Anil Dhawan

Anil Dhawan
Anil Dhawan
	Anil Dhawan in 2009
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–present
Notable work	Piya Ka Ghar (1972); Chetna (1970); Andhadhun (2018)
Spouse	Rashmi Dhawan
Children	Siddharth Dhawan
Relatives	See Dhawan family

Last updated July 22, 2025

Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with Chetna (1970) and followed it up with a big hit in Piya Ka Ghar (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun.^[1]

Early life

Dhawan is from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His father, Madan Lal Dhawan, was AGM in UCO Bank.^[2] Anil did his high school from St. Francis Xavier's School, Kanpur and graduated from Christ Church College, Kanpur. He later obtained a diploma in acting from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, in the same batch as Jaya Bhaduri.

His son is actor Siddharth Dhawan. Director David Dhawan is his brother whose sons are director Rohit Dhawan and actor Varun Dhawan.^[3]

Career

He joined Film and Television Institute of India as he wanted to become an actor.^[4] He entered Bollywood in the 1970s. His first film was B. R. Ishara's Chetna (1970). He worked with rising actor Aditya Pancholi in the television movie Sone Ka Pinjra (1986). Actress and director Asha Parekh directed him in the television serial Kora Kagaz in the 1990s.^[5] He has also worked in TV serial Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop on Colors TV Channel.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.	Co–Star
1970	Chetna	Anil Dhawan	Lead Role	^[6]	Rehana Sultan
1971	Pyar Ki Kahani	Ravi Sharma	Supporting Role		Farida Jalal
	Man Tera Tan Mera	Deepak	Lead Role		Rehana Sultan
	Do Raha	Ravindra Kumar Bharati			Radha Saluja
	Jai Jawan Jai Makan				Jaya Bhaduri
1972	Piya Ka Ghar	Ram Sharma		^[7]	Jaya Bhaduri
	Haar Jeet	Ashok Gupta			Rehana Sultan Radha Saluja
	Annadata	Arun			Jaya Bhaduri
	Munimji	Rajesh "Suljhiram"			Yogeeta Bali
	Savera				Rehana Sultan
	Tanhai	Rakesh Kapoor			Rehana Sultan
	Anokha Daan				Zaheera
1973	Honeymoon	Chandrakant			Leena Chandavarkar
	Loafer	Anil Mehra	Guest Appearance		Farida Jalal
	Yauwan	Dr. Prem	Lead Role		Yogeeta Bali
	Rani Aur Jaani	S.P. Sajan Kumar Mehra			Aruna Irani
	Samjhauta	Gopal			Yogeeta Bali
	Ghulam Begam Badshah	Gopal			Moushumi Chatterjee
1974	Shaitaan	Advocate Manish	Supporting Role		Poonam Sinha
1974	Hawas	Anil Kumar	Lead Role		Neetu Singh
1975	Anari	Amit Rai	Special Appearance
1975	Ek Hans Ka Jora	Anil	Lead Role		Zaheera
1976	Nagin	Kiran	Supporting Role
	Do Shatru	Lover Boy In song "Rab Na Kare"	Special Appearance		Aruna Irani
	Sikka	Ramesh	Lead Role		Ambika Johar
	Zindagi	Naresh Shukla	Supporting Role		Aruna Irani
2011	Rascals	Inspector Prithviraj Rana	Supporting Role
2013	Himmatwala	Dharamurti Verma			Zarina Wahab
2016	Khel Toh Ab Shuru Hoga	Mr. Sharma
2018	Andhadhun	Pramod Sinha			Tabu
2020	Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad	Seetaram Tiwari			Pushpa Verma
2020	Coolie No. 1	Mahendra Pratapsingh
2021	Shiddat
2022	Love Jaisa Pyaar	Vidya's Father
	48 Kos	Dhaniram
	Match Of Life	Viraj's Father			Sudha Chandran
2024	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
2025	Mitthu Singh Da Vyaah

Sikka (1976)
Nagin (1976)
Zindagi (1976)
Durgavahini (1976) As Chethan Perera
Took Ka Badboo (1976) As Amit
Saheb Bahadur (1977)
Lal Kothi (1978)
Ghata (1978)
Darwaza (1978)^[8]
Beqasoor (1980)
Oh Bewafa (1980)
Mahfil (1981)
Saajan Ki Saheli (1981)
Do Posti (1981)
Maut Ka Saya (1982)
Raakh aur Chingari (1982)
Chandani Bani Chudel (1984)
Avinash (1986)
Mere Baad (1988) Rakesh Malhotra
Taaqatwar (1989)
Purani Haveli (1989)^[8]
Daata (1989)
Gola Barood (1989)
Parchhaeen (1989)
Khatarnaak (1990)
Karishma Kali Kaa (1990)
Aandhiyan (1990)
Teri Talash Mein (1990)
Mast Kalandar (1991)
Khooni Panja (1991)
Ajooba Kudrat Ka (1991)
Khoon Ka Karz (1991)
Hai Meri Jaan (1991)
Aakhri Cheekh (1991)^[8]
House No. 13 (1991)
Mehboob Mere Mehboob (1992)
Insaan Bana Shaitan (1992)
Muskurahat (1992)
Geet (1992)
Yuhi Kabhi (1994)
Khuddar (1994)
Ekka Raja Rani (1994)
Gangster (1994)
Teesra Kaun? (1994)
Sarhad: The Border of Crime (1995)
Yaraana (1995)
Laalchee (1996)
Loafer (1996)
Daadagiri (1997)
Bhayaanak Panja (1997)
Hero No. 1 (1997)
Chudail (1997)
Do Ankhen Barah Hath (1997)
Tarazu (1997)
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997)
Hitler ^[9] (1998) as Kishorilal
Laash (1998)
Hatyara (1998)
Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999)
Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya (1999)
Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999)
Khooni Shikanja (2000)
Papa the Great (2000)
Chal Mere Bhai (2000)
Jodi No.1 (2001)
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002)
Shikaar (2004)
Ho Jaata Hai Pyaar (2005)
Kyon Ki... (2005)
Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega (2007)
Sanam Hum Aapke Hain (2009)
U R My Jaan (2011)
Rascals (2011)

Television

Sone Ka Pinjra (1986) (TV film)
Trikon (1990) (TV film)
Parampara (1993–1998) as Ashok Malhotra
Toofan (1999) as Rahmat Khan^[10]
Kkusum (2003) as Raman Kanwar
Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan (2003–2005) as Avinash Mathur
Humsafar : The Train (2007) as Subhash Kapoor: Shivani 's Father
Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki (2011–2012) as Lakshmi's father^[11]
Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (2013) as Manik Deewan^[11]
Bhagyalaxmi (2015) as Murlimohan Shukla
Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop (2018) as Avinash Dixit
Sirf Tum (2021–2022) as Devendra Oberoi
Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet as Jeetesh Chaudhary

References

↑ Subhash K Jha (27 July 2012). "Anil Dhawan remembers late B R Ishara". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
↑ Dhawan, Anil (27 November 2018). "Andhadhun made a forgotten star famous again" (Interview). Interviewed by Patcy N. Mumbai: Rediff . Retrieved 25 April 2023.
↑ Rajiv Vijayakar (26 July 2012). "Numero Unos: A Survey Of The Top Hit Films - Part 5: Whizkid directors". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
↑ Vijay Lokapally (2 August 2012). "Spreading Chetna!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
↑ "You are here". Mid-day.com. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
↑ "Anil Dhawan remembers late B R Ishara" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
↑ CHHABRA, ASEEM. "Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope". Rediff.
1 2 3 Jha, Subhash K. "'Horror cinema will never be the same again'". Rediff.
↑ "Hitler - Movie - - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
↑ "Preview". Screen . January 1999. Archived from the original on 19 November 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
1 2 "Anil Dhawan to enter Pyaar Ka Dard Hai." 18 July 2013 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

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Anil Dhawan at IMDb

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[1] Subhash K Jha (27 July 2012). "Anil Dhawan remembers late B R Ishara". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

[2] Dhawan, Anil (27 November 2018). "Andhadhun made a forgotten star famous again" (Interview). Interviewed by Patcy N. Mumbai: Rediff . Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[3] Rajiv Vijayakar (26 July 2012). "Numero Unos: A Survey Of The Top Hit Films - Part 5: Whizkid directors". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[4] Vijay Lokapally (2 August 2012). "Spreading Chetna!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

[mid-day.com-5] "You are here". Mid-day.com. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

[6] "Anil Dhawan remembers late B R Ishara" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

[7] CHHABRA, ASEEM. "Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope". Rediff.

[auto1-8] 1 2 3 Jha, Subhash K. "'Horror cinema will never be the same again'". Rediff.

[9] "Hitler - Movie - - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[10] "Preview". Screen . January 1999. Archived from the original on 19 November 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[auto-11] 1 2 "Anil Dhawan to enter Pyaar Ka Dard Hai." 18 July 2013 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

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