Varun Dhawan is an actor.
Badrinath Ki Dulhania ( English : Badrinath 's Bride ) is a 2017 Indian romantic comedy film , directed by Shashank Khaitan , and produced by Karan Johar under the Dharma Productions banner . Starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in the lead , the film marks the second installment of a franchise that began with Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania ( 2014 ) . Varun Dhawan . He garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for portraying an avenger in the crime thriller Badlapur ( 2015 ) . Dhawan subsequently starred in the action drama Dilwale ( 2015 ) , the crime drama Dishoom ( 2016 ) , and the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania ( 2017 ) ; the former ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films .