# David Dhawan turns 75 with Salman Khan and family 2026-08-17T07:51:28+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Filmmaker David Dhawan celebrated his 75th birthday on Sunday with an intimate gathering attended by actor Salman Khan and his family. Writer-director Rumy Jafry shared pictures on social media showing Salman in a cowboy hat alongside David and his sons Varun and Rohit Dhawan. Varun Dhawan called his father “the chillest dad” in an Instagram post. David has directed several hit films with Salman, including Judwaa, Biwi No. 1 and Chal Mere Bhai. His last film, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, starring Varun, released in June 2025. ## Coverage - bollywoodhungama.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: David Dhawan, Rumy Jafry, Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/david-dhawan-turns-75-with-salman-khan-and-family/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/david-dhawan-turns-75-with-salman-khan-and-family/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/