Known for Directing
David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Hindi films. Dhawan started off as an editor in Saaransh in 1984 before moving into directing. He specialises in directing comedy films. His 1993 film Aankhen, starring Govinda, Chunky Pandey and Kader Khan, was highly successful at the box office, and earned him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Another successful film was Shola Aur Shabnam. His 2007 film Partner was successful. 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.
Born
August 16, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Agartala, Tripura, India
Filmography
69 films, 6 shows


Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
2026 · 2h 17m
country: India
When Jass leaves his marriage over conflicting priorities, a new romance abroad is upended by shocking revelations, forcing him to confront love, loyalty, and the true meaning of commitment.


Coolie No. 1
2020 · 2h 15m
country: India
Insulted by Rosario, a rich businessman, Jai Kishen a Matchmaker teaches him a lesson by getting his daughter married to Raju, a Coolie, who poses to be a millionaire. They sense something fishy and Raju's deceptions are discovered. In an attempt to cover it up, he cooks up a story of having a filthy rich twin. One lie leads to another and things start to go awry culminating in a comedy of errors.


Judwaa 2
2017 · 2h 30m
country: India
Separated at birth and peculiarly connected via their reflexes, twins Prem and Raja are reunited with each other as they set out to take down the underground smuggling world.


Main Tera Hero
2014 · 2h 8m
country: India
Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?


Chashme Baddoor
2013 · 2h
country: India
Seema rejects six marriage proposals set by her father and leaves for Goa. After Jai and Omi fail to impress her, they come up with a cruel plan when they realise that their friend Sid is dating her.


Rascals
2011 · 2h 8m
country: India
Two rival con-men attempt to outdo each other to woo a wealthy woman.


Do Knot Disturb
2009 · 2h 6m
country: India
A rich businessman wants to hide his extra marital affair with a supermodel. He bribes a waiter into pretending to be the model's boyfriend. Mistaken identities and misunderstandings follow which are sure to take the viewers on a hilarious ride.


Partner
2007 · 2h 23m
country: India
Prem, a love guru who shares tips on dating women, helps his client, Bhaskar, woo his boss. Things get complicated when he falls for a single mother and tries to hide his profession.


Shaadi No. 1
2005 · 2h 9m
country: India
In their misguided pursuit of happiness outside of marriage, three husbands end up in the crosshairs of a man who is like an elder brother to their wives.


Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
2005 · 2h 25m
country: India
Dr Samir is an absolute charmer when it comes to women, but he poses as a married man to keep them at bay. Love becomes a three-ring-circus for him after he ends up tangled in his web of lies with his girlfriend Sonia and pretend wife Naina.


Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2004 · 2h 43m
country: India
Sameer, fast at losing his temper is re-located to Goa where he falls in love with Rani. But Sameer's new roommate Sunny, has some plans of his own.


Ek Aur Ek Gyarah: By Hook or by Crook
2003 · 2h 24m
country: India
Two petty thieves Tara and Sitara get on the bad side of two wanted criminals, namely Panther and Cobra.


Chor Machaaye Shor
2002 · 2h 25m
country: India
After serving a two-year stretch in the slammer, thief Shyam Singh (Bobby Deol) returns to his secret hiding place to retrieve a priceless stolen diamond, only to discover that the site has become a police precinct. To gain entry, Shyam masquerades as a cop but soon arouses the suspicions of a fellow officer (Om Puri). Director David Dhawan's action comedy also stars Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal and Shilpa Shetty.


Yeh Hai Jalwa
2002 · 2h 22m
country: India
Raju, a businessman who had been orphaned as a child finds out that he is the illegitimate son of a wealthy business owner; he goes to London to connect with his father, and there meets Sonia, whom he believes may be the love of his life.


Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
2002 · 2h 41m
country: India
When Munna Bhai, a notorious gangster, meets Komal, he is immediately smitten. However, he must first confront her protective brother, Dr. Rastogi and her current boyfriend, Raja.


Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
2001 · 2h 29m
country: India
Inpired from the movie "Liar Liar", this movie is about a lawyer (Govinda) who lies his way through marriage and career. His wife (Sushmita Sen) falls in love with him because of his honesty and when she finds out of his dishonesty she threatens to divorce him. Their son, to avoid the divorce, wishes on a shooting star that his father should lose the ability to lie. What happens after that is an enjoyable journey.


Jodi No. 1
2001 · 2h 20m
country: India
Partners in crime Jai and Veeru set their next target on a rich businessman, Rai Bahadur. Things turn hilarious when both of them fall for his daughters.


Kunwara
2000 · 2h 14m
country: India
Raju meets Urmila in New Zealand. They have a fast romance and things are going well until Raju must make a trip back to India...


Chal Mere Bhai
2000 · 2h 16m
country: India
Vicky, a businessman, loves his younger brother Prem, who spends his time chasing women. The family feels that secretary Sapna will make a good wife for Vicky, but she is already in love with Prem.


Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge
2000 · 2h 21m
country: India
Sapna is raised by her three uncles, each one of them with a contrasting pursuit in life. She falls in love with Raja, who tries to impress each of her uncles in a different manner.


Haseena Maan Jaayegi
1999 · 2h 30m
country: India
Brothers Sonu and Monu's regular pranks worry their father. However, their lives take a turn when they fall in love and go to great lengths to impress the girls' father.


Biwi No.1
1999 · 2h 20m
country: India
Two adorable kids, a quirky mother-in-law and a happy-go-lucky friend help a heartbroken wife bring a straying husband back from the other woman's tangled embrace.


Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
1998 · 2h 22m
country: India
Arjun and Pyare are two police officers witha friendly rivalry, who get framed for various crimes being committed by their doppelgangers.


Gharwali Baharwali
1998 · 2h 18m
country: India
On discovery of his spouse's infertility, a man starts a search for a new wife.


Deewana Mastana
1997 · 2h 22m
country: India
Neha, a psychiatrist, is pursued by both Raja and Bunnu. While Raja is a small-time crook pretending to be an NRI, Bunnu is her patient. The two try to outsmart each other to win Neha's heart.


Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi
1997 · 2h 13m
country: India
A slacker falls in love with a rich girl. Now he must impress her father to marry her.


Banarasi Babu
1997 · 2h 6m
country: India
Wealthy business, Chaubey, his wife, Lily, and daughter, Madhubala, return from Britain in order to visit India and find a suitable groom for Madhubala. They are met at the airport by ...


Hero No. 1
1997 · 2h 14m
country: India
Rajesh and Meena fall in love and want to get married. But Meena's grandfather rejects Rajesh without seeing him because of a terrible encounter with Rajesh's father. Rajesh pretends to be a servant and finds employment in Meena's house to try and win her family over.


Judwaa
1997 · 2h 28m
country: India
Identical twins Raja and Prem are separated at birth and raised in drastically different backgrounds. While Prem becomes a singer in the USA, Raja's life leads him to become a tough-talking thug in India. When Prem comes to India, who's who confusion brews and leads to hilarious consequences.


Loafer
1996 · 2h 40m
country: India
Ravi, an unemployed man who constantly gets into fights, is framed for the murder of a gangster. With no support from his family, he must now fight to prove his innocence.


Saajan Chale Sasural
1996 · 2h 14m
country: India
Naive villager Shyamsunder, who sings, comes to Bombay to try his luck with Bollywood and wealth. He ends up on the streets, playing for small alms. He meets with another musician, Muthu Swami, and both attempt to meet the owner of Tips Cassettes, Mr. Khurana, for an audition, in vain though. Then one day, Shyamsunder meets beautiful Divya, the only daughter of Mr. Khurana, and both fall in love with each other. Divya would like to marry Shyamsunder, and also further his career. What she does not know is that Shyamsunder loves another woman from his village by the name of Pooja, who he has promised to marry. Pooja arrives in the city, and with Divya already present there, Shyamsunder and Muthu Swami invent a look-alike of Shyamsunder, with hilarious results.


Yaraana
1995 · 2h 5m
country: India
Lalita catches the eye of J.B. and he immediately falls in love with her and decides he must marry her. He bribes Lalita's uncle Madanlal into convincing Lalita to marry him. However, Lalita refuses and J.B. kidnaps her and forces her to marry him. One fateful night, Lalita manages to escape and she meets Raj (Rishi Kapoor) whose family consists of an elderly grandfather who dotes on him and wants him to get married at any cost.


Coolie No. 1
1995 · 2h 23m
country: India
Raju is a poor coolie who falls in love with a rich girl. He pretends to be rich and tells one big lie after another to marry her.


Eena Meena Deeka
1994
country: Unknown
Deeka (Vinod Khanna) had been in jail for several crimes, including bank robberies. When his prison sentence is over, Deeka decides to go straight. Unfortunately, while in a bank, he becomes a victim of a bungling bank robber, Inder or Eena (Rishi Kapoor), who needs money to get medical treatment for his mother (Dina Pathak). When the police arrive, they witness Eena with the notorious bank robber, and come to the conclusion that Deeka has gone back to his criminal ways. Deeka's attempts to convince them are in vain, and he must escape together with Eena for now, and he does so. The police are after Deeka, and he must get a hold of Eena and get him to confess to his crime, and therefore clear his name. But Eena is unwilling to confess, and runs away from Deeka. With the police on his tail, will Deeka be able to capture Eena, and will he be successful in getting him to agree to confess?


Andaz
1994 · 2h 47m
country: India
Jaya has a crush on her married teacher and befriends his wife. When Jaya's father dies, the teacher's wife asks her to live with them.


Raja Babu
1994 · 2h 41m
country: India
Raja Babu is a rich, spoiled, country bumpkin who lives a carefree, luxury lifestyle until the girl he loves rejects him and his parents reveal that he was adopted.


Aankhen
1993 · 2h 50m
country: India
Two good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination and try their best to save the country.


Bol Radha Bol
1992 · 2h 44m
country: India
Kishan Malhotra finds his life turned upside down, when he returns home one day to find that his place has been taken over by a look-alike imposter.


Shola Aur Shabnam
1992 · 2h 47m
country: India
The spoiled and arrogant brother, Bali, of notorious gangster, Kali Baba, enlists in the National Cadet Corps, and wants to have his way with his fellow-students and trainer, Inder Mohan Lahti, with comical results. When he meets Divya Thapa for the first time, he is smitten by her, and wants to marry her by hook or by crook. But Divya is in love with Karan, and both plan to marry each other. Circumstances act against them, and they flee together, with Kali Baba's men, and Divya's Police Commissioner dad, Yashpal Thapa, in hot pursuit, to an unknown destination, surrounded by a web of lies, deception, and no known resource to assist them.


Aandhiyan
1990 · 2h 25m
country: Unknown
Shakuntala (Mumtaz) is an estranged wife from Dushyant (Shatrughan Sinha) who wanted refused to admit that she is his wife because his political career would be hindered. His father (Om Shivpuri) never approved her because of her poverty and therefore decided to split them apart by blaming Dushyant for marrying her and because of that it would hinder his career.


Swarg
1990 · 2h 31m
country: India
Living in a posh mansion named Swarg, this is the story of Sahabji, his wife sister Jyoti, two brothers, and a sister-in-law. Sahabji has a clash of wits with Dhanraj, who successfully schemes with Sahabji's two brothers, and takes over the prestigious mansion and vast business empire, leaving Sahabji virtually penniless, and devastated with the passing away of his wife. His brothers have now taken over the money, and his business. It is now up to a servant of the mansion, Krishna to set things right for Sahabji's household. How can a poor servant succeed against rich and powerful individuals?


Aag Ka Gola
1989 · 3h
country: Unknown
Young Shankar is framed for a theft he did not commit. He escapes from police and runs into his mother's arms. When Shankar's mother sees Shankar being arrested by police, she dies due to shock. Shankar escapes from the police and ends up working for criminal don Raja Babu. He is now known as 'Shaka'. One day Raja Babu ask Shaka to abduct a child. The child's mother dies due to shock. This reminds Shaka(Shankar) of his own mother dying due to shock. He repents, surrenders to police and is sent to jail for 5 years. His three years punishment is condoned when he saves the life of a visiting parliamentarian. After being released from jail, he decides to live the life of an ordinary civilian and works as a garage mechanic. He meets Aarti, falls in love and they marry. But Shankars past starts haunting him to such an extent that he sees no choice except joining the crime gang of Raja Babu.
Jurrat
Jurrat
1989 · 2h 20m
country: India
Inspector Avinash is transferred to Mumbai and is tasked to nab smuggler Kama Seth. When Kama hoodwinks Avinash and makes him a laughing stock in the eyes of the media, he makes a dangerous decision.


Gola Barood
1989
country: India
After inspector Mahendra Nath is killed by criminal elements; his son Vijay takes admission as deputy jailer with the intention of reforming criminals so that he can fade way crime from his country. He is shocked to meet one of his truck-driver friend, Shambu who now turn an inmate with a record of going in-and-out of jail often. Vijay then vows to investigate as to how the kind-hearted man he know become a hardcore criminal.


Taaqatwar
1989
country: Unknown
Amar Sharma, an honest police officer, seeks help from John, a criminal, in a bid to nab the gangster who is responsible for his father's death.