Anil Dhawan is a well-known actor of television and Hindi cinema. Anil is the maternal uncle of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and elder brother of director David Dhawan. Despite being from the Dhawan family, Anil has worked with David in very few films. Today on Anil’s birthday, we tell you why Anil has done less films with Dhawan Productions.
Anil’s career
Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor, known for his excellent work in Hindi films and television. Anil started his acting career with Chetna (1970) and then gave a big hit in Piya Ka Ghar. After this the series of good films continued like this. After this, after some time in 2018, he was seen in the film Andhadhun.
What is Anil’s relation with Kanpur?
Anil Dhawan has a very old relationship with Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh. His father Madan Lal Dhawan was AGM in UCO Bank. Anil did his high school from St. Francis Xavier School, Kanpur and completed his graduation from Christ Church College, Kanpur. Anil later obtained a Diploma in Acting from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Anil’s son’s daughter’s name is Anjini, who debuted with the film Binny and Family. His son is actor Siddharth Dhawan. Director David Dhawan is his brother, whose sons are director Rohit Dhawan and actor Varun Dhawan.
Why not work with brother David?
Anil Dhawan belongs to a film family. Anil is the elder brother of Bollywood director David Dhawan and thus is the paternal uncle of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan. During an interview, when Anil was asked why he does not work with his director brother David Dhawan, Anil said, ‘I cannot always work with my brother. Every film takes money and hard work of the makers. In such a situation, it is not right to do a film with him just because he is the director’s brother, because I cannot take the place of Shakti Kapoor or Kader Khan in any film. I have done films like ‘Hero No. 1’ and ‘Haseena Maan Jayegi’ with David.