Ridhi Dogra's character, Azad's adoptive mother, is named after the caretaker of Mohan Bhargav in 'Swades', Kaveri Amma
'Jawan's director, Atlee, makes a cameo dance appearance during the "Zinda Banda" song sequence
In one scene, Vikram Rathore and Azad are referred as "Mufasa" and "Simba". Interestingly, SRK and Aryan Khan voiced Mufasa and Simba in the Hindi version of 'The Lion King' (2019)
During his brief cameo, Sanjay Dutt is seen dancing to the song "Nayak Nahi Khalnayak Hu Main" from his hit 1993 film 'Khalnayak'
The yellow costume donned by Azad's girl gang during "Zinda Banda" seems inspired from Uma Thurman's iconic yellow dress from 'Kill Bill
The dialogue "Vikram Rathore, naam toh suna hoga" is a nod to SRK's famous 'Dil To Pagal Hai' dialogue, "Rahul, naam toh suna hoga"
Kaali Gaikwad, played by Vijay Sethupathi, makes a deal with a man who looks uncannily similar to the DC Comics character Bane, thanks to the mask he wears