Varun Dhawan is a self-confessed fan of WWE star-turned-actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and the Bollywood heartthrob could not resist praising his icon for his HBO series 'Ballers'.

Varun, 28, who watched the back-to-back episodes of the comedy TV series said he enjoyed watching the show which, features the 43-year-old 'San Andreas' star as retired athlete-turned-financial manager.

"Just finished my Ballers marathon @TheRock owns like only he does. Love the parties big man," he tweeted.

Replying to the praise drawn from his celebrity fan, Johnson said, "@Varun_dvn Thank you my man! Appreciate that. You can imagine what some of our sets were like..." Varun and Johnson's Twitter friendship goes a long way.

Both the star have applauded each other's work, with Johnson describing Varun's impersonation of him as "very good."

The wrestling star also wished the 'Badlapur' actor on his birthday this year on the request of Varun's fans.