| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bhotu |
| Profession(s) | Actor and Director |
| Famous Role | Neeraj Khanna in Koshish – Ek Aashaa (2000), which was aired on Zee TV |
| Career | |
| Debut | Film (Actor): 'Haasil' (2003)- as 'Javed' TV (Actor): 'Banegi Apni Baat' (1994)- as 'Ayushman' aired on Zee TV |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 7 January 1974 (Monday) |
| Age (as in 2019) | 45 Years |
| Birthplace | New Delhi |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai |
| School(s) | • Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi • Bharti Vidya Bhavan in Delhi |
| College/University | Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, Delhi |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Playing Cricket, Singing, Writing, and Reading Books |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Rajeshwari Sachdev |
| Marriage Date | 24 November 2004 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Rajeshwari Sachdev (Actress and Singer) |
| Children | Son- Devagya Badola Daughter- None |
| Parents | Father- Vishwa Mohan Badola (Actor and Journalist) Mother- Susheela Badola |
| Siblings | Brother- None Sister(s)- 2 • Alka Kaushal (Actress) • Kalindi Badola (RJ on Radio Mirchi) |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Actor | Naseeruddin Shah |
| Favourite Film(s) | Mughal-E-Azam (1960) and Sholay (1975) |
| Favourite Singer(s) | R. D. Burman and Kishore Kumar |
| Favourite Sports | Cricket, Hockey, and Football |
| Favourite Cricketer(s) | Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli |
| Favourite Destination | Ladakh |
| Style Quotient | |
| Bike Collection | |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Varun Badola
- Varun Badola is a famous Indian Television actor.
- He is from Uttarakhand and used to live in Delhi.
- He was not a good student in school, but he used to love reading poetry.
- Rahul Sanghvi and Ajay Jadeja, who played for the Indian national cricket team were his schoolmates and friends.
- After completing his graduation, he shifted to Mumbai and worked in his sister’s production house as a costume coordinator.
- He worked as an assistant director with the Bollywood director Tigmanshu Dhulia for 5 years. In an interview, Varun said that Tigmanshu was his godfather.
- In 1994, he debuted in the serial Banegi Apni Baat. Some of his popular TV serials are Koshish – Ek Aashaa (2000), Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand (2001), Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein (2006), and Phir Subah Hogi (2012).
- He appeared in various Bollywood movies like Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005), Jai Ho (2014), Azhar (2016), and Fraud Saiyaan (2019).
- In 2001, he met his wife Rajeshwari on the sets of Indian musical game show ‘Antakshari.’ In 2004, Varun did a film with her, and soon, they decided to marry each other. On 19 April 2004, they got engaged and in the same year, they got married.
- On 10 May 2010, their son was born at the Benzer Hospital, Lokhandwala.
- In 2019, he was roped in for the Indian TV serial Mere Dad Ki Dulhan opposite Shweta Tiwari, aired on Sony TV.
- Varun and his wife have acted together in the play ‘Shabd Leela’ which is based on Dr Dharamveer Bharati’s love letters.
- He is a dog lover and owns a dog named ‘Sargent.’