Taaqatwar

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{{Infobox film

| name = Taaqatwar

| image = Taaqatwar.jpg

| caption = CD soundtrack

| director = David Dhawan

| producer = Bholi Jagdish Raaj
Bobby Raj
Manu Talreja

| writer = David Dhawan
Anwar Khan

| narrator =

| starring = Sanjay Dutt
Govinda
Anita Raj
Neelam

| music = Anu Malik

| cinematography = Shyam Rao Shiposkar

| editing = David Dhawan

| distributor = Raaj N Raaj International
Ultra Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1989|06|16|df=yes}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Taaqatwar ({{translation}}: Powerful) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by David Dhawan (in his directorial debut) and starring Sanjay Dutt,{{cite web| url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/taaqatwar/review/2000016684/ |website= TV Guide|title=Taaqatwar Reviews|access-date = 1 December 2024}} Govinda, Neelam Kothari and Anita Raj. 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 films directed by him.