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