Poster of Judwaa 2, starring Varun Dhawan, Taapsee and Jacqueline (Image courtesy: taapsee)
Highlights
- Sonakshi Sinha, Anupam Kher praised Varun's performance in the film
- "#Judwaa2 was just too much entertainment," tweeted Sonakshi Sinha
- Anupam Kher said that Varun Dhawan is in 'superb form'
, starring Varun Dhawan,
Taapsee Pannu and Jacqueline Fernandez, finally releases in theatres today. Ahead of the movie's release, a special screening was hosted for the film fraternity on Thursday and celebrities can't stop praising Varun's performance in the film. Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Anupam Kher, Huma Qureshi, Riteish Deshmukh and Kriti Kharbanda extended their best wishes for 30-year-old actor on Twitter. In his tweet, filmmaker Karan Johar wrote that Varun Dhawan is the 'heartbeat of the film.' "@Varun_dvn sinks his teeth into Prem and Raja and completely nails this
dhamaal entertainer," tweeted KJo. Alia Bhatt, who has co-starred with Varun in films like
Student Of The Year,
Badrinath Ki Dulhania and
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, reviewed
Judwaa 2 as 'fun, entertaining, adorable and aptly nostalgic.'
"#Judwaa2 was just too much entertainment! @Varun_dvn ur such a friggin star! Mass hero level max! Proud of u!!!," tweeted Sonakshi Sinha. Anupam Kher, who is the only member of the original cast of
Judwaa to be part of
Judwaa 2, said Varun Dhawan is in 'superb form' and urged the audience to go watch the film for him.
See what Bollywood celebrities had to say about
Judwaa 2 here:
Varun Dhawan, who is overwhelmed by the response he received, thanked everyone individually on Twitter. "I genuinely hope I can make people laugh and smile and just enjoy. We need to learn to laugh on ourselves and not be scared of judgement," tweeted the actor.
Varun Dhawan also shared a picture featuring him with the original
Judwaa star Salman Khan. "I'm not influenced from any Hollywood actor but influenced by @BeingSalmanKhan. Thank you for being my raja and prem. the film is yours now," he wrote.
Both the
Judwaa films have been directed by Varun's father David Dhawan.
Judwaa, which released in 1997, starred
Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha in lead roles.
Salman Khan has a cameo in Judwaa 2.
The film also has the revamped versions of popular songs
Tan Tan Tara and
Oonchi Hai Building.
Judwaa 2 also stars Anupam Kher, Upasna Singh, Ali Asgar and Vivan Bhatena in pivotal roles.