Dan Dhanoa (born Inderpreet Singh Dhanoa; 28 February 1959)
[ is an Indian former film actor and a sailor (master mariner) in the Merchant Navy.
He is known mostly for portraying cult villainous roles in ]Hindi cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
in the 1980s and 1990s, in about 100 films, such as '' Mard'' (1984), ''Karma
Karma (, from , ; ) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called ...
'' (1986), '' Tridev'' (1989) and '' Sanam Bewafa'' (1991).
He was brought into the film industry by actor/director Feroz Khan, but made his debut in the Manmohan Desai
Manmohan Desai (26 February 1937 – 1 March 1994) was an Indian film producer and director. He was one of the most successful filmmakers of the 70s and 80s. Desai was an influential and sought-after film director of Bollywood and a pioneer of ...
film ''Mard'' as the main villain, opposite Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.*
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Personal life
In 1986, he was first married to Nikii Waalia. Their son Gobind Singh Dhanoa (a.k.a. Tarzan) was born in 1987. Tarzan is a Cinematographer by profession.
Later in 2007, he married an actor and classical dancer (Kathak from Jaipur Gharana), Nandita Puri.Dan Dhanoa
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He is an alumnus of
The Doon School
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in
Dehradun
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(1974 batch).
An avid traveller, he is now settled in
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...
where he indulges in his passion for gardening, collecting art & artifacts.
Filmography
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Living people
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
The Doon School alumni
20th-century Indian male actors
1959 births