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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name =
| image = File:Varun badola 4.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|01|07}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| nationality =
| yearsactive =
| family = [[Alka Kaushal]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Rajeshwari Sachdev]]|24 November 2004}}
| children = 1
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|dialogue writer}}
}}

'''Varun Badola''' (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles on television.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-15/tv/31344653_1_bedia-tribe-zee-tv-soaps|title=Varun Badola rues lack of quality content on TV|date=15 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Early life==
Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mere Dad Ki Dulhan's Anjali Tatrari gets Varun Badola homemade cake on his birthday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/mere-dad-ki-dulhan-s-anjali-tatrari-gets-varun-badola-a-handmade-cake-on-his-birthday-1635293-2020-01-09 |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=India Today |date=9 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – [[Alka Kaushal|Alka]], who is married and has appeared in the TV serial ''[[Kumkum (TV series)|Kumkum]]'' and ''[[Qubool Hai]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title = Rakhi Special: The HOTTEST star siblings?|work=Rediff.com Movies | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-rakhi-special-the-hottest-star-siblings-vote/20140806.htm#11 |page=11|date=6 August 2014 | access-date = 22 October 2014 }}</ref> and Kalindi, who is a radio jockey. His family hails from [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]], [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/06/08/stories/2004060800580100.htm|title=Most wanted|last=hysyf|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 September 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aboututtarakhand.com/Know-Abouts/Talents/Actors/Exclusive-Interview-With-Varun-Badola.html|title=Varun Badola|website=www.aboututtarakhand.com|language=en-US|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref>

Badola spent the early part of his childhood in [[Allahabad]] after which he lived in [[New Delhi]]. He did his schooling from [[Sardar Patel Vidyalaya]] in New Delhi. After completing college, he started working to fulfill his ambition to become an actor.<ref name=":1"/>

==Acting career==
Badola started his creative career as a costume coordinator followed by eight years experience of writing and directing.<ref name=":0" /> He assisted [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] in ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]'' and ''[[Charas (2004 film)|Charas]],'' apart from acting in the two films.<ref name=":0" /> He had decided to take a break from directing to do some acting when he was offered the television serial ''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani|Astitva.. Ek Prem Kahani]]''<ref name=":0" />''.''

Some of his successful soaps are include ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]], [[Koshish - Ek Aashaa|Koshish - Ek Asha]]'', [[Aruna Irani|Aroona Irani]]'s ''[[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand|Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand]],'' and ''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani|Astitva... Ek Prem Kahani]]''.<ref name=":0"/> He shot to fame when he played the role of a mentally disabled person on the television show ''[[Koshish (TV series)|Koshish]]'' produced by [[Balaji Telefilms]], which proved to be a super-hit on [[Zee TV]]. Badola has directed and written the script for the show ''Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein''.

He is an accomplished singer and dancer as well, having shown his talents on reality television shows including the celebrity dance show named [[Nach Baliye|Nach Baliye 2]] with his wife [[Rajeshwari Sachdev|Rajeshwari]] where he was one of the semi-finalists.<ref name=":1" /> He is known to be an extremely hard-working actor and has been called television's Aamir Khan for his dedication<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Sumit |title=Varun Badola slams his critics - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Varun-Badola-slams-his-critics/articleshow/14091628.cms |access-date=13 November 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=13 June 2012 |language=en}}</ref> and Dev Anand for his intense on-screen romance.

Badola and his wife [[Rajeshwari Sachdev|Rajeshwari]] worked together on a play for the first time in a production called ''Shabd Leela'' which was based on Dr. Dharamveer Bharati's powerful love letters to his wife.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/rajeshwari-sachdev-ive-fallen-in-love-with-varun-all-over-again/articleshow/63731649.cms|title=Rajeshwari Sachdev : I've fallen in love with Varun all over again - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> He participated in the [[Celebrity Cricket League]] as a member of the team [[Mumbai Heroes]], as an all-rounder.

==Personal life==
Varun married dancer/singer/actress [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]] on 24 November 2004. They met on the sets of the television show ''[[Titan Antakshari|Antakshari]]'' and were engaged the same year. They have a son, born on 10 May 2010 at the Benzer Hospital, Lokhandwala. Badola has a farm house in his native [[Uttarakhand]] at a place called Bhabher in [[Kotdwar]].<ref name=":1" />

== Television ==

===Fiction shows===

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="column"|Year
! scope="col"|Show
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]'' || | Ayushman ||
|-
| 2000
| ''Rajdhani (TV series)'' || Sunny ||
|-
| 2000–02
| ''[[Koshish (TV series)|Koshish – Ek Aashaa]]'' || Neeraj Khanna ||
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan (TV series)|Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' || Balkrishna (Balu) || Nominated—[[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role]] (2002)
|-
| 2001–05
| ''[[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand]]'' || Dev Malik / Rohit Sharma / Bhola || Nominated—[[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role]] (2002)
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Kutumb (TV series)|Kutumb]]'' || Advocate Rahul ||
|-
| 2002–06
| ''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani]]'' || Abhimanyu (Abhi) Saxena / Writer Anand || Nominated—[[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role]] (2003—05)
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak]]'' || Aman ||
|-
| 2005–06
| ''[[Rabba Ishq Na Hove]]'' || Kushan ||
|-
| 2005–09
| ''[[Ghar Ek Sapnaa]]'' || Gautam, Vanshika's husband ||
|-
| 2006–07
| ''[[Sohni Mahiwal (TV series)|Sohni Mahiwal]]'' || Suresh || Nominated—[[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role]] (2006) (2007)
|-
| 2006–08
| ''[[Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein]]'' || Sandeep Shukla || Nominated—[[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role]] (2007)
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Jersey No. 10]]'' || Abhay Singh Rana ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[Bhabhi (TV series)|Bhabhi]]'' || Himself || Special Appearance
|-
| ''[[Ajeeb (TV series)|Ajeeb]]'' || Aditya Thapar ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Ladies Special]]'' || Vinay Joshi ||
|-
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Khaufnaak]]'' || Anand ||
|-
| 2009–10
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by SAB TV|Sonu Sweety]]'' || Sonu ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2010
| ''[[Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya]]'' || Love Guru ||
|-
| ''[[Maan Rahe Tera Pitaah]]'' || Kaliprasad Kalka ||
|-
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by SAB TV|Gili Gili Gappa]]'' || Vishnu Narayan ||
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[Phir Subah Hogi (TV series)|Phir Subah Hogi]]'' || Thakur Vikram Singh || Nominated—[[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]] (2013) Nominated—[[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role#Jury Award|Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]] (2013)
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Savdhaan India|Savdhaan India – India Fights Back]]'' || Inspector Varun || 384 Episode |
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[Tumhari Paakhi]]'' || Veer Pratap Singh, Anshuman's cousin, Paakhi's second husband ||
|-
| ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' || Ruhan Rajput ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by Zee Magic (India)|Lete Hai Khabar Khabron Ki]]'' || News Reporter ||
|-
| ''[[Tedi Medi Family]]'' || ||
|-
| 2015–17
| ''[[Mere Angne Mein]]'' || Raghav Shrivastav, Shanti's son, Sarla's brother, Kaushalya's husband, Shivam, Preeti and Namita's father ||
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Internet Wala Love]]'' || Shubhankar Verma, Aadhya's father ||
|-
|2019
| ''[[Fixerr]]'' || Digvijay Dalmia || Web series released on [[ALTBalaji]] and [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|-
|2019
|''[[Mere Dad Ki Dulhan]]''
| Ambar Sharma, Niya's father, Guneet Sikka's love interest
|
|-
|2020
|''Your Honor'' || Kaashi Samthar || Web series<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Saibal |title=Your Honor Review: Jimmy Sheirgill Powers Absorbing Drama |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/your-honor-review-jimmy-sheirgill-powers-absorbing-drama-3-5-stars-out-of-5-2248704 |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=NDTV.com |date=19 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Reality shows===

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="column"|Year
! scope="col"|Show
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''Chalti Ka Naam Antakshari'' || Guest || Episode 83 (Winner)
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 1|Nach Baliye 1]]'' || Contestant ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2006
| ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 2|Nach Baliye 2]]'' || Host || rowspan="2"|1 episode
|-
| ''Jodi Kamal Ki'' || Contestant
|-
| rowspan="3"|2007
| ''[[Comedy Circus (season 1)|Comedy Circus]]'' || Contestant ||
|-
| ''[[Jjhoom India]]'' || Contestant ||
|-
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by Star Plus|Kuch Kar Dikhana Hai]]'' || Judge || Episode 7
|-
| rowspan="3"|2008
| ''[[Kaho Na Yaar Hai]]'' || Contestant ||
|-
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by 9X|Yeh Hai Jalwa]]'' || rowspan="2"|Participant ||
|-
| ''[[Ustaadon Ka Ustaad]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by Star Plus|Laughter Ke Phatke]]'' || Guest || Episodes 26, 33, 34
|-
| ''[[List of programs broadcast by SAB TV|Comedy Ka King Kaun]]'' || Guest || Episode 52
|-
| 2013
| ''[[BIG Fame Star]]'' || Mentor ||
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Box Cricket League]]'' || Captain of Pune anmol ratn team ||
|}

== Filmography ==

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]'' || Javed
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Charas]]'' || [[Manthan]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh]]'' || Saleem
|-
| 2009 || ''Sunset Shift (short film)'' || Taxi Driver
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mickey Virus]]'' || Inspector Devender Bhalla
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014
|| ''[[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]]'' || Mr D'souza
|-
|| ''[[Lekar Hum Deewana Dil]]'' || Chacha
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Solid Patels]]'' || Hetal's father
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016
|| ''[[7 Hours To Go]]'' || Ramesh Dhadke
|-
|| ''[[Azhar (film)|Azhar]]'' || [[Kapil Dev]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Apharan (web series)|Apharan - Sabka Katega]]'' || Laxman Saxena
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Fraud Saiyaan]]'' || Badri
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|1778129}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|varun-badola}}

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[[Category:Indian male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:Participants in Indian reality television series]]
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