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Varun Badola

Varun Badola

Actor · Born January 7, 1964 (62) · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Varun Badola is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles on television. His father is a known artist, Vishwamohan Badola. He has 2 sisters - Alka (elder) who is married and has appeared in KumKum, and Kalindi (elder), who is a radio jockey. He did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi. Badola spent his childhood in Ahmedabad. After completing college, he started work to fulfil his ambition to become an actor. After a period of struggle, he got a call from Balaji Telefilms for Koshish (his and Balaji's first superhit show on Zee TV). Today he is known as one of the finest and most consistent actors who has handled difficult roles with much ease and portrayed them beautifully. He is now a popular singer and dancer as well, having shown his talents in various reality shows on television. He also worked with Tigmanshu Dhulia as Assistant Director and costume arranger in his early days. He also writes script for his show - Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein and even directs it. He has also written dialogues for Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein and Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani. He is also a huge cricket fan and has voluntarily played and won many charity cricket matches organised by the Indian Telly Academy.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 7, 1964 (62)
From
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Varun Badola's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
24%
Self
18%
Survival
14%
Power
9%
Ideas
3%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Mentoras Air Vice Marshal in Sky Force (2025)
  • Threshold guardianas Raghav in CO-ED (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Varun Badola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Varun Badola's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Punjab '95(2026)

    as Advocate Ravinder Jais

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kaptaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sangwan

  • CO-ED(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Raghav

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • So Much Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 128 episodes · as Suhas Diwekar

  • War 2(2025)

    as Vilasrao Sarang

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Saiyaara(2025)

    as Ashok Kapoor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sky Force(2025)

    as Air Chief Marshal Amit Narang

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Jamnapaar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · as K D Bansal

  • Mrs. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tunnu Bhaiya

  • Mission Raniganj(2023)

    as Shaligram

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Guns & Gulaabs(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pratap

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Kohrra(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maninder 'Manna' Dhillon

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Aar Ya Paar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Ashit Bhatta

  • Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein(2022)

    Show 14 episodes · Dialogue · Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Rashmi Rocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dilip Chopra

  • Undekhi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · Writer · as Rajveer Malhotra

  • Your Honor (IN) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 22 episodes · as Kaashi Samthar

  • Mere Dad Ki Dulhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Amber Sharma

  • Fixerr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Digvijay Dalmia

  • Fraud Saiyaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Badri

  • Apharan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 23 episodes · as Suryakant

  • 7 Hours to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ramesh Dhadke

  • Azhar(2016)

    as Kapil Jain

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Jai Ho(2014)

    as Mr D'Souza

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lekar Hum Deewana Dil(2014)

    as Chacha

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mickey Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Inspector Bhalla

  • Phir Subah Hogi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 185 episodes · as Thakur Vikram Singh

  • Maan Rahe Tera Pitaah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 50 episodes · as Kaliprasad

  • Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Salim

  • Haasil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Javed Khan

  • Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 668 episodes · as Abhimanyu Saxena

  • Koshish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 117 episodes · as Neeraj

  • Bhoron Ne Khilaya Phool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Banegi Apni Baat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 14 episodes · as Ayushman

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Sky Force (2025)

$313K worldwide

Highest rated

Punjab '95 (2026)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Kohrra (2023)

Film career

19932026

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 31 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting2 of 33: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s17 · 17 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Varun Badola's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Jai Ho (2014)

93rd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Punjab '95 (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 99% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Varun Badola's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Varun Badola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Varun Badola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Niren Bhatt shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers