Before making his film debut in 2012 in Karan Johar's Student of the Year, Dhawan worked as an assistant director on the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer My Name Is Khan. This year, both his releases-Main Tera Hero and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania-did fairly well at the box office. His next release is Sriram Raghavan's Badlapur; the young actor is getting rave reviews for his scruffy look in the film. He was roped in as brand ambassador of team FC Goa in the Indian Super League.