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Rajinder Dhawan who became David Dhawan in Bollywood born on 16 August 1955 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 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), Main Tera Hero (2014) and Judwaa 2 (2017). The 1993 action thriller Aankhen and 1999 comedy Biwi No.1 earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations.

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.

David studied in Christ Church College and *BNSD Inter 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, realized that he cannot act. So he took up editing as an option.

He belongs to Ludhiana in Punjab. His original name was ‘Rajinder Dhawan’ but when he was growing up, his neighbors, 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).

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