David Dhawan seems to have an affinity for the ‘No. 1’, for the filmmaker has made five films with this number: Coolie No. 1, Hero No. 1, Biwi No. 1, Jodi No. 1 and Shaadi No. 1. The first three films were for producer Vashu Bhagnani, with whom David shared a close relationship. Govinda was the hero of Coolie No. 1 and Hero No. 1 while Salman Khan was the leading man in Biwi No. 1. The only other common factor in all three films was the actress Karisma Kapoor, who played the lead heroine in all three movies. Jodi No. 1 starred Sanjay Dutt and Govinda in the lead roles and had Twinkle Khanna and Monica Bedi as the female leads. The fifth film, Shaadi No. 1, starring Fardeen Khan and Sharman Joshi, failed at the box office.
Now, it seems David is eager to make a comeback to the ‘No. 1’ films and the hero this time is going to be son Varun Dhawan, whom David has directed in Judwaa 2 as well as Main Tera Hero.
“David has a fabulous record with his kind of No. 1 movies and barring Shaadi No. 1, all films were a hit. And now he has a ‘super hit’ son and David has asked Rumi Jaffery to write the film for him. Rumi last wrote a film for him 13 years ago. The announcement will be made soon,” says a source.
— Sanskriti Media
