05-08-2025
Abhishek Banerjee's Birthday Wish For ‘Raja Babu' Amar Kaushik Is Unmissable
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Abhishek has worked with Amar in his four directorial projects, including Stree, Stree 2, Bhediya and Bala, all made under Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films' banner.
Amar Kaushik, the acclaimed director behind films like Stree and Stree 2, celebrated his birthday on Monday, August 4, 2025. To mark the occasion, his friend and frequent collaborator Abhishek Banerjee took to Instagram to share a hilarious birthday wish for the 'director with many talents," playfully referring to him as Raja Babu. The post offered a glimpse into the close bond shared by the actor and filmmaker.
Notably, Abhishek has worked with Amar in his four directorial projects, including Stree, Stree 2, Bhediya and Bala, all made under Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films' banner.
Abhishek Bannerjee's Birthday Post For Amar Kaushik
The post begins with a mirror selfie of the actor-director duo, wherein Abhishek is seen in the front, clicking the picture, while Amar stands behind him and makes a funny face. Next post is a video featuring the filmmaker, dressed as Govinda from the film Raja Babu, shaking legs with actor Varun Dhawan on the iconic song Pak Chik Pak Raja Babu.
Lastly, he dropped a throwback video of Amar, seemingly a dubsmash, in which he is seen making some funny faces. However, the audio of the clip has been muted.
Sharing the post, the actor wrote in the caption, 'Happy birthday, Raja Babu Amar Kaushik. Aap sada amar rahe. Swipe to see one man with many talents."
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How Did Social Media React?
As soon as the post was shared on Instagram, the comment section was flooded with reactions from fans and celebs alike. Responding to it, Amar wrote, 'Babu, jab post aajaye toh samajh lo… yaaraana 70mm pe chal raha hai!", thank you mere bhai." An Instagram user commented, 'The man who transformed Varun into Bhediya, himself got transformed into Raja Babu by Varun. Peak Cinema!" One of them shared, 'That's the reason he makes such hilarious movies. Love it. Happy Birthday to my fav director."
Amar Kaushik's Work Front
The filmmaker's last directorial project was Stree 2, featuring RajKummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi and Abhishek. The film, released on Independence Day 2024, was a big hit and earned more than Rs 600 crore at the box office.
He will be next working with Vicky Kaushal in the mythological drama, Mahavatar, slated to be released on Christmas 2026. In the film, the actor will essay the character of Chiranjeevi Parashurama, a fierce warrior and one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
Abhishek Banerjee's Work Front
Abhishek, on the other hand, will be next seen in Imtiaz Ali's next production, Side Heroes, with Aparshakti Khurana and Varun Sharma. The film is slated to be released on the occasion of Friendship Day 2026.
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