Rohit Dhawan (born 26 December 1983) is an Indian director and screenwriter of

Hindi films Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. Born to the Dhawan family, he is the elder son of renowned director

David Dhawan David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Hindi films. A member of the Dhawan family, he has directed over 42 films. The 1993 action thriller '' Aankhen'' and 1999 comedy '' Biwi No.1'' earned him two Filmfar ...

and elder brother of

Varun Dhawan Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes b ...

Personal life

He was born to director

and Karuna Chopra on 26 December 1983 in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

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. He is the elder brother of actor,

, and nephew of

Anil Dhawan Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with the film ''Chetna'' (1970) followed by ''Piya Ka Ghar'' (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun. Now turned activist, Dhawan ...

and late, Ashok Dhawan. His paternal cousin,

Siddharth Dhawan This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian Film Industry. For South Indian film families, see List of South Indian film families and for Indian music families, see List of Indian music families. A Akhtar–Az ...

, is Anil Dhawan's son. His maternal cousin is director,

Kunal Kohli Kunal Kohli is an Indian film director, producer, actor and writer in Bollywood. He is best known as the director of '' Hum Tum'' (2004) and '' Fanaa'' (2006). He also owns the production house Kunal Kohli Productions, whose first was his ''T ...

. He has a

filmmaking Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casti ...

degree from

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. He married entrepreneur, Jaanvi Desai, on 10 February 2012, in

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, after dating for 7 years. Together they have two children, daughter Niyara (born on 30 May 2018) and a son Abheer (born on 4 May 2022).

Filmography

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* {{Rohit Dhawan Living people Indian male screenwriters Hindi-language film directors 21st-century Indian film directors 1986 births Film directors from Mumbai