In his 12-year-long career, Varun Dhawan has acted in two action films - Badlapur (2015) and Dishoom (2016). He will soon be seen in full action mode in `Citadel: Honey Bunny`, his OTT debut, and `Baby John`, a film by Atlee. At the trailer launch of `Citadel: Honey Bunny`, the actor said that he is grateful to South filmmakers for giving him the opportunity to explore the action genre and hoped that Bollywood also takes note.

Varun described the extent to which they went to film action scenes, "I had a great time (doing action). It is a wake-up call, and hopefully, a lot of people take notice of this. Right now, I feel only South Indians are taking notice of me and giving me great opportunities in action, which is true. I started working with Raj & DK, and Samantha, and next, I`m working with Atlee and Keerthy (Suresh, actress). Hopefully, that will lead the way for other people in our industry to give me (action roles)," he said.