''Initially I went to join acting, but seeing other actors like Satish Shah and Suresh Oberoi, I realized I can't act'' - The man who said this is today hailed as the 'King of Comedy' in Bollywood, we all know him by the name David Dhawan. An aspiring actor as a youngster, David Dhawan joined the FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) with dreams of becoming an actor but soon realized that acting could possibly not be his forte, and instead took up editing. In his debut movie, Taaqatwar (1989), he worked with Govinda, who at the time was still finding his foothold in Bollywood. This marked the beginning of an iconic director-actor pairing that would later give blockbuster hits such as Aankhen (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), and Hero No. 1 (1997).
At a time when mainstream Bollywood cinema focused on creating love stories and revenge action dramas, David took up the mantle to make comedy flicks, achieving immense success. His elder son Rohit is a Bollywood director, while his younger son Varun is an actor. Dawan directed his son Varun for the first time in 2014 with the movie Main Tera Hero.