'No pain, no gain’: Varun Dhawan injures elbow while shooting for Atlee’s ‘VD18’

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Varun Dhawan is busy shooting for his next project — tentatively titled ‘VD18’. The actor sustained an injury while shooting for the movie. However, the ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya’ star did not let that deter him from giving his best shot. The ‘Badlapur’ hero later took to Instagram to share a health update with his fans. Posting a photo that only displayed the upper half of his body and a red swelling on his elbow, he wrote, “No pain, no gain, VD18.” In an interview with Pinkvilla, Dhawan talked about the movie. He described it as a “mass-action entertainer”. “There’s a lot of entertainment in the film, which I love as well. And I am just going to give it my all.”

Helmed by Tamil director Atlee (who has also directed Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming project ‘Jawan’), ‘VD18’ will also star popular Tamil actress Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi along with Dhawan. The movie also marks Suresh’s Bollywood debut. The movie is expected to hit the theatres on May 31, 2024. Dhawan was last seen in the romantic drama ‘Bawaal’ opposite Jahnvi Kapoor. The movie premiered on Amazon Prime on 21 July. Upon release, the movie drew widespread criticism for using Hitler’s regime and Jewish genocide as a metaphor for a failing marital relationship. Aside from ‘VD18’, Dhawan will also be seen in the Bollywood remake of ‘Citadel’. Samantha Ruth Prabhu will also feature in the series. The series will be directed by Raj & DK (of ‘The Family Man’ and ‘Farzi’ fame).