David Dhawan






























David Dhawan

David Dhawan.jpg
Dhawan at the screening of Singham in 2011

Born
Rajinder Dhawan


(1955-08-16) 16 August 1955 (age 63)

Agartala, Tripura, India[1]
Occupation Director
Spouse(s) Karuna Dhawan (née Chopra)
Children
Varun Dhawan
Rohit Dhawan
Relatives See Dhawan family

David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan on 16 August 1955[1]) is an Indian film director who works in Hindi films. He is the father of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and director Rohit Dhawan. He is best known for directing several successful films, including the comedies Swarg (1990), Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Judwaa (1997), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Partner (2007), Chashme Baddoor (2013) and Main Tera Hero (2014), Judwaa 2 (2017). The 1993 action thriller Aankhen and 1999 comedy Biwi No.1 earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations. Also, super hit comedy like Coolie no.1 1995 Hero no.1 1997 & Dewana Mastana 1997.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 Work with Govinda




  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 Awards and nominations


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life


David Dhawan was born in Agartala to a Punjabi Hindu family, but brought up in Kanpur where his father, who was a manager in UCO Bank, got transferred. He studied in Christ Church College till Class XII. He then joined Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for acting, but seeing other actors like Satish Shah and Suresh Oberoi, realised that he can't act. So he took up editing as an option.[2]


His original name was 'Rajinder Dhawan' but when he was growing up, his neighbours, who were Christians, used to lovingly call him 'David,' and he officially changed it to David, when he got into the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).



Career


Dhawan [3] started off as an editor before moving into directing. He specialises in directing comedy films.[4] His biggest success to date is 2017's Judwaa 2, starring his son Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu.[4] His Partner (2007) also became a big success at the box office.[5]


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 in 2008 and on the show Hans Baliye.



Work with Govinda


Dhawan first teamed with actor Govinda [6] for the film Taaqatwar (1989). He then formed a collaboration with Govinda and went on to direct 17 movies with him as the leading actor, most of which were comedy films. The films made by their collaboration are 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), 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.[7] The same year, Salman Khan invited Dhawan [8] and Govinda [9] on his show 10 Ka Dum to celebrate their film Partner. Dhawan got back to the trio of Govinda, Ritesh Deshmukh and himself with the film, Do Knot Disturb.



Personal life


Dhawan is married to Karuna (née Chopra)[10][11] and has two sons, Rohit Dhawan and Varun Dhawan. Dhawan's brother is actor Anil Dhawan and nephew is actor Siddharth Dhawan.[12]



Filmography























































































































Year Film
1989
Taaqatwar

Gola Barood

Aag Ka Gola
1990
Swarg

Aandhiyan
1991
Jurrat
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 Bharwali

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 Baddoor
2014
Main Tera Hero
2017
Judwaa 2


Awards and nominations















































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





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  2. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Govinda-is-a-delight-for-the-director-David-Dhawan/articleshow/19322624.cms Govinda is delight for the director David Dhawan


  3. ^ Team, news18. "David Dhawan thinks it's very feasible for Hindi film makers to shoot abroad". news18.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.


  4. ^ ab "David Dhawan > Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 7 December 2010.


  5. ^ "Box Office 2007". BoxofficeIndia.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2010.


  6. ^ Team, news18. "Happy Birthday David Dhawan: His Most Unforgettable Movies Featuring Govinda". news18.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.


  7. ^ "indiaglitz.com". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 6 July 2010.


  8. ^ Team, Indianexpress. "David Dhawan on working with Govinda again: Why not? We have created history". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.


  9. ^ Team, ndtv. "Hey Govinda, Here's What David Dhawan Said About Working With You Again". ndtv.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.


  10. ^ Baddhan, Raj (3 April 2014). "Varun Dhawan's grandmother passes away". Biz Asia. Retrieved 20 April 2014.


  11. ^ Muthanna, Anjali (3 April 2014). "Bangalore girls go selfie-crazy with Varun Dhawan". Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2014.


  12. ^ Rajiv Vijayakar (26 July 2012). "Numero Unos: A Survey Of The Top Hit Films – Part 5: Whizkid directors". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 August 2012.




External links







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