Dilip Dhawan (1955 – 15 February 2000) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his career as a child in '' Sangharsh'' (1968), featuring

Dilip Kumar Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from lat ...

, Dhawan acted in over 50 films.

Career

He acted as the hero in the movie ''

Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan ''Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' is a 1978 Hindi Language film, directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza and starring Dilip Dhawan, Anjali Paigankar, Sriram Lagoo, Rohini Hattangadi, Satish Shah and Om Puri. The Film explores the life of a guy bor ...

'' in 1978. He was also seen in the popular Topaz shaving blades advertisement in the early 1980s. Best known for his role as "Guru" in the television serial ''

Nukkad ''Nukkad'' (English: Street Corner) is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired on DD National in 1986–87. It was directed by Kundan Shah and Saeed Akhtar Mirza; it was written by Prabodh Joshi and Anil Chaudhary. It starred Dil ...

'', Dhawan also acted in serials such as ''Janam'', ''Deewar'' and ''Tere Mere Sapne''. He was a well-known movie actor, known for mostly supporting roles (and a few major roles) in ''

Ek Baar Kaho ''Ek Baar Kaho'' () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language film produced by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Shabana Azmi and Navin Nischol in main roles. The climax is inspired from that of the 1957 movie ''An Affair to R ...

'' (1980), ''

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai ''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai'' () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and written by Saeed Akhtar Mirza. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in the lead roles. It won the 1981 Filmfare Criti ...

'' (1980), ''

Sazaye Maut ''Sazā-ye Maut'' (English: Death Penalty) is 1981 Indian film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The films was based on Chopra's diploma film at FTII, ''Murder at Monkey Hill'' (1976). He adapted that into a full-length feature, with ...

'' (1981), ''

Saaheb ''Saaheb'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anil Ganguly. It is a remake of the 1981 Bengali film ''Saheb'' directed by Bijoy Bose. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Raakhee, Deven Verma, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit, V ...

'' (1985), ''

Dak Bangla Dak Bangla is a Bollywood horror film released in 1987. It was directed by Keshu Ramsay. Plot The film turns when Alina begins having the same nightmare every night. She is a princess and is being molested by an ogre, ending in her being murder ...

'' (1987), ''

Hero Hiralal ''Hero Hiralal'' is a 1988 Indian film directed by Ketan Mehta, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Sanjana Kapoor in leading roles. It is a movie about an auto rickshaw driver who falls in love with a film actress. The movie showcased performances by ...

'' (1988), ''

Swarg ''Swarg'' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by David Dhawan, released in 1990. It stars Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Madhavi in lead roles. Swarg is the fourth last certified hit of Rajesh Khanna, as this was follo ...

'' (1990), ''

Izzatdaar ''Izzatdaar'' is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film starring Dilip Kumar, Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Shafi Inamdar and South Indian actor Raghuvaran in his Bollywood film debut. Synopsis Dilip Kumar plays the role of a man set up and ...

'' (1990), ''

Heena Heena (1997 - June 11, 2005) was a police dog of the Mumbai Police, India. Heena was a sniffer Labrador trained by the police to sniff out explosives. The high point of his career was the detection of RDX explosives in a BEST bus in the subu ...

'' (1991), '' Madhosh'' (1994), '' Yash'' (1996), '' Virasat'' (1997), '' Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United'' (1999) and ''

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya ''Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya'' (English: ''The king has fallen in love with the queen'') is a 2000 Indian Hindi film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala. This is the second Hindi film after Saat Rang Ke Sa ...

'' (2000). He was also the producer of the movie '' Saath Saath'', in 1982.

Personal life

He was the son of character actor

Krishan Dhawan Krishan Dhawan (1926 - 20 May 1994 was an Indian character actor in Hindi language films. Career Krishan Dhawan was an actor, known for Vidhaata (1982), Mujhe Jeene Do (1963) and Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974). Personal life He is the fat ...

. He died on 15 February 2000, in Mumbai, at the age of 45, of a heart attack.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhawan, Dilip Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 1955 births 2000 deaths