Varun Badola

Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974 in New Delhi) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles on television.^[1] His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has 2 elder sisters — Alka, who is married and has appeared in the TV serial Kumkum, and Kalindi, who is a radio jockey. He did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi. Badola spent part of his childhood in Ahmedabad. After completing college, he started working to fulfill his ambition to become an actor.

He shot to fame when he played the role of a mentally-disabled person on the television show Koshish produced by Balaji Telefilms, which proved to be a super-hit on Zee TV. He is an accomplished singer and dancer as well, having shown his talents on various reality television shows. He has also worked with Tigmanshu Dhulia as Assistant Director and costume arranger in his early days. Even today, he writes scripts for his show Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein and directs it. He has also written dialogues for Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein and Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani.

He is known to be extremely hard-working actor and has been called the Television's Aamir Khan for his dedication and Dev Anand for his intense on-screen romance. He has also participated in the Celebrity Cricket League as a member of the team, Mumbai Heroes, as an all-rounder.

Varun married dancer/singer/actress Rajeshwari Sachdev (of 'Hulle Hullare' fame) on 24 November 2004. They met on the sets of the television show Antakshari and were engaged the same year. Varun proposed to her in seven different ways. They have a son, Devagya, born on May 10, 2010 at the Benzer Hospital, Lokhandwala.

Television

He has been an integral part of the Star Parivar Awards and has performed in them many times. He won the best Villain award for Phir Subah Hogi.

Filmography

Varun has been writing scripts and songs. He also tries his hands with the camera.

References

External links

• Varun Badola at the Internet Movie Database
• Varun Rajeshwari Online