Alia Bhatt & Varun Dhawan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 2012 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017 — 6.7/10). Films span Student Of The Year (2012) through Student of the Year 2 (2019).
The Alia Bhatt & Varun Dhawan partnership
Between 2012 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Student Of The Year (2012) to Student of the Year 2 (2019). It started with Student Of The Year (2012).
The shape of the work
Alia Bhatt acted in every film; Varun Dhawan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They were launched together in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year (2012) — but Alita almost didn't get the part. Johar later revealed he was unsure about casting her until she auditioned with Varun, and their instant banter sealed the deal.
- Varun once said that Alia is the only co-star who makes him 'forget the camera' — because she improvises so naturally that he has to stay on his toes to keep up. He called her his 'scene partner who never gives the same take twice.'
- Their 2014 film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania directly inspired the wave of 'small-town rom-coms' in Bollywood. After its success, studios greenlit similar films like 2 States and Shuddh Desi Romance — but the template was set by this pair's easy, bickering chemistry.
- On the sets of Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), Varun and Alia had a running joke: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the other a plate of momos from the catering van. By the end of the shoot, Varun owed Alia 22 plates.
- "I don't think I'll ever have a friend like Varun in this industry. We grew up together on set. He knows when I'm faking a smile and when I'm actually happy." — Alia Bhatt, in a 2019 interview with Film Companion.
5 films across 1 decade
- Badrinath Ki Dulhania
- Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Alia Bhatt's screen credits are with Varun Dhawan.
Before Student Of The Year, Alia Bhatt had starred in 1 film, including Sangharsh (1999).
After Student of the Year 2, Alia Bhatt went on to appear in 10 more films, including RRR (2021) and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022).
Student Of The Year was Varun Dhawan's acting debut.
After Student of the Year 2, Varun Dhawan went on to appear in 10 more films, including Bhediya (2022) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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