Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai (2026)
Original title: है जवानी तो इश्क होना है
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai is a 2026 Hindi-language romance movie directed by David Dhawan and Yunus Sajawal, with a running time of 2h 16m. It stars Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde.
Jass walks away from his marriage when he and his wife want different things from life. A fresh start overseas brings a new romance, and then a run of revelations that scramble his plans and test what he actually believes about love, loyalty, and commitment. David Dhawan directs this Hindi-language romantic comedy, reported to be his final film as director, with Varun Dhawan as Jass alongside Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in the leads. The tone stays light and broad, built for laughs, song numbers, and a crowd-pleasing sort-out of the heart.
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What is Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai about?
Jass walks away from his marriage when he and his wife want different things from life. A fresh start overseas brings a new romance, and then a run of revelations that scramble his plans and test what he actually believes about love, loyalty, and commitment. David Dhawan directs this Hindi-language romantic comedy, reported to be his final film as director, with Varun Dhawan as Jass alongside Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in the leads. The tone stays light and broad, built for laughs, song numbers, and a crowd-pleasing sort-out of the heart.
When was Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai released?
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai was released on 4 June 2026.
How long is Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai?
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai runs 2h 16m.
Who made Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai?
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai was directed by David Dhawan, Yunus Sajawal and Tanishk Bagchi.
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A few thoughts on Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
This lands as mainstream Bollywood comfort viewing, big performances and bright romance chosen over realism. Fans of Varun Dhawan's earlier crowd-pleasers with his father behind the camera will know the register going in and can settle in for the songs.
Broad, feel-good Hindi rom-coms built for laughs and song-and-dance
David Dhawan built his career on exactly this register, big laughs and a crowd-pleasing sort-out of the heart, and Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai keeps that formula going. Luka Chuppi, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and De De Pyaar De share the same broad, musical comfort-food energy, while Tanu Weds Manu: Returns and Cocktail 2 mine similar messy-relationship laughs from a Bollywood cast.
Rom-coms where a marriage comes apart before a better love shows up
Jass leaves his marriage before Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai gets started, and these films sit in that same unsettled space between one relationship and the next. 5 to 7 and The Right Kind of Wrong build comedy around a marriage that no longer fits, What's Love Got to Do with It? sets an arranged match against a real one, and Love, Weddings & Other Disasters reshuffles several couples.
Fresh starts abroad that turn into a whole new romance
Jass rebuilds his life overseas in Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, and a change of country doing the emotional heavy lifting is the engine behind these too. The Wrong Paris and The Royal Treatment both send someone abroad expecting one thing and finding love instead, Christmas with You does the same on a Puerto Rico trip, and The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure sends its romance to India.
Romantic comedy manga where love complicates everything with a laugh
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai plays its romantic mess for laughs rather than tears, which is the same trade these manga make. Teasing Master Takagi-san and Hana-Kimi build whole series out of flirtation disguised as teasing, Rent-A-Girlfriend turns a fake relationship into a real complication, and True Beauty and Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru both use a hidden identity to keep the romantic comedy churning.