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Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai Trailer Fails To Impress, X Users Call It 'Yet Another Cringe, Mediocre Varun Dhawan Film'

Shreya Pandey | May 23, 2026 7:57 PM CST

After a brief delay, the trailer of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai was launched in Mumbai on May 23. The cast of the movie, along with director David Dhawan, was present at the event. The movie is said to be the swansong of the 74-year-old filmmaker. The film features his son Varun Dhawan, along with Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde.

The initial response towards the trailer of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai has been mixed. While some fans appreciated the classic humour in the movie, others called it ‘old story in new packaging'. This comes after the teaser of the movie was massively trolled for its AI slop.

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai trailer gets mixed reviews from X users

Fronted by Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde, the film positions itself as a full-fledged family entertainer packed with confusion, chaos and high-energy humour. The official trailer hints at a chaotic love triangle centred around Varun Dhawan's character, who finds himself caught between his former lover and a new romantic interest. A standout comedic plot point involves an accidental pregnancy confession by Pooja and Mrunal's character to Varun Dhawan.

#HaiJawaniTohIshqHonaHai TRAILER Is AVERAGE Same Old Formula Which Audience Are Fed Up Now And This Exactly What We Feared The Most ?‍?#DavidDhawan is back with his signature formula but this time it feels less nostalgic but cringe , Nobody asked for this desperate rerun from…
— ?????? ?????????? (@Cine_Uncensored) May 23, 2026

They bringed Mouni roy as VD's Mom, so unserious?

This is brain rot at full flow ??#HaiJawaniTohIshqHonaHai pic.twitter.com/Zc3so1xG3W
— Rafael (@RafaelVD_) May 23, 2026

#HaiJawaniTohIshqHonaHai Written by Farhad Samji? Jokes from Whatspp. Disaster written all over it.
— Diveshrewatkar (@Diveshrewatkar2) May 23, 2026

A small question to #VarunDhawan, his fans & regular Bollywood movie lovers
Does he do anything apart from cuddling with his heroines? ?
We respect his October, Badlapur & Bhediya. Otherwise, what exactly does he bring to table? #HaiJawaniTohIshqHonaHai pic.twitter.com/Bb6N4wrcMF
— Studio Flicks (@StudioFlicks) May 23, 2026

#HaiJawaniTohIshqHonaHai trailer turns out quite decent, expectations were low after the announcement but it's not completely bad #VarunDhawan is in his Mai Tera Hero era #MrunalThakur and #PoojaHegde add to the charm, still very much aware of what to expect, typical dharma stuff pic.twitter.com/KSh6K1Yt25
— ? (@rishabhunfilter) May 23, 2026

#HaiJawaniTohIshqHonaHai is giving mediocre assets back to back, the teaser of AI Babies was very absurd and was giving vibes of Mai Tera Hero X Sandwich

How long audience will get same dish again and again, No Research on Script no effort in filmmaking, Just copy pasting Pre… pic.twitter.com/yyxUCDwXK2
— KBP Reviews (@KshitizCritic) May 23, 2026

DISAPPOINTING TRAILER

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Full of overacting and recreated content
— Review Junkie (@reviewjunkie12) May 23, 2026