Guddu Dhanoa

• Name — Guddu Dhanoa • Occupation — Film director film producer writer • Years Active — 1992–present • Relatives — Dharmendra (cousin) Sunny Deol (first cousin once removed) Bobby Deol (first cousin once removed) Abhay Deol (first cousin once removed) Esha Deol (first cousin once removed)

He is a cousin of the actor Dharmendra. His brothers are former actor Narendra and actor-producer Vijay Dhanoa.

He started as a producer for Shahrukh Khan who starred in Dhanoa's 1992 film Deewana. He directed 1997 film Ziddi starring Sunny Deol which was a success at the box office. His other Hindi language films as a director includes Elaan (1994), Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996), Aflatoon (1997), Bichhoo (2000), 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002), Hawa (2003), Jaal: The Trap (2003) and Big Brother. In 2011, he directed his first Punjabi language film The Lion of Punjab, followed by another Ramtaa Jogi (2015). In year 2000, Dhanoa produced and directed a revenge drama film Bichhoo with Bobby Deol and Rani Mukherjee. The film was an unofficial remake of Léon: The Professional (1994), a French film. A sequel of this film was also planned which never went into production. In 2002, he directed 23rd March 1931: Shaheed with Bobby Deol playing the lead role of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Sunny Deol playing freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad. The film clashed at the box office with Legend of Bhagat Singh, another film based on Shaheed Bhagat Singh. 23 March 1931: Shaheed was a box office failure. In the year 2003, he produced and directed a supernatural thriller Hawa, featuring Tabu. The film was heavily inspired from the 1982 Hollywood film The Entity and received poor reviews. He shot his 2003 film Jaal: The Trap in Himanchal Pradesh. During the shooting of this film Indian actor Amrish Puri had a serious accident which caused serious injury to his face and eyes.

• Year — Title — Producer — Director — Language • 1992 — Deewana — Hindi • 1994 — Elaan • 1995 — Gundaraj • 1996 — Tu Chor Main Sipahi • 1997 — Ziddi • Aflatoon • 1998 — Salaakhen • 2000 — Bichhoo • 2002 — 23rd March 1931: Shaheed • 2003 — Hawa • Jaal: The Trap • 2004 — Kismat • 2007 — Big Brother • 2011 — The Lion of Punjab — Punjabi • 2015 — Ramta Jogi • 2025 — Romeo S3 — Hindi