FILM DIRECTOR

David Dhawan

1955 - Today

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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 45 films. The 1993 action thriller Aankhen and 1999 comedy Biwi No.1 earned him nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His notable works include Swarg (1990), Shola Aur Shabnam, Bol Radha Bol (both 1992), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No.1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Judwaa, Hero No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). David Dhawan is the 1,835th most popular film director (down from 1,716th in 2024), the 1,133rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,006th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Dhawan ranks 1,830 out of 2,041. Before him are Greg Mottola. After him are Brad Silberling, Amy Heckerling, Kornél Mundruczó, Mehboob Khan, Dan Povenmire, Basu Chatterjee, Michael Dante DiMartino, Detlev Buck, Virgil Widrich, Oskar Roehler, and Colin Trevorrow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, David Dhawan ranks 664. Before him are Nikolay Solodukhin, John Paulson, Ann Bancroft, Rohini Hattangadi, Butch Johnson, and Mike Parson. After him are Prakash Padukone, Pete Shelley, Cedric Maxwell, Gulshan Grover, Jay McInerney, and Hugh Padgham.

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In India

Among people born in India, David Dhawan ranks 1,133 out of 1,861. Before him are Anushka Sharma (1988), Laxmi Agarwal (1990), Rohini Hattangadi (1955), Monisha Kaltenborn (1971), Rajpal Yadav (1971), and Yash Johar (1929). After him are Mallika Sarabhai (1954), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1953), Tara Sutaria (1995), Prabha Atre (1932), Mehboob Khan (1907), and Sidharth Shukla (1980).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, David Dhawan ranks 38. Before him are Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), K. Balachander (1930), AR Murugadoss (1974), Aditya Chopra (1971), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), and Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982). After him are Mehboob Khan (1907), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Farah Khan (1965), Puri Jagannadh (1966), Shakti Samanta (1926), and Sai Paranjpye (1938).

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