Reportedly, Attlee is gearing up for an action entertainer starring Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan. Reportedly, the shooting will begin in mid-July this year and the film will hit the theaters next year. There are rumors that many Bollywood actors want to do a film with Atlee.
#VarunDhawan & #Atlee team up for an adrenaline packed action entertainer 🤩 Shooting begins from Mid July/August 1st week, aiming for a Summer 2024 release. With this we can confirm that #Thalapathy68 won’t be directed by #Atlee.
The demand for @Atlee_dir in Bollywood is HUGE🔥 pic.twitter.com/HlN7drCByq
— KARTHIK DP (@dp_karthik) May 15, 2023
There are also reports that this film will be a remake of ‘Theri’ directed by Atlee starring Vijay. A news that Atlee will direct ‘Dalapati 68’ was on the social media. But now after Jaawan, Atlee will turn his attention to Varun Dhawan’s film.
Meanwhile, Atlee is in the post-production works of Shahrukh Khan starrer Jawaan. The film is releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. The film is also unique in that Nayanthara is acting in Bollywood for the first time. Jawaan also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, Yogi Babu, Sunil Grover and Ridhi Dogra. Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt are seen in cameo roles. The film is expected to hit the theaters on June 2.
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