Atlee Directs Superstar Salman Khan Before Their Full Fledged Maiden Collaboration

Mumbai, October 6 - It was recently revealed that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is playing a cameo in Varun Dhawan-fronted action thriller Baby John, directed by Tamil director Kalees. The movie is produced by Atlee with Murad Khetani and Jio Studios.

According to the report by Pinkvilla, the cameo of Salman Khan who is said to be playing a cop is being shot today (October 6) in Mumbai. It is a two-day shoot schedule with Salman and the big news is that Atlee is himself directing this important sequence of the movie.



"While Baby John is helmed by Kalees, the cameo of Salman Khan, alongside the combination scenes with Varun Dhawan is being directed by Atlee himself. In fact, the entire cameo sequence of Salman is written, conceptualized and executed by Atlee. The sequence has dialogues, action and a fun camaraderie between Salman and Varun Dhawan. That's not all, a grand entry too has been designed keeping the larger-than-life aura of Salman in mind", says the report.

This is the first time Atlee is directing Salman Khan before the duo team up for a full-fledged movie next year. Per Pinkvilla, the production of Atlee's next directorial with Salman Khan and Kamal Haasan will commence in the first quarter of 2025 and this is easily one of the most anticipated Pan India movies in development.

Baby John, meanwhile, is shaping up to be one of the most-anticipated Bollywood movies of the year. Recently, Atlee showcased a 5-minute 30-second clip of the film to All India Exhibitors and it was received with a thunderous response all across the board.

The film features Varun Dhawan with Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Jackie Shroff among others. It is scheduled to be released on December 25, on the occasion of Christmas.

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