Baby John (2024)

Baby John is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Kalees that serves as a remake of Atlee's 2016 Tamil film Theri. The film stars Varun Dhawan in the titular role, alongside Keerthy Suresh (in her first Hindi film), Wamiqa Gabbi, Zara Zyanna and Jackie Shroff. It is produced under Jio Studios, Cine1 Studios, Vipin Agnihotri Films and A for Apple Productions. The film was officially announced in July 2023 under the tentative title VD18, and the official title was revealed in February 2024. Principal photography held in Mumbai and Kerala commenced in August 2023 and ended in October 2024. The film has music composed by Thaman S, with cinematography by Kiran Koushik and editing by Ruben. Baby John was theatrically released on 25 December 2024, coinciding with Christmas.