Manoj Pahwa & David Dhawan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manoj Pahwa and David Dhawan appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2009 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Main Tera Hero (2014 — 5.8/10). Films span Do Knot Disturb (2009) through Main Tera Hero (2014).
The Manoj Pahwa & David Dhawan partnership
From Do Knot Disturb (2009) to Main Tera Hero (2014). It started with Do Knot Disturb (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Do Knot Disturb; the 2010s to Main Tera Hero. Manoj Pahwa acted in every film; David Dhawan directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Do Knot Disturb
- Main Tera Hero
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Do Knot Disturb, both already had careers — Manoj Pahwa with 10 films, David Dhawan with 34.
Before Do Knot Disturb, Manoj Pahwa had starred in 10 films, including Life in a Metro (2007) and Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar (2007).
After Main Tera Hero, Manoj Pahwa went on to appear in 13 more films, including Article 15 (2019) and Mimi (2021).
Before Do Knot Disturb, David Dhawan had directed 34 films, including Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997).
After Main Tera Hero, David Dhawan went on to direct 2 more films, including Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai (2026) and Judwaa 2 (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manoj Pahwa & David Dhawan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajpal Yadav is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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