddha
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon Karan
Dilwale Sidhu Yamatra
2017 Raabta Radha
Fukrey Returns Dilip "Choocha" Singh
2018 FryDay Rajiv Chabbra
2019 Arjun Patiala Onida Singh
Khandaani Shafakhana Bhooshit Bedi
Chhichhore Gurmeet "Sexa" Singh Dhillon
2020 Jai Mummy Di Cameo appearance as Young Sanju
2021 Roohi Kattanni Qureshi
Chutzpah Vikas Bhalla Web Series
2022 Phone Bhoot "Choocha" Cameo
Cirkus Joy 1/Joy 2 Dual role
2023 Fukrey 3 Dilip "Choocha" Singh [6]

Awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2013Fukrey Screen AwardsBest Actor In A Comic Role (Male)Nominated[7]
Star Guild AwardsMost Promising Debut (Male)Won
Star Guild AwardsBest Performance In A Comic RoleWon
Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor In A Comic RoleWon

References
  1. "Varun Sharma: Learnt to Not Joke About People's Failures from Riteish Deshmukh | Exclusive". 28 July 2022.
  2. "Laugh out loud with Varun Sharma". 6 September 2019.
  3. Hungama, Bollywood (18 December 2015). "Dilwale Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. "Janhvi Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao's Roohi Afza Titled Changed Again to Roohi Afzana". News18. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. "Roohi: Late Disha Salian gets a special mention in the film's end credits". 11 March 2021.
  6. "Fukrey 3 to release on Janmashtami 2023; Laali, Hunny, Choocha, Bholi Punjaban return with laughter dose". India TV News. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. "Winners of 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards 2014". Cinebag. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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