Atlee, who directed the 2016 Tamil blockbuster Theri, has produced the upcoming Bollywood masala entertainer Baby John.
Varun Dhawan is stepping into the mass commercial genre with the action-packed Baby John. As soon as its trailer has been released, people have been calling the film a remake of Theri. Headlined by Thalapathy Vijay, Theri was released in 2016 and was directed by Atlee. Atlee is producing Baby John and Kalees has directed it.
In a recent press conference in Delhi, Varun clarified that Baby John is an adaptation of Theri and not a remake. The Badlapur actor said, “When Atlee came with this film, there was a reason behind it, and he said that we had to change a lot of the geography of the film. We have to use it as an adaptation and not really a proper remake, and I think that’s what has been done.”
He further added, “Like you see, a lot of the frames and a lot of the story angles are different. So, if someone comes in expecting a book-by-book remake, they will be…