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Dilip Dhawan
Born1955 (1955)
Died15 February 2000(2000-02-15) (aged 44–45)
Mumbai, India
OccupationActor

Dilip Dhawan (1955–2000) was an Indian film and television actor.

He started his career as a child in Sangharsh (1968), featuring Dilip Kumar, Dhawan acted in over 50 films.[1]

Career

He acted as the hero in the movie Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan 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, 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 (1980), Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980), Sazaye Maut (1981), Saaheb (1985), Dak Bangla (1987), Hero Hiralal (1988), Swarg (1990), Izzatdaar (1990), Heena (1991), Madhosh (1994), Yash (1996), Virasat (1997), Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999) and Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya (2000).

He was also the producer of the movie Saath Saath, in 1982.

Personal Life

He was the son of character actor Krishan Dhawan.[2] He died on 15 February 2000, in Mumbai, at the age of 45, of a heart attack.[3][4]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Other notes
1968 Sangharsh Child artiste
1976 Murder at Monkey Hill Woodcutter Cameo appearance
1978 Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan Arvind Desai
1980 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai Dominic Pinto
Ek Baar Kaho
1981 Sazaye Maut Anil Suri
1982 Aagman
Meri Kahani
1983 Bade Dilwala Dr Ali Khan
Do Gulab
1984 Pratibha
1985 Saaheb
Khoon Aur Sazaa
1987 Dak Bangla
1988 Hero Hiralal Robin - Autorickshaw driver
1989 Shiva Shiva's brother
Doosra Kanoon Television movie
1990 Chhottur Pratishodh Bengali film
Swarg Ravi
Izzatdaar Tony
1991 Henna Razzak
1992 Geet Milan Ke Gaate Rahenge
Tahalka Captain Wilson D'Costa
1993 Hum Hain Kamaal Ke Manish
1994 Madhosh
Chauraha Raman
1996 Aurat Aurat Aurat
Yash Balraj Sahay
1997 Virasat Shakti's brother
1998 Badmash
1999 Kabhi Paas Kabhi Fail
Hum Saath-Saath Hain Anurag
Rasmon Ki Zanjeer
2000 Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya Rohit Kumar

Television

Year Serial Role Channel Notes
1986-87 Nukkad Guru DD National
1992-1993 Pukar
1993 Log Kiya Kahengay

References

  1. ^ "Actor Dilip Dhawan dead". Tribune India. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ^ Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. Hay House, Inc,. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "Dilip Dhawan Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Film and television actor Dilip Dhawan dies of a heart attack in Mumbai". India Today. Retrieved 16 April 2014.