David Dhawan celebrated his 75th birthday on Sunday, August 16, with a star-studded party attended by Salman Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and his son Varun Dhawan, among other celebrities. The filmmaker’s special celebration brought together several friends and members of the film fraternity.
M Snehanjali
August 17, 2026 / 08:02 IST
In one of the photos, Varun is seen planting a kiss on his father’s cheek, while Salman looks dapper in an all-black ensemble for the evening, pairing it with a cowboy hat.
- David Dhawan celebrated his 75th birthday.
- Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan attended the party.
- Dhawan announced his retirement from filmmaking.
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Director David Dhawan turned 75 on Sunday, August 16 and marked the special occasion with a celebration party, which saw the presence of several celebrities, including Salman Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, and son Varun Dhawan, among others.
Writer-director Rumy Jafry took to Instagram and shared several glimpses of the party. posted several pictures from the celebration, letting fans catch a glimpse of the evening.
He posted a series of pictures featuring David Dhawan, Salman, Varun, Sajid, and Rumy posing in a group, smiling widely ahead of the filmmaker’s cake cutting.
The caption read, “Wishing David sahab a very happy birthday May you stay healthy and happy always.”
In one of the photos, Varun is seen planting a kiss on his father’s cheek, while Salman looks dapper in an all-black ensemble for the evening, pairing it with a cowboy hat.
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The inside pictures from David’s birthday celebrations give a glimpse of the happy and warm nature of the gathering with several well-known personalities from the film fraternity present to celebrate the veteran filmmaker.
Varun also shared a heartwarming birthday post for his dad, David, on Sunday. In the picture, he is seen hugging David. Along with the picture, he wrote in the caption, “Happy birthday to the chillest dad. 75 hard.”
David Dhawan is known to have given some of the biggest comedy and rom-com blockbusters in Bollywood, such as Hero No. 1, Coolie No. 1, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Judwaa, Partner, Main Tera Hero and so on.
After a successful career of more than 2 decades, David has announced that he is officially retiring from filmmaking. His last directorial venture was his latest film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, starring his son Varun Dhawan along with Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde as the female leads. It released in June this year.
M Snehanjali is a Sub Editor and journalist with over two years of experience covering general news and entertainment in digital newsroom.
first published: Aug 17, 2026 08:02 am
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