You don’t mess with Jackie Shroff, even if he is in a jail. On Saturday, the makers of the Varun Dhawan-starrer Baby John dropped a new video teasing the film’s antagonist Babbar Sher, played with menacing flamboyance by Jackie Shroff in a never seen before rugged, grey long hair look. Baby John is Varun Dhawan’s first big commercial outing in years.

The teaser begins with Babbar Sher in a jail, walking around as other inmates cheer for him. He stands in front of a mirror and smashes it to pieces with a punch, as his face is revealed. What follows are shots of action sequences, where he gives a fiery punch to a fellow inmate, smokes two ‘beedis’ and slashes a man’s skull with an axe.

Babbar Sher is wearing vintage rings and chains around his neck, and he seems to be a worthy adversary for Varun’s Baby John in the film, which is billed as a high-octane actioner.

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Baby John is produced by Atlee, who made his Bollywood debut with the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan last year. The film, directed by Kalees, is a remake of the Tamil film Theri, helmed by Atlee and headlined by Vijay.

Featuring music by S Thaman, Baby John also marks the Hindi film debut of Keerthy Suresh and also features Wamiqa Gabbi and Rajpal Yadav. Recently, the makers of the film showcased a five-minute showreel of the movie to select distributors and exhibitors. Presented by Jio Studios, in association with Atlee and Cine1 Studios, Baby John is set to theatrically release on December 25. Varun Dhawan was last seen in a full-fledged role in Bhediya, a part of the Stree horror comedy universe. He reprised the role in Stree 2.

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