Varun Dhawan & Dinesh Vijan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Varun Dhawan and Dinesh Vijan appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2015 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Badlapur (2015 — 7.3/10). Films span Badlapur (2015) through Thamma (2025).
The Varun Dhawan & Dinesh Vijan partnership
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.7 and 7.3. From Badlapur (2015) to Thamma (2025). Their most recent film, Thamma, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
Badlapur is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Badlapur (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Badlapur; the 2020s to Bhediya. Varun Dhawan acted in every film; Dinesh Vijan produced all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Badlapur (7.3/10).
The 2020s brought 3 films together, anchored by Bhediya (7.3/10).
- Badlapur
- Bhediya
- Stree 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Varun Dhawan's screen credits are with Dinesh Vijan.
Before Badlapur, Varun Dhawan had starred in 3 films, including Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) and Main Tera Hero (2014).
After Thamma, Varun Dhawan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Border 2 (2026) and Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai (2026).
Badlapur was Dinesh Vijan's acting debut.
After Thamma, Dinesh Vijan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Ikkis (2026) and Cocktail 2 (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Varun Dhawan & Dinesh Vijan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhishek Banerjee is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Abhishek Banerjee appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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