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Veteran director David Dhawan, who has tickled the audience with his brilliant comedy films in Bollywood for decades, has taken a big decision regarding the film industry. According to reports, David Dhawan is now saying goodbye to the world of film direction forever. His decision has come as a big shock to his fans and the entire film industry. The last film of his career as a director is going to be ‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hai’, in which his son Varun Dhawan will be seen in the lead role. David Dhawan has recently officially announced his retirement during a special event of PVR.
Karan Johar confirmed his retirement on social media
After the news of David Dhawan’s retirement came to light, the commotion in the corridors of the film industry has intensified. Famous filmmaker Karan Johar has given concrete information about this news through his official Instagram account. In fact, in a special celebration event organized on 23 May 2026, David Dhawan talked about saying goodbye to direction. Many big Bollywood stars like superstar Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Pooja Hegde, Varun Dhawan and Chunky Pandey attended this party. While sharing a story on Instagram, Karan Johar wrote that when he reached David ji’s celebration, David Dhawan himself told him that ‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hai’ is going to be his last film as a director.
David Dhawan gets emotional at the trailer event, praises son Varun
These days, David Dhawan is continuously in the headlines for his upcoming film ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. Recently the trailer launch event of this film was organized, where David Dhawan was also present. During this time, the senior director became very emotional while talking in front of the media and cameras. He praised his son Varun Dhawan a lot. Becoming emotional, David Dhawan said that in the year 2022, when his health deteriorated and he was admitted to the hospital, Varun used to sleep with him in the hospital. Seeing his father getting emotional like this, Varun Dhawan immediately took care of him and calmed him down.
Incredible journey and blockbuster hits of 45 films
David Dhawan has had a very successful and long film journey in Bollywood. He has brilliantly directed about 45 films in his entire career. His career started with the film ‘Taqtawar’ released in 1989. He is considered to be the biggest ‘Comedy King’ director of the industry, who has given many superhit films at the box office in the 90s and 2000s. The list of his superhit films includes cult classic comedy films like Raja Babu, Judwaa, Partner, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi, Hero No. 1, Haseena Maan Jayegi, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Coolie No. 1 and Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya. Apart from this, he also made a great comeback of superstar Salman Khan during his time.
Return after 6 years and work with big stars
In his long career, David Dhawan has worked with many veteran and big actors of Bollywood, which include names like Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor. Now after a long break of about 6 years, he has returned to direction with the film ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’, which has now become his last film. In this film, along with Varun Dhawan, great actors like Mrunal Thakur, Pooja Hegde, Mouni Roy, Rakesh Bedi, Rajesh Kumar and Manish Paul will be seen in important roles. This film is all set for release in theaters on 5th June.
