Varun Dhawan Announces Sara Ali Khan's Ae Watan Mere Watan With ‘Namaste Darshakon’ Twist; Watch

Varun Dhawan took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce his  Coolie No 1 co-star Sara Ali Khan’s upcoming film Ae Watan Mere Watan. In the new promo video, Varun mentioned that Sara would play a brave freedom fighter in a fictional tale set against the backdrop of the Quit India Movement in 1942.

The clip starts with a cheery Varun announcing that the ‘lovely, beautiful’ Sara Ali Khan and the ‘square root of Amrita Singh’ will be leading the film, and then switches the style to Sara’s famous slam poetry style, beginning with ‘Namaste Darshakon’. “Freedom fighter powerful like sun, Britishers ho gaye stun, khabar brought to you by Dhawan Number 1…"

Varun captioned the post, “as promised, there you go… I can in no way contain my excitement for this one, how about you?" One fan commented, “Can’t wait for it." Many fans showed excitement for Sara’s new film and dropped heart emojis in the comment section.

Ae Watan Mere Watan is a thriller, inspired by true events. The upcoming film has been written by Darab Farooqui and Kannan Iyer. A Dharmatic Entertainment Production, the film is being produced by Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta, with Somen Mishra serving as the co-producer and is being directed by Kannan Iyer. It will release on Prime Video.

Speaking about Sara’s films, the Love Aaj Kal actress has Laxman Utekar’s upcoming untitled film with Vicky Kaushal and Gaslight with Vikrant Massey and Chitrangada Singh in the pipeline. On the other hand, Varun Dhawan will be next seen in Bhediya, which also features Kriti Sanon and Abhishek Banerjee, followed by Bawaal, which stars Janhvi Kapoor.