Kriti Sanon & Varun Dhawan Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s belonged to Dilwale; the 2020s to Bhediya. Kriti Sanon acted in every film; Varun Dhawan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first met on the sets of Dilwale (2015), but Varun was terrified of Kriti. He later admitted he was so nervous around her that he couldn't even look her in the eye during their first scene together.
• In Bhediya (2022), Varun improvised the entire 'Apna Bana Le' sequence on the spot. Kriti matched his energy without rehearsal, and the director kept the first take because their spontaneous rhythm was impossible to recreate.
• Their pairing in Kalank (2019) directly led to the casting of Alia Bhatt and Varun in the same film's other track. The producers saw how Kriti and Varun's contrasting energies worked and decided to double down on the ensemble love story format.
• Varun calls Kriti his 'safety net' on set. During Bhediya, he would run every joke by her before delivering it. If she didn't laugh, he'd ask for a retake. She never told him a joke was bad — she just stayed silent.
• "Kriti is the only co-star who has seen me cry. Not on screen — actually cry. She didn't say anything. She just sat with me. That's when I knew she's family." — Varun Dhawan, in a 2022 podcast.