Varun Dhawan, after wrapping up the ‘Citadel’ series with Samantha Ruth Prabhu, is all set to collaborate with director Atlee Kumar and producer Murad Khetani for an action entertainer. The film is tentatively called ‘VD18’, before the film’s official title announcement. However, as per recent reports, the film’s title now is ‘Baby John’.
An image of the film’s certification details has been floating on Reddit and went viral in no time. As per the post, the film is titled ‘Baby John’, and has been granted the UA certification by the CBFC. However, an official announcement of the film’s title from the actor or the makers is still awaited.
Meanwhile, Varun took to his Instagram handle in December last year to announce the wrap up of the Kochi schedule of ‘VD18’. Sharing a series of photos, Varun captioned it as, “Thank u Kerala. Sched wrap #vd18.” Talking about the film with Pinkvilla earlier, Varun Dhwan said, “All I can say is it’s a mass-action entertainer. There is a lot of entertainment in the film, which I love as well. And, I’m just going to give it my all.”
Reportedly, the film is the Hindi remake of Thalapathy Vijay’s blockbuster film ‘Theri’, and marks Varun’s first collaboration with Atlee. Atlee’s last film, ‘Jawan’, featured Shah Rukh Khan and emerged to be a massive blockbuster, and marked the Hindi film debut of Nayanthara.
Meanwhile, ‘Baby John’ will be Keerthy Suresh’s Hindi debut, and also stars Wamiqa Gabbi in a key role. It will be directed by Tamil filmmaker Kalees. According to reports, it is set to release on May 31, 2024.
