Varun Dhawan’s cooperation with Atlee, Murad Khetani, and Jio Studios on the Kalees-directed Baby John has generated a lot of hype in recent weeks. The Baby John crew recently showed a 5-minute 30-second preview of the film to All India Exhibitors, and it drew a tremendous response across the board. And now, we can exclusively reveal that Baby John is getting bigger by the day, as the team is filming a rare cameo appearance by Salman Khan in Mumbai today.
According to a source close to the development, there will be a two-day shoot with Salman Khan, and the Baby John crew hopes to present SK at his prime in this major cameo. The source quoted, “While Baby John is helmed by Kalees, the cameo of Salman Khan, alongside the combination scenes with Varun Dhawan are being directed by Atlee himself. In-fact, the entire cameo sequence of Salman is written, conceptualized and executed by Atlee.”
The source aslo adds, “A grand set has been put up at a studio in Andheri, and the entire team is excited to host Salman Khan for a special role in Baby John. The sequence has dialogues, action and a fun camaraderie between SK and VD. That’s not all, a grand entry too has been designed keeping the larger-than-life aura of Salman in mind.”
The source finally concludes by saying, “Salman Khan shares a very healthy bond with Murad Khetani, is a mentor figure for Varun Dhawan, and is teaming up with Atlee for his next in 2025. All it took was a call for Salman to say yes for the cameo. The Baby John team also has immense respect for Salman Khan – the superstar and Salman Khan – The human, and have created a sequence that celebrates his presence and respects his time. The role however has nothing to do with Theri, as it’s a brand new character for SK, curated by Atlee and his team.”
Varun Dhawan stars alongside Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Jackie Shroff. In terms of Atlee, his next directorial project, A 6, is expected to begin production in the first quarter of 2025, with Salman Khan starring. The A6 team is in negotiations with Kamal Haasan about playing the parallel protagonist, but the actor great has yet to decide on his involvement.