India, May 24 -- 74-year-old veteran filmmaker David Dhawan has been stressing that he plans to retire, with his upcoming film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, starring his son Varun Dhawan, set to be his final directorial venture. And the news has left filmmaker Karan Johar grappling with bittersweet emotions.

On Saturday, PVR INOX hosted a special film festival honouring the cinematic journey of filmmaker David Dhawan. Titled the David Dhawan Film Festival, the event saw the filmmaker in attendance along with his son, actor Varun Dhawan. Karan also attended the event.

Karan took to Instagram on Sunday to recount his conversation with David at the event, revealing that the veteran filmmaker told him Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai would be h...