As Varun Dhawan turned 31 on Tuesday, Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor and Shoojit Sircar wished him success and expressed hope his innocence and humility alive.
Varun, who is the son of filmmaker David Dhawan, started his career as an assistant director to filmmaker Karan Johar in "My Name Is Khan". He made his acting debut with 2012 romantic comedy "Student of the Year" and ever since he has featured in films like "Main Tera Hero", "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania", "Badlapur", "Dilwale", "Dishoom" and "Badrinath Ki Dulhania".
Varun is currently riding high on the success of his latest release "October".
Varun celebrates his birthday on the sets of #Kalank with @aliaa08 ❤🙈 (1/2)#HappyBirthdayVarunDhawan@Varun_dvn
— Varun Kingdom (@Varun_Kingdom) April 24, 2018
We Love Varun Dhawan pic.twitter.com/DELPJbdjBW
Here's what the celebrities tweeted:
Priyanka Chopra: Happy birthday Varun Dhawan. Much love and laughter always! Have a wonderful year!
Anupam Kher: Happy birthday my dearest Varun Dhawan. May God give you all the happiness in the world. You are the bestest.
Anil Kapoor: Happy Birthday Varun Dhawan! I am sure you are having a great birthday already with all the love that 'October' has received! May you have an even more successful year ahead! Lots of love!
On @Varun_dvn’s birthday, I chose to watch #October ... thanks for making me cry so much ... However, it did made me sad because of the story...It made me happy to see Varun’s struggle throughout the movie for his friend...the performances are brilliant! Loved @BanitaSandhu ❤️
— Samina Shaikh (@saminaUFshaikh) April 24, 2018
Juhi Chawla: Happy Birthday Varun Dhawan! Love and good wishes for your upcoming movies and a successful future ahead.
Happy Birthday @varun_dvn ! Love and good wishes for your upcoming movies and a successful future ahead 😁😁😁😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
— Juhi Chawla (@iam_juhi) April 24, 2018
Abhishek Bachchan: Happy Birthday Varun Dhawan keep shining like the bright star you are. Big love.
Shoojit Sircar: Happy Birthday Varun Dhawan. No matter what happens keep your innocence alive.
Anushka Sharma: Happy birthday to the amazing co-star Varun Dhawan. Always a joy to be around, always cracks me up and is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Happy Birthday @Varun_dvn have seen you in your nappies and now you mesmerise us with #October and other films. God Bless pic.twitter.com/ryiQabrKJx
— Bhawana Somaaya (@bhawanasomaaya) April 24, 2018
Hrithik Roshan: Happy birthday Varun Dhawan! Wish you the best. Always. All my love.
Badshah: Happy birthday Varun Dhawan love you too much broski.
Happy birthday Varun! 🎂 Your energy is infectious and I hope you have a fantastic year ahead. Lots of love ❤ @Varun_dvn pic.twitter.com/KCzUIWo6vD
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) April 24, 2018
Yami Gautam: Wishing you oodles of happiness and success! Stay this humble, lovable person that you always have been. Happy birthday Varun.
Bhumi Pednekar: Happy birthday Varun Dhawan. May this year be full of light, love and all things amazing.
Happy Birthday @Varun_dvn have seen you in your nappies and now you mesmerise us with #October and other films. God Bless pic.twitter.com/ryiQabrKJx
— Bhawana Somaaya (@bhawanasomaaya) April 24, 2018
Suniel Shetty: It's amazing to see how you are carving a niche for yourself Varun Dhawan May you achieve all you dream of! A very happy birthday! Stay blessed.
Happy Birthday @Varun_dvn have seen you in your nappies and now you mesmerise us with #October and other films. God Bless pic.twitter.com/ryiQabrKJx
— Bhawana Somaaya (@bhawanasomaaya) April 24, 2018
Kriti Sanon: Happiest birthday Varun Dhawan! Wish you a superb day and the best year ahead! Keep shining.
John Abraham: Happy Birthday! Varun Dhawan. I am one of the few who has seen you in your birthday suit.
Rajkummar Rao: Happy birthday dear Varun Dhawan. Keep flying high brother.
Here's what @TheJohnAbraham posted while wishing @Varun_dvn on his birthday! #HappyBirthdayVarunDhawan pic.twitter.com/nWJmpmD4xH
— Ahmedabad Times (@AhmedabadTimes) April 24, 2018
Sophie Choudry: Happy birthday to this cutie and my favourite Varun. You have already had such a special year as an actor here's hoping the rest of it is even more incredible! Wish you happiness, success, love, mad adventures and all the good things in life! Big hug and loads of love.
Armaan Malik: Happy Birthday Varun! Lots of love to you. This year and all the coming years will be yours.
Maniesh Paul: Happy birthday Varun Dhawan brother man! Stay happy and blessed.
Saqib Saleem: Happy birthday Varun Dhawan! Twinning with God by sharing the same birthday haha! Have a kick-ass one.
Rahul Dev: His journey from a "student" to a "man" has been studded with solid work. Happy Birthday to the one adorable and grounded Varun Dhawan! Stay blessed with more magic at the movies.
Look what I found!! 😍 Such an old photo! Reminds me of how long I've known you and how far we've come... Today is to celebrate you! You're wonderful @Varun_dvn! ♥️ Sending you love and blessings always! Happy birthday!! Xo pic.twitter.com/3dFY5yqHbV
— Evelyn Sharma (@evelyn_sharma) April 24, 2018
Happy, happy birthday @Varun_dvn So happy and proud of your successful journey from SOTY to October!! An inspiring one, indeed. And from here, you shall only continue to shine brighter. Lots of luck for the year ahead ✨ Stay blessed. #HappyBirthdayVarunDhawan pic.twitter.com/LOXozH6ck6
— Priya Adivarekar (@priyaadivarekar) April 24, 2018