Manoj Pahwa & Varun Dhawan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manoj Pahwa and Varun Dhawan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2014 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bawaal (2023 — 6.3/10). Films span Main Tera Hero (2014) through Bawaal (2023).
The Manoj Pahwa & Varun Dhawan partnership
From Main Tera Hero (2014) to Bawaal (2023). Their most recent film, Bawaal, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Main Tera Hero (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Main Tera Hero; the 2020s to Bawaal. Manoj Pahwa acted in every film; Varun Dhawan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Main Tera Hero
- Student of the Year 2
- Bawaal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Varun Dhawan's screen credits are with Manoj Pahwa.
Before Main Tera Hero, Manoj Pahwa had starred in 26 films, including Jolly LLB (2013) and Life in a Metro (2007).
After Bawaal, Manoj Pahwa went on to appear in 1 more film, including Jigra (2024).
Before Main Tera Hero, Varun Dhawan had starred in 1 film, including Student Of The Year (2012).
After Bawaal, Varun Dhawan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Stree 2 (2024) and Thamma (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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