Taaqatwar (English: Powerful) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by David Dhawan (in his directorial debut) and starring Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Neelam Kothari and Anita Raj. It was a box office failure. Govinda worked with David Dhawan for the first time in Taaqatwar. He then formed a successful collaboration with David Dhawan and went on to act in 17 movies directed by him, most of which were comedy films and were successful. David Dhawan paired actor Sanjay Dutt and Govinda together for a further three successful films much later on in his career. Cast Sanjay Dutt as Police Inspector Amar Sharma Govinda as John D'Mello Anita Raj as Anju Khurana Neelam Kothari as John D' Mello's girlfriend Paresh Rawal as Ganguram Tulsiram Tanuja as Mrs. Sharma Anil Dhawan as Master Peter D'Mello Anupam Kher as Municipal Officer Vijay Sharma Gulshan Grover as Khurana's son Shakti Kapoor as Munjal Khurana Vikas Anand as Lawyer Bhagwan as A Guest in wedding (Cameo Role) Gurbachan Singh as Sujit, Munjal Khurana Henchman Soundtrack External links 1980s Hindi-language films 1989 films 1989 action films Films directed by David Dhawan Films scored by Anu Malik Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police 1989 directorial debut films Indian action films Hindi-language action films