Mumbai, May 24 -- Filmmaker Karan Johar has shared an emotional note announcing that veteran director David Dhawan has decided to retire after the release of his upcoming summer film, marking the end of a celebrated filmmaking career spanning decades.

Johar revealed the news after attending the film festival dedicated to David Dhawan and later posting a heartfelt tribute on Instagram.

Calling the filmmaker an "institution" in Indian cinema, Johar reflected on Dhawan's lasting contribution to Bollywood's commercial comedy space.

"Yesterday when I went to Davidjis celebration and he told me this was going to be his last film... had a bittersweet reaction in my heart.. here's filmmaker who is responsible for creating and entire Genre offi...