Guddu Dhanoa

Guddu Dhanoa is an Indian writer, producer and director. He is mainly known for making Hindi films. He directed several action films, most notably Ziddi, starring Sunny Deol, and Bichhoo, starring Bobby Deol.[1][2][3][4]

Guddu Dhanoa
OccupationFilm director
film producer
writer
Years active1992–present

Personal Life

He is cousin of Bollywood film star Dharmendra.[5]

Career

He started as a producer for Shahrukh Khan who starred in Dhanoa's 1992 film Deewana. He directed 1997 film Ziddi starring Sunny Deol which was a success at the box office.[6][7]. This commoner turned gangster action flick film did a business of 20 Crore on a budget of Rs 8 Crore and considered a milestone in the career of Dhanoa and Sunny deol. [8] His other Hindi language films as a director includes Elaan (1994)Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996), Aflatoon (1997), Bichhoo (2000), 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002), Hawa (2003), Jaal: The Trap (2003) and Big Brother. In 2011 Ramtaa Jogi (2015) he directed Punjabi language film The Lion of Punjab. His 1997 film Aflatoon is the only movie featuring Bollywood star Akshay Kumar and Urmila Matondkar together on screen. [9]

In year 2000, Dhanoa produced and directed a revenge drama film Bichhoo with Bobby Deol and Rani Mukherjee. The film was an unofficial remake of a French film. [10] A sequel of this film was also planned which never went into production. [11] In 2002, he directed 23rd March 1931: Shaheed with Bobby deol playing the lead role of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Sunny Deol playing freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad. The film clashed at the box office with Legend of Bhagat Singh, another film based on Shaheed Bhagat Singh. 23rd March 1931: Shaheed was a box office failure. [12] In the year 2003, he produced and directed a supernatural thriller Hawa, featuring Tabu. The film was heavily inspired from Hollywood film The Entity and received poor reviews. [13] He shot his 2003 film Jaal: the trap in Himanchal Pradesh. During the shooting of this film Indian actor Amrish Puri had a serious accident which caused serious injury to his face and eyes. [14]

Filmography
Year Title Producer Director
1992 Deewana [15] Yes
1994 Elaan Yes
1995 Gundaraj Yes
1996 Tu Chor Main Sipahi Yes
1997 Ziddi Yes
1997 Aflatoon Yes Yes
1998 Salaakhen Yes Yes [16]
2000 Bichhoo Yes Yes
2002 23rd March 1931: Shaheed Yes
2003 Hawa Yes Yes
2003 Jaal: the trap[17] Yes
2005 Sheesha Yes
2007 Big Brother Yes Yes
2011 The Lion of Punjab Yes
2015 Ramta Jogi Yes

References
  1. Deol, Sunny; Tandon, Raveena; Kher, Anupam; Vidyarthi, Ashish (11 April 1997), Ziddi, retrieved 19 May 2017
  2. Deol, Bobby; Mukerji, Rani; Vidyarthi, Ashish; Jalal, Farida (7 July 2000), Bichhoo, retrieved 19 May 2017
  3. "Sunny Deol: Action in Bollywood a little larger than life". mid-day. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. "Bobby Deol to make a comeback with Bichhoo 2". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  5. "Birthday boy Dharmendra on his love affair with cinema". Mumbai Mirror.
  6. "Would BIG BROTHER be Sunny Deol's 21st century ZIDDI? - bollywood news : glamsham.com". www.glamsham.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  7. "SRKs Deewana to be made into a sequel". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  8. Tuteja, Joginder (12 April 2020). "Much Before Rohit Shetty, THIS Sunny Deol Super-Hit Entertainer Had The Most Explosive Action Featuring Flying Cars".
  9. World, Republic. "Akshay Kumar's character in 'Aflatoon' was inspired by Jack Nicholson? Know more facts". Republic World.
  10. "RANI AND PREITY ARE CLOSEST TO ME | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India.
  11. Hungama, Bollywood (21 May 2014). "Bobby Deol to star in Bichhoo sequel : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama".
  12. "When Sunny Deol wanted Bobby Deol and not Ajay Devgn to play the titular role in The Legend Of Bhagat Singh | PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com.
  13. https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jul/04hawa.htm
  14. https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/hail-mogambo-all-about-late-amrish-puris-journey-in-bollywood-34516-2.html
  15. "Deewana producer Guddu Dhanoa: Rishi Kapoor was one of the reasons Shah Rukh Khan came on board". Mumbai Mirror.
  16. World, Republic. "Sunny Deol: Best Bollywood dance numbers of the actor-director". Republic World.
  17. http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jul/02/slide-show-1-bollywood-goes-to-new-zealand.htm#6
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