David Dhawan | |
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 Dhawan in 2024 | |
| Born | Rajinder Dhawan (1951-08-16)16 August 1951 (age 73) |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Spouse | Karuna Dhawan |
| Children | Rohit Dhawan (son) Varun Dhawan (son) |
| Relatives | SeeDhawan family |
David Dhawan (bornRajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director ofHindi films. A member of theDhawan family, he has directed over42 films. The 1993 action thrillerAankhen and 1999 comedyBiwi No.1 earned him nominations for theFilmfare Award for Best Director. His notable works includeSwarg (1990),Shola Aur Shabnam,Bol Radha Bol (both 1992),Raja Babu (1994),Coolie No.1 (1995),Saajan Chale Sasural (1996),Judwaa,Hero No. 1,Deewana Mastana (all 1997),Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998),Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999),Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000),Jodi No.1 (2001),Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003),Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004),Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) ,Partner (2007),Chashme Baddoor (2013),Main Tera Hero (2014),Judwaa 2 (2017), andCoolie No. 1 (2020).
David Dhawan was born on 16 August 1951[2][3] as Rajinder Dhawan inAgartala,Tripura in aPunjabi family. His father, a manager in UCO Bank, got transferred toKanpur,Uttar Pradesh. He studied in Christ Church College andBNSD Inter College until Class XII, and then joinedFTII for acting, where he changed his name to David Dhawan, a pet name given by hisJew neighbours in Agartala.[1][4] Seeing other actors likeSatish Shah andSuresh Oberoi, Dhawan realised that he cannot act. So he took up editing as an option. He became a fan ofManmohan Desai andHrishikesh Mukherjee. Watching the Bengali filmMeghe Dhaka Tara, directed byRitwik Ghatak, made him interested in filmmaking and passed with a gold medal.[1][5] Dhawan has two brothers, actorAnil and Ashok.
Dhawan is married to Karuna Dhawan (née Chopra),[6][7] with whom he has two sons,Rohit Dhawan andVarun Dhawan. His brother is actorAnil Dhawan and nephew is actor Siddharth Dhawan.[8]
Dhawan[9] started off as an editor inSaaransh in 1984 before moving into directing. He specialises in directing comedy films.[10] His 1993 filmAankhen, starringGovinda,Chunky Pandey andKader Khan, was highly successful at the box office, and earned him his first nomination for theFilmfare Award for Best Director.[10] Another successful film wasShola Aur Shabnam.[10] His 2007 filmPartner was successful.[11]
Dhawan is on the board ofAsian 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 theStar Plus showNach Baliye 3[12] in 2008 and on the showHans Baliye.[citation needed]
Dhawan first teamed with actorGovinda[13] for the filmTaaqatwar (1989). He then formed a collaboration with Govinda and directed 18 films with him as the leading actor, includingSwarg (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) andDo Knot Disturb (2009).Partner, which also starredSalman 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 show10 Ka Dum to celebratePartner. Dhawan also collaborated with Khan inBiwi No.1 (1999), which emerged as a critical and commercial success, and earned Dhawan his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Dhawan got back to the trio of Govinda,Ritesh Deshmukh and himself with the film,Do Knot Disturb.[17]
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| Year | Film | Award Ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Aankhen | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2000 | Biwi No.1 | Nominated | ||
| Best Film | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | – | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
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