Tabu & David Dhawan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tabu and David Dhawan appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1996 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saajan Chale Sasural (1996 — 5.9/10). Films span Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) through Biwi No.1 (1999).
The Tabu & David Dhawan partnership
From Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) to Biwi No.1 (1999). The ran closed with Biwi No.1 in 1999. It started with Saajan Chale Sasural (1996).
The shape of the work
Tabu acted in every film; David Dhawan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Saajan Chale Sasural
- Biwi No.1
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Biwi No.1, Tabu kept going for 57 more films; David Dhawan stepped back.
Before Saajan Chale Sasural, Tabu had starred in 6 films, including Vijaypath (1994) and Sisindri (1995).
After Biwi No.1, Tabu went on to appear in 57 more films, including Drishyam 2 (2022) and Talvar (2015).
Before Saajan Chale Sasural, David Dhawan had directed 12 films, including Coolie No. 1 (1995) and Raja Babu (1994).
After Biwi No.1, David Dhawan went on to direct 17 more films, including Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Main Tera Hero (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tabu & David Dhawan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Himani Shivpuri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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