Varun Dhawan took to Instagram and shared a sweet birthday wish for filmmaker Atlee, who turned 38 on Saturday. The actor, who will be seen in the Jawan director’s next production Baby John shared a picture of the duo hugging each other.
“With the man who always keeps his promises. The hardest worker in the room, but above all a leader who stands with his people happy bday sir @atlee47,” Dhawan captioned the picture in an Instagram story.
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Varun Dhawan’s Baby John
Baby John is produced by Atlee and Murad Khetani. Earlier scheduled to hit theatres on May 31, the film was rescheduled and will now release on December 25.
“Christmas this year just got merrier. Brace yourselves for Baby John releasing on December 25th,” Khetani had posted. Earlier this year, Varun Dhawan had shared a promotional video from the action thriller.
In the teaser of Baby John, the Badlapur actor was seen in an angry look, seated on a throne. The video also showed him brandishing a gun, hinting that the December release would be an action-packed entertainer.
The film directed by A Kaleeswaran features Dhawan along with Keerthy Suresh, who makes her Hindi film debut. She is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Suresh won this year’s Filmfare Awards South for her role of Vennela in 2023 release Dasara, in which she was paired opposite Nani.
Baby John also features Wamiqa Gabbi, who was last seen in Vishal Bharadwaj’s espionage thriller Khufiya. The Netflix film featured Tabu and Ali Fazal in pivotal roles.
Besides this, the Varun Dhawan starrer also features Jackie Shroff and Rajpal Yadav.
Atlee films
Atlee’s last Hindi film was 2023 blockbuster Jawan, featuring Shah Rukh Khan in lead role. The superstar played dual role of father and son Vikram Rathore and Azad in the entertainer. Nayanthara, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani and Sunil Grover also worked in the film. Vijay Sethupathi played the antagonist. Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt had cameos.