- Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor both were a part of Barry John's acting school. He also directed a 5 minute film "White Mountain".
- The handsome hunk was highly inspired for becoming an actor by watching Western comedians and actors such as Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey.
- He started his bollywood career working with Karan Johar as a co-director in the movie 'My Name is Khan'.
