Anil Dhawan

Acting

Anil Dhawan

Born November 27, 1950 · Delhi, India (age 75)

Anil Dhawan is an Indian film and television actor, most known for his debut film, Chetna (1970) and Piya Ka Ghar (1972). He is memorable in the silver screen for the song Yeh Jeevan Hai in the movie Piya Ka Ghar (1972) with actress Jaya Bhaduri. The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and sung by Kishore Kumar. He worked in a string of unconventional movies between late 1960s and early 1970…

Known For

AndhadhunAndhadhun · 2018
Andhadhun
★ 7.62018
MovieCrimeMystery
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.
Jodi No. 1Jodi No. 1 · 2001
Jodi No. 1
★ 5.42001
MovieComedyRomance
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.
Hogi Pyaar Ki JeetHogi Pyaar Ki Jeet · 1999
Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet
★ 5.51999
MovieActionComedy
Surjit finds out that his sister is in love with Manjit Singh . Surjit goes to Thakurs house in order to get Manjit to marry his sister. The Thakur humiliates him; making him, a vegetarian, eat dog food and beg on his knees. Surjit does so and is told to go home and make wedding preparations. The next day, Thakur visits Surjit and kills him and his wife in broad daylight.
Coolie No. 1Coolie No. 1 · 2020
Coolie No. 1
★ 5.02020
MovieComedyDrama
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.
Haseena Maan JaayegiHaseena Maan Jaayegi · 1999
Haseena Maan Jaayegi
★ 5.91999
MovieActionComedy
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.
Hero No. 1Hero No. 1 · 1997
Hero No. 1
★ 6.11997
MovieDramaComedy
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.
Mr. & Mrs. KhiladiMr. & Mrs. Khiladi · 1997
Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi
★ 6.01997
MovieComedyRomance
A slacker falls in love with a rich girl. Now he must impress her father to marry her.
Do RahaDo Raha · 1971
Do Raha
1971
MovieDrama
A writer's marriage crumbles as he chases wealth through dubious means. After his wife's honor is compromised, his employer is murdered. The tale explores women's financial independence and education

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Purani HaveliPurani Haveli · 1989
Purani Haveli
★ 5.81989
MovieHorror
After the passing away of her parents, Anita Kumar now lives with her paternal uncle, Kumar; his wife, Seema; and Seema's brother, Vikram. The family's business is taken over by Kumar, who uses some money to buy an old mansion deep in the countryside of Rana. Seema would like Anita to marry her brother, but Anita has already given her heart to Sunil, who runs a photo studio and is poor. This does not go over well with the Kumars, and they forbid her to see Sunil anymore. Then, when Kumar goes to take possession of the mansion, Anita's friends Shobha and Anand ask her if they can visit the mansion and also invite Sunil secretly. They also invite several other friends, including Sunil's assistant Manghu and travel via a bus. What the group does not know that is the mansion holds an evil secret, and that beneath the mansion, locked in a dungeon by its very own biological father, lies a monster, evil beyond imagination--and its primary diet is human meat!!

Raja

TarazuTarazu · 1997
Tarazu
★ 5.91997
MovieActionCrime
Police Inspector Ram Yadav is a honest, handsome, and incorruptible young man. He lives with his sister-in-law, Shakuntala, and elder brother, Raj . A lovely yet petty thief, Pooja admires Ram so much that she moves in to his house in the guise of a maid-servant, and eventually claims that she is to bear his child. Ram, unable to handle this, agrees to marry her. His duties and investigation lead him to suspect the renowed and influential Appa Rao. Appa Rao is engraged at Ram, and watches and waits for an opportunity to strike back at him. Janardan (Mohnish Behl), Appa Rao's spoiled and way-ward son, initially attempts to pick up a college-girl, when she refuses and humiliates him publicly, he retaliates by setting her on fire in broad daylight, in front of several college students. No one is bold enough to stop Janardan, nor even attempt to save the girl. When Ram finds out, he immediately arrests Janardan and holds him in custody.

Raj Yadav (Ram's brother)

Tujhe Meri KasamTujhe Meri Kasam · 2003
Tujhe Meri Kasam
★ 6.02003
MovieRomanceFamily
Rishi and Anju, childhood best friends, realize their deeper feelings when Akash, a singer, proposes to Anju. Rishi hides his love for her, fearing it would ruin their friendship, but Anju becomes unsure about marrying Akash when she realizes it means leaving Rishi behind. When Anju discovers Rishi's hidden feelings, she decides to call off the marriage, but Rishi insists on going through with it out of respect for their parents. As the engagement nears, tension grows between Anju and Akash due to her bond with Rishi, leaving her torn between her loyalty to Rishi and her commitment to Akash. Rishi, struggling with his emotions, chooses to distance himself, believing it’s best for everyone. Will they follow through with the marriage, or will they finally acknowledge their true feelings for each other before it’s too late?

Girija's Father

Waah! Tera Kya KehnaWaah! Tera Kya Kehna · 2002
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna
★ 6.02002
MovieComedy
Kishan Oberoi has three sons - Dilip, Ashish, and Raj. While Dilip and Ashish are married, Raj (Govinda) is in love with Meena. Kishan does not trust his two elder sons, but trusts Raj, and Raj in turn, is devoted to his dad. One day Raj loses his mind in an accident, and the two elder brothers begin a conspiracy that includes the death of their dad, and the disinheritance of their brother Raj, by declaring him mentally incompetent. Raj mysteriously disappears, and Kishan falls off a building; Murari, a greedy employee of the Oberoi family, brings in a look-alike of Raj, namely Banne Khan (also Govinda), and his wife, Salma Khan, who poses as his nurse, so that Banne Khan and Murari both rule over the Oberoi family, and reap the benefits.

Meena's dad