Dan Dhanoa (born Inderpreet Singh Dhanoa; 28 February 1959)[1] is an Indian former film actor and a sailor (master mariner) in the Merchant Navy.
He is known mostly for portraying cult villainous roles in Hindi cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, in about 100 films, such as Mard (1984), Karma (1986), Tridev (1989) and Sanam Bewafa (1991).
He was brought into the film industry by actor/director Feroz Khan, but made his debut in the Manmohan Desai film Mard as the main villain, opposite Amitabh Bachchan.
Later in 2007, he married an actor and classical dancer (Kathak from Jaipur Gharana), Nandita Puri.
[1] An avid traveller, now settled in Chandigarh where he indulges in his passion for gardening, collecting art & artifacts.