Aman Wadhwa of DNA India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Baby John is the perfect masala entertainer that the Bollywood needed to round off a rather disappointing year".Read at source
Baby John 2024 
Synopsis
Baby John
Baby John is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Kalees. It is a remake of Atlee's 2016 Tamil film Theri. The film starred Varun Dhawan, alongside Keerthy Suresh (in her Hindi debut), Wamiqa Gabbi, Zara Zyanna and Jackie Shroff.
- Director
- Kalees
- Release
- 25 Dec 2024
- Studio
- Jio Studios
- Run time
- 161 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Baby John is 52/100 from 11 scored critic/publication reviews including Rotten Tomatoes.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 12 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Positive 8
Anam Shaikh of Spottoday gave 3/5 stars and wrote "A Mass Entertainer with Heart and Action".Read at source
Chirag Sehgal of News 18 gave 3/5 stars and wrote "While Baby John boasts commendable performances, it falls short of being a compelling thriller due to its lackluster plot and uneven pacing."Read at source
Dhaval Roy of Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Varun Dhawan impresses, balancing a dual role as a caring father and a fearless cop.Read at source
Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Varun Dhawan has done a good job as an action hero, the show stellar is undoubtedly Jackie Shroff, but Wamiqa Gabbi is hugely underused in the film".Read at source
Rishil Jogani of Pinkvilla gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Baby John attempts to tackle a serious social issue but falls short due to its superficial treatment and over-reliance on overused narrative tropes.Read at source
Sana Farzeen of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Baby John could either benefit from the withdrawal symptoms fans are experiencing after Pushpa 2: The Rule or lose the battle to Allu Arjun's mass-actioner."Read at source
Tanmayi Savadi of Times Now gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Baby John is a good attempt at fan service.Read at source
Critical 2
Aishwarya Vasudevan of OTT Play gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Baby John tries to rock the cradle of Bollywood with South Indian masala but ends up crying over spilt milk."Read at source
Kartik Bhardwaj of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Baby John feels like a feverishly hurried version of Theri.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Nain Matakka Diljit Dosanjh, Dhee
- Pikley Pom Vishal Mishra, Riya Seepana
- Bandobast Thaman S, Mame Khan
- Hazaar Baar Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
- Beast Mode Rajakumari
- Godh Bharai Saindhavi
- Chanda Re Jyoti Nooran
Technical specs
- Release date
- 25 Dec 2024
- Run time
- 161 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Kalees
- Studio
- Jio Studios
- Budget
- ₹180 crores
- Distributor
- PVR Inox Pictures, Pen Marudhar
Trivia
- Baby John is a 2024 Hindi-language remake of Atlee's 2016 Tamil film Theri.
- Keerthy Suresh made her Hindi debut in the film alongside Varun Dhawan.
- Principal photography for the movie commenced in August 2023 and concluded in October 2024.
- The film was theatrically released on 25 December 2024, coinciding with Christmas.
- Baby John emerged as a box-office disaster despite receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and audiences.
Tags
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