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David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Hindi films. A member of the Dhawan family, he has directed over 42 films. The 1993 action thriller Aankhen and 1999 comedy Biwi No.1 earned him two Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations. His notable works include Swarg (1990), Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Bol Radha Bol (1992), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No.1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Judwaa (1997), Hero No. 1 (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999), Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), Jodi No.1 (2001), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Partner (2007), Chashme Baddoor (2013), Main Tera Hero (2014) and Judwaa 2 (2017).

David Dhawan
Dhawan in April 2013
Born	Rajinder Dhawan (1951-08-16) 16 August 1951 (age 71) Agartala, Tripura, India[1]
Occupation	Film director
Spouse	Karuna Chopra Dhawan
Children	Rohit Dhawan, Varun Dhawan
Relatives	See Dhawan family

Personal life

David Dhawan was born on 16 August 1951[2][3] as Rajinder Dhawan in Agartala, Tripura in a Punjabi family. His father, a manager in UCO Bank, got transferred to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.^{[citation needed]} He studied in Christ Church College and BNSD Inter College until Class XII, and then joined FTII for acting where he changed his name to David Dhawan, a name given by his Catholic neighbours in Agartala. Seeing other actors like Satish Shah and Suresh Oberoi, Dhawan realised that he cannot act. So he took up editing as an option. He became a fan of Manmohan Desai and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Watching the Bengali film Meghe Dhaka Tara, directed by Ritwik Ghatak, made him interested in filmmaking and passed with a gold medal.[1][4] Dhawan has two brothers, actor Anil Ashok.

Dhawan is married to Karuna Chopra,[5][6] with whom he has two sons, Rohit Dhawan and Varun Dhawan. His brother is actor Anil Dhawan and nephew is actor Siddharth Dhawan.[7]

Career

Dhawan[8] started off as an editor in Saaransh in 1984 before moving into directing. He specialises in directing comedy films.[9] His 1993 film Ankhen, starring Govinda, Chunky Pandey and Kader Khan, was highly successful at the box office.[9] Another successful film was Shola Aur Shabnam.[9] His 2007 film Partner was successful.[10]

Dhawan is on the board of Asian Academy of Film & Television and Asian School of Media Studies where he has been honoured with an academy award by Sandeep Marwah. He was a judge on the Star Plus show Nach Baliye 3[11] in 2008 and on the show Hans Baliye.[12]

Work with Govinda

Dhawan first teamed with actor Govinda[13] for the film Taaqatwar (1989). He then formed a collaboration with Govinda and directed 18 films with him as the leading actor, including Taaqatwar (1989), Swarg (1990), Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Aankhen (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Banarasi Babu (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Hero No. 1 (1997), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999), Kunwara (2000), Jodi No.1 (2001), Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (2001), Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003), Partner (2007) and Do Knot Disturb (2009). Partner, which co-starred Salman Khan, grossed Rs. 300 Million in India on its opening week, the second highest domestic opening week gross for an Indian film at that time.[14] The same year, Salman Khan invited Dhawan[15] and Govinda[16] on his show 10 Ka Dum to celebrate Partner. Dhawan got back to the trio of Govinda, Ritesh Deshmukh and himself with the film, Do Knot Disturb.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

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Year	Film
1989	Taaqatwar
	Gola Barood
	Aag Ka Gola
	Jurrat
1990	Swarg
	Aandhiyan
1992	Shola Aur Shabnam
	Bol Radha Bol
1993	Aankhen
1994	Raja Babu
	Eena Meena Deeka
	Andaz
1995	Yaraana
	Coolie No. 1
1996	Loafer
	Saajan Chale Sasural
1997	Mr and Mrs Khiladi
	Banarasi Babu
	Judwaa
	Deewana Mastana
	Hero No. 1
1998	Gharwali Baharwali
	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
1999	Biwi No.1
	Haseena Maan Jaayegi
2000	Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge
	Kunwara
	Chal Mere Bhai
2001	Jodi No.1
	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
2002	Chor Machaaye Shor
	Yeh Hai Jalwa
	Hum Kisise Kum Nahin
2003	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
2004	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2005	Shaadi No. 1
	Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
2007	Partner
2009	Do Knot Disturb
2011	Rascals
2013	Chashme Buddoor
2014	Main Tera Hero
2017	Judwaa 2
2020	Coolie No. 1

Awards and nominations

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Year±	Film	Award Ceremony	Category	Result
1994	Aankhen	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Director	Nominated
2000	Biwi No.1	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Director	Nominated
			Filmfare Award for Best Film	Nominated
2005	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	International Indian Film Academy Awards	IIFA Award for Best Director	Nominated
2014	Main Tera Hero	Stardust Awards	Stardust Award for Dream Director	Nominated
		BIG Star Entertainment Awards	BIG Star Most Entertaining Comedy Film	Won

References

External links

• David Dhawan at Bollywood Hungama
• David Dhawan at IMDb

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