Varun Dhawan Turns 28; Lesser Known Facts, Rare and Unseen Photos of 'ABCD 2' Actor

Varun Dhawan, who made his acting debut with Karan Johar's "Student of the Year" in 2012, is celebrating his 28th birthday on Friday, 24 April 2015.

The actor, who has just acted in four films, including "Main Tera Hero", "Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania" and "Badlapur", will be next seen in Remo D'Souza's "ABCD 2" and Rohit Shetty's "Dilwale".

Check out some lesser known facts about the "Badlapur" actor below:

1. Varun is a big fan of Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock.

To suprise of the "ABCD 2" actor, his fans continuosuly requested Johnson to wish him on his birthday. After receiving so many requests, the "Furious 7" actor wished Varun in advance.

@varunUkFanClub Wish Varun a very Happy Birthday from me. He's got awesome fans to care as much as you guys do. Great to see! DJ

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 8, 2015

Following this, Varun also thanked Johnson and his fans for this big surprise.

cannot believe you guys made the @TheRock wish me. so moved by this has to be the best birthday gift thank you all of you @varunUkFanClub — Varun SURESH Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) April 8, 2015

2. Varun is a graduate in Business Management from Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom.

3. While he was a student in the UK, he reportedly used to be a leaflet distributor for nightclubs.

4. Varun is so attached to his brother, Rohit, who has made himself as an established director like their father David Dhawan.

5. During his childhood days, Varun was a naughty kid, who was very mischevious and used to do many pranks.

6. Varun's nickname is Pappu.