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Govinda: fifteen films with David Dhawan, and the decade they built together

Fifteen films with a single director — the second-deepest actor-director partnership in Hindi cinema, behind only Mithun Chakraborty and T. L. V. Prasad — and between them they built the comic register that defined the 1990s. Twenty-nine hits across a hundred and thirty releases, forty-five of them in that decade alone.

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Govinda — 130 releases between 1980 and 2018.

130Films

₹589.6 CrTotal India nett

30Hits or better

79Flops / disasters

Halaal Ki Kamai flopped in 1980 and the decade that followed was even — twenty-four releases, ten hits, ten failures. The 1990s were the peak in volume and in reputation: forty-five films, fourteen of them working. They were also, in ledger terms, the beginning of the problem, because twenty-four of those forty-five went down.

What the record shows plainly is a career that depended almost entirely on one collaborator, and had no answer once that ran out.

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Career

130 films

The full record

All 130 releases with verified India nett and BOI24 verdict.

#	Film	Year	India Nett	Verdict	IMDb	Director
1	Halaal Ki Kamai	1980	—	Flop	4.1	Swaroop Kumar
2	Sadaa Suhagan	1980	—	Semi Hit	5.2	Tatineni Rama Rao
3	Ilzaam	1986	—	Super Hit	5	Shibu Mitra
4	Love 86	1986	—	Hit	4.9	Esmayeel Shroff
5	Tan-Badan	1986	—	Flop	5.3	Anand
6	Dadagiri	1987	—	Average	5.8	Deepak Shivdasani
7	Khudgarz	1987	—	Super Hit	6	Rakesh Roshan
8	Marte Dam Tak	1987	—	Super Hit	5	Mehul Kumar
9	Mera Lahoo	1987	—	Flop	5.6	Veerendra
10	Sindoor	1987	—	Hit	5	K. Ravi Shankar
11	Dariya Dil	1988	—	Super Hit	4.8	K. Ravi Shankar
12	Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani	1988	—	Hit	5	Kalpataru
13	Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam	1988	—	Disaster	4.7	—
14	Hatya	1988	—	Hit	6.9	Kirti Kumar
15	Jeete Hain Shaan Se	1988	—	Average	4.8	Kawal Sharma
16	Tohfa Mohabbat Ka	1988	—	Flop	6.6	Ram Govind
17	Aakhri Baazi	1989	—	Flop	4.3	Ashim Samanta
18	Do Qaidi	1989	—	Average	4.3	Ajay Kashyap
19	Dost Garibon Ka	1989	—	Flop	4.8	C.P. Dixit
20	Farz Ki Jung	1989	—	Flop	4.4	R.P. Swamy
21	Gair Kanooni	1989	—	Below Average	4.5	Prayag Raj
22	Gentleman	1989	—	Disaster	4.7	Vinod K. Verma
23	Gharana	1989	—	Flop	5.4	K. Ravi Shankar
24	Jung Baaz	1989	—	Hit	4.8	Mehul Kumar
25	Apmaan Ki Aag	1990	—	Flop	5.9	Sardar Talukdar
26	Izzatdaar	1990	—	Below Average	5.1	Kovelamudi Bapayya
27	Maha-Sangram	1990	—	Below Average	5.4	Mukul S. Anand
28	Naya Khoon	1990	—	Disaster	4.8	Rajat Rakshit
29	Raiszaada	1990	—	Disaster	4	Bharat Kapoor
30	Swarg	1990	—	Semi Hit	6.7	David Dhawan
31	Taqdeer Ka Tamasha	1990	—	Flop	4.3	Anand Gaekwad
32	Bhabhi	1991	—	Flop	4.3	Kishore Vyas
33	Hum	1991	—	Semi Hit	6.9	Mukul S. Anand
34	Karz Chukana Hai	1991	—	Flop	4.9	Vimal Kumar
35	Baaz	1992	—	Average	5.5	—
36	Shola Aur Shabnam	1992	—	Super Hit	6.6	David Dhawan
37	Zulm Ki Hukumat	1992	—	Average	5.2	Bharat Rangachary
38	Aadmi Khilona Hai	1993	₹0.80 Cr	Disaster	4.9	J. Om Prakash
39	Aankhen	1993	₹12.85 Cr	Super Blockbuster	6.8	David Dhawan
40	Bhagyawan	1993	₹2.00 Cr	Flop	4.6	S.K. Subash
41	Muqabla	1993	₹3.40 Cr	Semi Hit	4.8	Tatineni Rama Rao
42	Prateeksha	1993	₹0.70 Cr	Flop	5.6	Lawrence D'Souza
43	Zakhmo Ka Hisaab	1993	₹0.20 Cr	Disaster	4.9	Sardar Talukdar
44	Aag	1994	₹3.22 Cr	Flop	4.7	K. Ravi Shankar
45	Beta Ho To Aisa	1994	₹0.81 Cr	Disaster	4.2	C.P. Dixit
46	Brahma	1994	₹2.11 Cr	Flop	5.6	K. Subash
47	Dulaara	1994	₹3.51 Cr	Average	5.2	Vimal Kumar
48	Khuddar	1994	₹4.50 Cr	Semi Hit	5.4	Iqbal Durrani
49	Prem Shakti	1994	₹1.22 Cr	Disaster	3.7	Shibu Mitra
50	Raja Babu	1994	₹8.23 Cr	Super Hit	6.4	David Dhawan
51	Anari No.1	1995	₹10.24 Cr	Semi Hit	5.2	Kuku Kohli
52	Andolan	1995	₹6.05 Cr	Average	5	Aziz Sejawal
53	Coolie No. 1	1995	₹12.56 Cr	Super Hit	6.6	David Dhawan
54	Kismat	1995	₹2.63 Cr	Flop	5	Harmesh Malhotra
55	Chhote Sarkar	1996	₹3.93 Cr	Flop	4.9	Vimal Kumar
56	Maahir	1996	₹1.51 Cr	Disaster	3.2	Lawrence D'Souza
57	Saajan Chale Sasural	1996	₹13.82 Cr	Super Hit	6	David Dhawan
58	Zordaar	1996	₹0.77 Cr	Flop	4.8	Ajay Kashyap
59	Banarasi Babu	1997	₹5.58 Cr	Flop	4.2	David Dhawan
60	Deewana Mastana	1997	₹13.59 Cr	Hit	6.7	David Dhawan
61	Hero No. 1	1997	₹17.08 Cr	Super Hit	6.3	David Dhawan
62	Aunty No. 1	1998	₹5.34 Cr	Below Average	4.5	Kirti Kumar
63	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	1998	₹19.19 Cr	Hit	5.9	David Dhawan
64	Dulhe Raja	1998	₹12.75 Cr	Hit	6.8	Harmesh Malhotra
65	Maharaja	1998	₹6.35 Cr	Flop	4.4	Anil Sharma
66	Naseeb	1998	₹1.49 Cr	Disaster	5.5	Kirti Kumar
67	Pardesi Babu	1998	₹5.26 Cr	Flop	5.2	Manoj Agrawal
68	Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain	1999	₹6.23 Cr	Flop	5	Nabh Kumar 'Raju'
69	Rajaji	1999	₹4.35 Cr	Flop	4.9	Vimal Kumar
70	Beti No.1	2000	₹0.11 Cr	Disaster	3.9	Tatineni Rama Rao
71	Hadh Kar Di Aapne	2000	₹11.31 Cr	Average	5.4	Manoj Agrawal
72	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain	2000	₹7.03 Cr	Flop	4.9	Mahesh Manjrekar
73	Joru Ka Ghulam	2000	₹7.56 Cr	Below Average	5.1	Shakeel Noorani
74	Kunwara	2000	₹10.77 Cr	Below Average	5.2	David Dhawan
75	Shikari	2000	₹4.95 Cr	Flop	4.7	N. Chandra
76	Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa	2001	₹6.12 Cr	Below Average	5	K. Raghavendra Rao
77	Albela	2001	₹10.53 Cr	Flop	3.7	Deepak Sareen
78	Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya	2001	₹0.70 Cr	Disaster	3.5	Rajat Rawail
79	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta	2001	₹7.95 Cr	Flop	5.5	David Dhawan
80	Akhiyon Se Goli Maare	2002	₹3.10 Cr	Flop	5.2	Harmesh Malhotra
81	Chalo Ishq Ladaaye	2002	₹1.05 Cr	Disaster	4.5	Aziz Sejawal
82	Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai	2002	₹1.09 Cr	Disaster	4.1	Kirti Kumar
83	Waah! Tera Kya Kehna	2002	₹1.80 Cr	Disaster	3.8	Manoj Agrawal
84	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah	2003	₹11.71 Cr	Below Average	5.4	David Dhawan
85	Raja Bhaiya	2003	₹1.65 Cr	Disaster	3.8	Raman Kumar
86	Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen	2005	₹0.75 Cr	Disaster	4.2	Harmesh Malhotra
87	Bhagam Bhag	2006	₹40.38 Cr	Hit	6.8	Priyadarshan
88	Sandwich	2006	₹0.47 Cr	Disaster	5.6	Anees Bazmee
89	Partner	2007	₹60.04 Cr	Super Hit	5.9	David Dhawan
90	Salaam-e-Ishq	2007	₹22.68 Cr	Disaster	5.2	Nikhil Advani
91	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	2008	₹3.87 Cr	Disaster	2.9	Ganesh Acharya
92	Chal Chala Chal	2009	₹1.30 Cr	Disaster	4.7	T. K. Rajeev Kumar
93	Do Knot Disturb	2009	₹16.93 Cr	Flop	3.8	David Dhawan
94	Life Partner	2009	₹20.67 Cr	Flop	5.3	Rumi Jaffery
95	Raavan	2010	₹28.98 Cr	Flop	5.4	Mani Ratnam
96	Loot	2011	₹3.20 Cr	Disaster	3.5	Rajnish Thakur
97	Naughty @ 40	2011	₹1.39 Cr	Disaster	2.7	Jag Mundhra
98	Deewana Main Deewana	2013	₹0.33 Cr	Disaster	2.6	K. C. Bokadia
99	Kill Dil	2014	₹30.16 Cr	Flop	4.5	Shaad Ali
100	FryDay	2018	₹1.53 Cr	Disaster	5.3	—
101	Aa Gaya Hero	—	₹1.25 Cr	Disaster	—	—
102	Aasman Se Ooncha	—	—	Flop	—	—
103	Achanak	—	₹4.06 Cr	Flop	—	—
104	Agnichakra	—	₹0.55 Cr	Disaster	—	—
105	Awaargi	—	—	Disaster	—	—
106	Biloo Badshah	—	—	Below Average	—	—
107	Do Aankhen Barah Haath	—	₹2.39 Cr	Flop	—	—
108	Duty	—	—	Average	—	—
109	Ekk Raja Rani	—	₹2.47 Cr	Flop	—	—
110	Gambler	—	₹7.17 Cr	Flop	—	—
111	Haathkadi	—	₹4.87 Cr	Below Average	—	—
112	Happy Ending	—	₹19.47 Cr	Disaster	—	—
113	Haseena Maan Jayegi	—	₹15.02 Cr	Hit	—	—
114	Jaan Se Pyara	—	—	Flop	—	—
115	Jahan Jaaeyega Humen Paaeyega	—	₹0.15 Cr	Disaster	—	—
116	Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni	—	—	Super Hit	—	—
117	Jodi No.1	—	₹18.90 Cr	Hit	—	—
118	Kaali Ganga	—	—	Disaster	—	—
119	Kaun Kare Kurbani	—	—	Disaster	—	—
120	Paap Ka Anth	—	—	Average	—	—
121	Paap Ko Jala Kar Rakh Kar Doonga	—	—	Flop	—	—
122	Pyar Karke Dekho	—	—	Average	—	—
123	Pyar Mohabbat	—	—	Flop	—	—
124	Radha Ka Sangram	—	—	Disaster	—	—
125	Rangeela Raja	—	₹0.34 Cr	Disaster	—	—
126	Sachai Ki Taaqat	—	—	Flop	—	—
127	Shiva Shakti	—	—	Flop	—	—
128	Ssukh	—	₹0.09 Cr	Disaster	—	—
129	Taaqatwar	—	—	Semi Hit	—	—
130	Tere Payal Mere Geet	—	₹0.48 Cr	Disaster	—	—

The money on record is modest and late. Partner at ₹60.04 crore is the biggest figure attached to him, followed by Bhagam Bhag at ₹40.38 crore — and then the list turns strange, because the next four biggest earners are all flops or disasters by verdict. A career total of ₹589 crore across seventy-seven films with a figure.

Box Office

India nett

Top five by India nett

Film	Year	India Nett	Verdict
Partner	2007	₹60.04 Cr	Super Hit
Bhagam Bhag	2006	₹40.38 Cr	Hit
Kill Dil	2014	₹30.16 Cr	Flop
Raavan	2010	₹28.98 Cr	Flop
Salaam-e-Ishq	2007	₹22.68 Cr	Disaster

Twenty-three per cent is the lowest conversion rate of any leading man in this section, and the top end is nearly empty — one Super Blockbuster and not a single Blockbuster across a hundred and thirty films. Seventy-nine flops and disasters. The 2000s returned two hits from twenty-five releases; the 2010s returned none at all from six.

Verdicts

130 rated by the trade

The hit-to-flop record

Verdict	Films	Share
Flop	43	33%
Disaster	36	28%
Super Hit	11	8%
Hit	11	8%
Average	11	8%
Below Average	10	8%
Semi Hit	7	5%
Super Blockbuster	1	1%

Family

5 relations

Roots

Relation	Name	Occupation	Notes
Spouse	Sunita Ahuja	—	m. 1987
Children	2 [ a ]	—	—
Relative	Arun Kumar Ahuja	—	—
Relative	Nirmala Devi	—	—
Relative	Govinda family	—	—

The rating ceiling is the lowest here by a clear margin: his best-reviewed film, Hatya, sits at 6.9, where every other major star in this section tops 7.7. Nothing he made is held in that kind of regard, and the floor runs down to Deewana Main Deewana at 2.6. On this measure the comic timing everyone remembers has left almost no trace.

IMDb

500+ votes

Highest rated

Rank	Film	Year	IMDb	Votes
1	Hatya	1988	6.9	577
2	Hum	1991	6.9	3,759
3	Aankhen	1993	6.8	2,621
4	Dulhe Raja	1998	6.8	3,784
5	Bhagam Bhag	2006	6.8	17,860
6	Swarg	1990	6.7	2,017
7	Deewana Mastana	1997	6.7	3,246
8	Shola Aur Shabnam	1992	6.6	1,408
9	Coolie No. 1	1995	6.6	6,341
10	Raja Babu	1994	6.4	3,640

Fifteen films with David Dhawan is the second-largest single-director share in Hindi cinema in our records, behind Mithun Chakraborty's twenty-three with T. L. V. Prasad, and well ahead of Rohit Shetty's eleven with Ajay Devgn. Behind it the list drops straight to four apiece for K. Ravi Shankar, Kirti Kumar, Vimal Kumar and Harmesh Malhotra. One partnership carried the decade that defined him.

Directors

6 shown

Most frequent collaborators

Director	Films together	Highest grosser
David Dhawan	15	Partner
Harmesh Malhotra	4	Dulhe Raja
Kirti Kumar	4	Aunty No. 1
Vimal Kumar	4	Rajaji
K. Ravi Shankar	4	Aag
Manoj Agrawal	3	Hadh Kar Di Aapne

Co-Stars

5 shown

Most frequent co-stars

Credited appearances we can verify against the filmography above — treat the count as a floor, not a complete total.

Name	Films together	Highest grosser
Raveena Tandon	10	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Neelam Kothari	10	Zordaar
Karisma Kapoor	9	Hero No. 1
Juhi Chawla	7	Salaam-e-Ishq
Jeetendra	6	Aadmi Khilona Hai

Studios

5 shown

Production house partnerships

Production house	Films	Highest grosser
Eros Now	1	Partner
Star Studio18	1	Partner
Vishesh Films	1	Partner
Yash Raj Films	1	Kill Dil
Madras Talkies	1	Raavan

Sources. Box office figures are BoxOfficeIndia24 verified India nett. Filmography, verdicts and family record compiled by the BOI24 desk. 53 titles carry a verdict but no nett figure.

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