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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = David Dhawan
| image = Taapsee2.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Rajinder Dhawan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|8|16}}
| birth_place = [[Agartala]], [[Tripura]], [[India]]<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>
| spouse = Karuna Chopra Dhawan
| children = 2, including [[Varun Dhawan]]
| occupation = Film director
| relatives = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Dhawan family|Dhawan family]]
}}
'''David Dhawan''' (born '''Rajinder Dhawan'''; 16 August 1955<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>) is an Indian film director who works in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]]. He is the father of Bollywood actor [[Varun Dhawan]]. He is best known for directing several successful films, including ''[[Swarg]]'' (1990), ''[[Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film)|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 film)|Partner]]'' (2007), ''[[Chashme Baddoor (2013 film)|Chashme Baddoor]]'' (2013), ''[[Main Tera Hero]]'' (2014) and ''[[Judwaa 2]]'' (2017). The 1993 action thriller ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]'' and 1999 comedy ''[[Biwi No.1]]'' earned him the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] nominations.

==Early life==
David Dhawan was born as Rajinder Dhawan in [[Agartala]] in a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] family and brought up in [[Kanpur]] where his father, who was a manager in UCO Bank, got transferred. He studied in Christ Church College and [[BNSD Inter College]], till Class XII. He then joined [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) for acting where he changed his first name to David, a name given to him 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.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Priya |title=Govinda is a delight for the director: David Dhawan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Govinda-is-a-delight-for-the-director-David-Dhawan/articleshow/19322624.cms? |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=2 April 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Govinda blasts David Dhawan: I did 17 films with him. Even his son Varun will not do that |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/govinda-blasts-david-dhawan-i-did-17-films-with-him-even-his-son-varun-will-not-do-that-1575198-2019-07-30 |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=India Today |date=30 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Dhawan<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/david-dhawan-thinks-its-very-feasible-for-hindi-film-makers-to-shoot-abroad-1104929.html|title=David Dhawan thinks it's very feasible for Hindi film makers to shoot abroad|last=Team|first=news18|work=news18.com|access-date=2015-09-20}}</ref> started off as an editor before moving into directing. He specialises in directing comedy films.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|title=David Dhawan > Biography|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/David-Dhawan/biography-3471.html|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=7 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919110941/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/David-Dhawan/biography-3471.html|archive-date=19 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> His 1993 film ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Ankhen]]'', starring [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], [[Chunky Pandey]] and [[Kader Khan]], was highly successful at the box office, witnessing a revival of popular cinema of the 1990s.<ref name="yahoo"/> Another successful film was ''[[Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film)|Shola Aur Shabnam]]''.<ref name="yahoo"/> His 2007 film ''[[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]]'' also became a big success at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office 2007 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw== |publisher=BoxofficeIndia.com |access-date=7 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115223235/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw%3D%3D |archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref>

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 Awards|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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/david-dhawan-and-karisma-to-judge-hans-baliye_12289|title=David Dhawan and Karisma to judge Hans Baliye..|website=India Forums|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>

===Work with Govinda===
Dhawan first teamed with actor Govinda<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/happy-birthday-david-dhawan-his-most-unforgettable-movies-featuring-govinda-1492617.html|title=Happy Birthday David Dhawan: His Most Unforgettable Movies Featuring Govinda|last=Team|first=news18|work=news18.com|access-date=2017-08-16}}</ref> 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 film)|Shola Aur Shabnam]]'' (1992), ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]'' (1993), ''[[Raja Babu (film)|Raja Babu]]'' (1994), ''[[Coolie No. 1 (1995 film)|Coolie No. 1]]'' (1995), ''[[Saajan Chale Sasural]]'' (1996), ''[[Banarasi Babu (1997 film)|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 film)|Partner]]'' (2007) and ''[[Do Knot Disturb]]'' (2009). ''[[Partner (2007 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/32734.html |title=indiaglitz.com |publisher=indiaglitz.com |access-date=6 July 2010}}</ref> The same year, Salman Khan invited Dhawan<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/david-dhawan-on-working-with-govinda-again-judwaa-2-trailer-launch-varun-dhawan-4807141/|title=David Dhawan on working with Govinda again: Why not? We have created history|author=Priyanka Sharma|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref> and Govinda<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/hey-govinda-heres-what-david-dhawan-said-about-working-with-you-again-1740479|title=Hey Govinda, Here's What David Dhawan Said About Working With You Again|last=Team|first=ndtv|work=ndtv.com|access-date=2017-08-22}}</ref> on his show ''[[10 Ka Dum]]'' to celebrate their film ''[[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]]''. Dhawan got back to the trio of Govinda, [[Riteish Deshmukh|Ritesh Deshmukh]] and himself with the film, ''[[Do Knot Disturb]]''.

==Personal life==
Dhawan is married to Karuna Chopra,<ref>{{cite web|last=Baddhan|first=Raj (3 April 2014)|title=Varun Dhawan's grandmother passes away|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/varun-dhawans-grandmother-passes-away|work=Biz Asia|access-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423040531/http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/varun-dhawans-grandmother-passes-away|archive-date=23 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Muthanna|first=Anjali (3 April 2014)|title=Bangalore girls go selfie-crazy with Varun Dhawan| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Bangalore-girls-go-selfie-crazy-with-Varun-Dhawan/articleshow/33134549.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 April 2014}}</ref> with whom he has two sons, Rohit Dhawan and [[Varun Dhawan]]. His brother is actor [[Anil Dhawan]] and nephew is actor Siddharth Dhawan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3741 |title=Numero Unos: A Survey of the Top Hit Films – Part 5: Whizkid directors|author=Rajiv Vijayakar |date=26 July 2012 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=20 August 2012}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1989
|''[[Taaqatwar]]''
|-
|''[[Gola Barood]]''
|-
|''[[Aag Ka Gola]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1990
|''[[Swarg]]''
|-
|''[[Aandhiyan]]''
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Jurrat (film)|Jurrat]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1992
|''[[Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film)|Shola Aur Shabnam]]''
|-
|''[[Bol Radha Bol]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1993
|''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1994
|''[[Raja Babu (film)|Raja Babu]]''
|-
|''[[Eena Meena Deeka (film)|Eena Meena Deeka]]''
|-
|''[[Andaz (1994 film)|Andaz]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1995
|''[[Yaraana (1995 film)|Yaraana]]''
|-
|''[[Coolie No. 1 (1995 film)|Coolie No. 1]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1996
|''[[Loafer (1996 film)|Loafer]]''
|-
|''[[Saajan Chale Sasural]]''
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1997
|''[[Mr and Mrs Khiladi]]''
|-
|''[[Banarasi Babu (1997 film)|Banarasi Babu]]''
|-
|''[[Judwaa]]''
|-
|''[[Deewana Mastana]]''
|-
|''[[Hero No. 1]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1998
|''[[Gharwali Baharwali]]''
|-
|''[[Bade Miyan Chote Miyan]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
|''[[Biwi No.1]]''
|-
|''[[Haseena Maan Jaayegi]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2000
|''[[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]''
|-
|''[[Kunwara]]''
|-
|''[[Chal Mere Bhai]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
|''[[Jodi No.1]]''
|-
|''[[Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2002
|''[[Chor Machaaye Shor]]''
|-
|''[[Yeh Hai Jalwa]]''
|-
|''[[Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002 film)|Hum Kisise Kum Nahin]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2003
|''[[Ek Aur Ek Gyarah]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2004
|''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
|''[[Shaadi No. 1]]''
|-
|''[[Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2007
|''[[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2009
|''[[Do Knot Disturb]]''
|-
| 2011
|''[[Rascals (2011 film)|Rascals]]''
|-
|2013
|''[[Chashme Baddoor (2013 film)|Chashme Buddoor]]''
|-
|2014
|''[[Main Tera Hero]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2017
|''[[Judwaa 2]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2020
| ''[[Coolie No. 1 (2020 film)|Coolie No. 1]]''
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! width=5%|Year±
! width=20%|Film
! width=30%|Award Ceremony
! width=29%|Category
! width=15%|Result
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan='2'|2000
|rowspan='2'|''[[Biwi No.1]]''
|rowspan='2'|[[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan='1'|2005
|rowspan='1'|''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]''
| [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan='2'|2014
|rowspan='2'| ''[[Main Tera Hero]]''
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Award for Dream Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Comedy Film
| {{won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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>زاید الوصف at 07:00, 29 June 2021